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Journal of Business Anthropology
“Wobbling” on a Forklift: Precarious Inclusion in Corporate Organizations
This essay explores and discusses inclusion in corporate organizations. Drawing on both autoethnographic data and ethnographic cases involving disabled workers, I argue that organizations fundamentally foster precarious inclusion, which results in grea…
Zimbabwe’s Presidential Term Debate: A Social Media Reflection on Public Sentiment and Constitutionalism
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This study investigates discourse on X (formerly Twitter) surrounding President Mnangagwa’s potential term extension in Zimbabwe. Using qualitative thematic analysis of 500 posts (2023–2025) and Digital Democracy Theory…
When patriarchy and agro-extractivism impede women’s political participation and collective agency: An analysis of Ecuadorian women’s time poverty and its implications for ecological care
Extractivism is a global phenomenon driven by the logic of capitalism that is manifested chiefly in mining, but also in agribusiness. Women around the world have emerged as leaders of resistance movements against extractivism. In this article, we quest…
Digitisation of Cadastral Procedures in Burkina Faso: Land Issues and Rationalisation Tensions
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This study examines the digitalisation of cadastral procedures in Burkina Faso, focusing on the municipalities of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso where these initiatives are currently implemented. Using the concept of ra…
Kvaliteetne Minigolfi populaarsuse kasv Eestis täna
Minigolf on Eestis viimastel aastatel kiiresti populaarsust kogunud. Inimesed hindavad minigolfi kui meelelahutusvormi, mis ühendab sportlikkuse, lõbu ja sotsiaalsed suhted. Selles artiklis uurime minigolfi populaarsuse kasvu, selle eeliseid ja tulevikuväljavaateid. Minigolf Eestis Minigolfi rajatised on levinud erinevates Eesti linnades. Paljudel inimestel on võimalus külastada minigolfi väljakuid oma elukoha lähedal. Minigolf Eestis pakub mitmesuguseid väljakute tüüpe […]
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Book Review: Care at Home for People Living with Dementia: Delaying Institutionalization, Sustaining Families
Anthropology & Aging
Book Review: We Live In The Water: Climate, Aging, and Socioecology On Smith Island
Anthropology & Aging
Book Review: Ageing and the Crisis in Health and Social Care
Anthropology & Aging
Book Review: The Future of Leisure and Retirement: Pension Schemes, Community Support, and Contemporary Consequences for the Next Generation.
Anthropology & Aging
“The older you get, the less people care about you”: The Sexual and Reproductive Health Management of Older Women with Disabilities in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Normative healthy aging frameworks promote later-life wellbeing through the maintenance of functional ability, moralizing autonomy, productivity, and sexual fitness, rendering disability, interdependence, and non-normative sexual lives signs of decline…
The Chief of Lähiö: Retirement and Ageing States in Helsinki, Finland
Retirement is a transitional process, a period associated with an end to working life when individuals develop new social lives and belonging. Simultaneously, retirement is an institutional moment, involving new obligations and contractual arrangements…
Beyond the Human: Rethinking Loneliness through Ecological Connectedness and Disconnectedness in Later Life
Dominant discourses on ageing often emphasise the significance of social networks and the risks of social isolation, reinforcing an anthropocentric view that prioritises human relationships. While social relations are undoubtedly important, this articl…
Innovating Contemporary Thai Musical Drama for Enhancing Quality of Life in the Ageing Society
This study presents the development of an innovative contemporary Thai musical drama designed to educate the public about preparing for an ageing society. Traditional Thai musical drama—featuring vocal performance with percussion accompanime…
From Streets to Screens: Urban Popular Culture and Political Mobilization in Nigeria’s #EndSARS Protests
This paper examines how popular culture and digital media shaped youth-led mobilization during Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests. While scholarship on Nigerian activism often focuses on state violence and democratic struggle, this study highlights…
Behind the ‘Coolest Neighbourhood’ Label: Urban Transformation in Arroios, Lisbon
The paper delves into the concept of ‘superdiversity’ within urban districts, using as a case study an area in Lisbon (Arroios), Portugal, which has been dubbed the coolest neighbourhood in the world. Based on case study methodology, using a…
Determinants of Community Participation in Community Policing Endeavors in Addis Ababa City Administration
This research explores factors influencing residents’ engagement in community policing in Addis Ababa City, employing a cross-sectional descriptive and interpretive approach. Data was collected from 328 respondents through a semi-structured …
Ungovernable ferns and the horizons of conservation in late industrial ecologies
How might overabundant ferns vitalize and pressure political ecologies of landscapes and wildlife conservation? This ethnographic article interrogates the relational worlds of humans, animals, and the fern species known as the ‘bracken fern’ (the Pteri…
Putting metrics last: A decolonial feminist approach to evaluating energy justice
Quantitative tools for evaluating energy justice allow users to make quickly comparisons across options. Most of these tools overrepresent distributional justice at the expense of other dimensions that are more difficult to measure (e.g., procedural, r…
Social Identity Approach and Historical Research on the Early Modern Era
This review article explores the applicability of the Social Identity Approach (SIA) in historical research, focusing on research and sources from the Early Modern era, particularly the context of the Lutheran Reformation. The study argues …
The Attraction of the Enemy
This study investigates polemical representations of enemies in early Christian Greek literature (1–600 CE) through the framework of Cultural Attraction Theory. It begins with the identification of recurring categories of accusations—such a…
Social Identity across Time
Identities (and social identities) are studied in many different disciplines and approached with different theoretical tools and concepts. This special issue grew out of the need to enhance dialogue between disciplines and expand our common…
Social Identities and Dialogical Selves
Identity is a key concept in practically all fields of the humanities and social sciences. However, different approaches diverge dramatically in their conceptualization of identity, which makes mutual dialogue and integration markedly chall…
Antisemitism
The aim of this article is to synthesize existing knowledge in a novel way by looking through a social psychological lens at historical manifestations of antisemitism and its most recent variant, presented as a case study which tracks its d…