Bridging Currents: Emerging Trends in Indonesian Anthropology
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Narratives of invasion and intimacy: Transborder relations with tamarisk in the Chihuahuan Desert
Tamarix spp., also known as salt cedar or tamarisk, has garnered a reputation in the United States as an invasive plant, with widespread policy and research advocating for its eradication in the Chihuahuan Desert region that spans the United States and…
Diaspora Formations in the Horn of Africa
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This article explores the nature of the diasporic connections that are emerging among Ethiopians and Eritreans in Nairobi and Khartoum and Eritreans in Addis Ababa. The article looks at their daily lives and interaction…
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Introduction. Indian Federalism under One-party Dominance [Full text]
Kalaiyarasan A. and Louise Tillin
When Labels Matter: Federalism, Basic Structure Doctrine, and the Indian Supreme Court [Fu…
Participation and contextual equity in REDD implementation: A qualitative case-study from Gola, Sierra Leone
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) is a global framework that promotes climate, social, and biodiversity goals through tropical forest management. An ongoing challenge is integrating equity for “full and effective” part…
From peasant women to social change: The politicization of identities and materialities toward socio-ecological transformations
Peasant movements are key to thinking and acting creatively in food and socio-ecological transformation processes. Drawing bridges between feminist political ecology and critical ecofeminisms, this article analyzes Chile’s National Association of Rural…
Voices of Green: Videotaped Island Encounters with Local Ownership in Transition Businesses
This is a companion piece to the “Voices of Green” film. Watch the film here: Voices of Green This companion piece to the ethnographic film Voices of Green by Hannah Birch examines local perspectives on green transitions in Denmark, focusing on how in…
The Public Parks Paradox: Look but Don’t Touch
Buenos Aires, Argentina is one of the least green cities in the world, with estimates of 1.5 – 6m² of green space per person – far below the World Health Organization’s recommended minimum of 15m². Neoliberal policies continue to fragment and priva…
Belonging in Exile, in Diaspora “at Home”: Findings From Eritrean Migrants in Addis Ababa
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Geographical place is key in the production and contestation of migrant belonging. Cities are welcoming or hostile, while migrants practice belonging in relation to place of origin, deepening or contesting their relatio…
From Residues to Revenues: Unlocking the Value Chain of Green Charcoal in Uganda
In Uganda, green charcoal – briquettes made of carbonized biochar from agricultural residues – has the potential to replace wood charcoal. This can contribute to halting deforestation and reducing national carbon emissions. Yet, the acceptance of green…
Book Review: Soviet Factography: Reality without Realism
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Conversations with Foucault on Topics of Power
The anthology of interviews and short works by Michel Foucault, Power, edited by James D. Faubion with an introduction by Colin Gordon, presents a well-rounded overview of Foucault’s analysis of power dynamics, knowledge production, and the constructio…
Shifting waters: The dynamics of water grabbing in Lake Toba through aquaculture and tourism development
This article examines the dynamics of water grabbing in Lake Toba, Indonesia, focusing on how corporate aquaculture and emerging tourism developments have reshaped access to and control over water resources. Drawing on previous studies, policy analysis…
Book Review: Those Passions: On Art and Politics
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Indigenous territorial rights in the Global Biodiversity Framework: Creating a third pathway to 30×30
At the conclusion of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD-COP15) in Montreal, Canada in December 2022, many rights-holders and allies commended the inclusion of language respecting Indigenous rights and know…
La fam com a experiència interseccional de gènere, raça, classe i territori: una anàlisi etnogràfica de les polítiques d’existència en una favela de Rio de Janeiro
Aquest article ofereix una anàlisi antropològica de la fam, basada en l’experiència viscuda de la Luiza, resident de la Favela Tripé a Rio de Janeiro. Basant-se en una etnografia de llarga durada que abasta set anys de treball de camp seguint la vida d…
The Emerging Dynamics of Identity Struggles: An Evaluation of the Subtle Efforts at Decoloniality in Contemporary African Society
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. The need for identity has always been a major issue for humanity in its search for significance and meaning. In the context of African societies, colonisation has sparked extensive debate over the erosion of indigenous …
Easing Refugee Pressure on Host States and Communities: The Contribution of Faith-Based Organisations in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. The global refugee protection regime assigns to states the primary responsibility of protecting refugees. Nevertheless, the overwhelming number of refugees, combined with the growing hostility towards them, has led to s…
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Compte-rendu de lecture de Bricas, Conaré et Walser, Une écologie de l’alimentation
BRICAS N., CONARÉ D., WALSER M. 2021. Une écologie de l’alimentation. Hors collection. Versailles : Quæ. 312 p.
L’ouvrage vient marquer l’existence de 10 années de la Chaire UNESCO « Alimentations du monde » (créée en 2011). Il se veut un …
Warriors and Colonizers
This study critically examines (post)colonial ideologies within the Nollywood epic Jagun Jagun (2023), directed by Adebayo Tijjani and Tope Adebayo and produced by Femi Adebayo. Through a colonial reading, the film emerges as a narrative tha…
Silozi Phrasal Tonology
In Silozi, High tones are subject to a number of different processes including shift, doubling and deletion. After establishing these on the basis of isolation forms and two-word phrases, this paper examines a range of complex phrases which …
The Mother of Awashi
In September 2020, a video circulating on social media plunged he country of Mozambique into a deep moral crisis. The video showed five young men, dressed in the uniform of the Mozambican army, cruelly whipping a naked woman along a road and…
Trapped in Coloniality
This article explores how the popular Icelandic Nordic Noir series, Trapped Season 2, provides a nuanced perspective on the deeply rooted concepts of Icelandic and Nordic exceptionalism and homonationalism in popular culture. It offers a com…
Exhibition Review: Embodied Attunement and Material Agency in Richard Tuttle’s San, Shi, Go
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