Growing Up in the Face of Change
Journal Name: Social Anthropology/Anthropologie socialeVolume: 33Issue: 1Pages: 1-14
Category: English
A Return to Form
Journal Name: Social AnalysisVolume: 69Issue: 1Pages: 46-60
Anatomy of a Border: Contradictory Discourses on Othering and Mobilities on the Ghana–Togo Border?
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Two “contradictory” perspectives of the borderlands exist: one is that the creation of arbitrary borders and different nationalities imposed on single communities and families not only others them and casts them as alie…
Anatomy of a Border: Contradictory Discourses on Othering and Mobilities on the Ghana–Togo Border?
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Two “contradictory” perspectives of the borderlands exist: one is that the creation of arbitrary borders and different nationalities imposed on single communities and families not only others them and casts them as alie…
Beyond Debt-Trap Narratives: How the Lao State Manoeuvres the Hybrid Governance of a Chinese Hydropower Project
Over the past years, Chinese debt-financed investments under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Laos have increased considerably. This development has drawn the attention of many analysts, and consequently, narratives such as the Lao state losing it…
A Tapestry of Tales: Exploring the Rich Traditions of Folklore Around the World
Welcome to a journey into the fantastical world of folklore. Folklore is the adhesive that binds communities, reflecting our shared human experiences across diverse cultures. These hauntingly beautiful tales, myths, legends, and fairy tales play a significant role in shaping the ethos of their respective cultures. Today, we’re going to delve into the richness of […]
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“How can we refuse the gift of spirits?” Ontological conflicts between indigenous hunting practices and conservation projects in northern Mongolia
Conflicts between indigenous people and state authorities over conservation projects are increasing in many parts of the world, as traditional indigenous territories mostly coincide with areas that hold 80% of the world’s biodiversity. Although both in…
In Memoriam Janine Helfst Leicht Collaço (1967-2024)Ellen F. Woortmann
C’est avec grande tristesse que nous avons appris en septembre 2024 le décès de notre collègue et amie, Janine Helfst Leicht Collaço, membre du comité éditorial de la revue Anthropology of Food depuis 2017. Nous regrettons sa gentillesse, son dy…
In Memoriam Janine Helfst Leicht Collaço (1967-2024)
C’est avec grande tristesse que nous avons appris en septembre 2024 le décès de notre collègue et amie, Janine Helfst Leicht Collaço, membre du comité éditorial de la revue Anthropology of Food depuis 2017. Nous regrettons sa gentillesse, son dy…
Domesticating neoliberal foodscapes: An everyday approach to understanding food system transitions in Oaxaca, Mexico
The persistence of neoliberal food systems has often been explained with reference to political economy dynamics or the market and political activities of agri-food companies. This article approaches the issue from a different level of analysis and ask…
Spatializing zoonotic disease dynamics from a political ecology perspective: Reconceptualizing spillover as structure
Estimates that 60% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic in origin, combined with recent high-profile zoonotic outbreaks like the COVID-19 pandemic, have the world scrambling to understand, predict, and prevent zoonotic disease risks and outbrea…
Reindeer herders in the green sacrifice zone: The cumulative impacts of past extractivist dispossessions and recent mining expansion in Sodankylä, Finland
The European Union is pushing for critical mineral self-sufficiency to meet its goal of transitioning to a low-carbon society, and also supporting strategic defense objectives. The raw materials needed for this transition are creating so-called ‘green …
Movement without a movement: Food self-provisioning in Eastern Europe and the Balkans as emergent transformation towards a degrowth mode of living
The intimate links between agri-food systems and degrowth economics has only recently been addressed in the extant scholarship, much of which centers on the contributions of “food self-provisioning” (FSP) as a type of (often urban and peri-urban) pract…
Migration and Ethnic Themes, Vol.40 No.2
Published: December 2024.
Precarious Residence? A study on the Impact of Restrictive Migration Policy on Migrants’ Subjective Well-Being and Stress
Migration policy in the Nordic welfare states is increasingly marked by restrictiveness. Although research has studied the consequences of this policy trend, there is limited knowledge about how it affects stress levels and the well-being of migrants. …
Del patrimonio y la percepción alimentaria del pueblo jñatjro (mazahua) del Estado de México
El presente artículo busca ilustrar el patrimonio alimentario del pueblo jñatjro (mazahua) a partir de los principios culturales emic que fundamentan su percepción alimentaria: fuerza (s’ézhi), trabajo (b’épji), pasar hambre (kjogû trj’imi), com…
Los efectos de la patrimonialización de la cocina mexicana sobre el consumo de insectos
La patrimonialización de la cocina tradicional mexicana por la Unesco ha conllevado la revalorización de las cocinas indígenas y ha incentivado las ferias y el turismo gastronómicos, así como la creación de nuevos platillos y productos alimentic…
Saberes y patrimonios alimentarios locales en el Totonacapan veracruzano (México)
Este artículo tiene por objetivo reflexionar acerca de la importancia del trabajo que realizan las tineras, mujeres provenientes de las localidades totonacas de Papantla, Veracruz (México), que se dedican al cultivo y venta de alimentos frescos,…
Del campo al plato: prácticas alimentarias y resistencia indígena en Colombia
En Colombia, los años 1970 marcaron el inicio de una lucha llevada por los pueblos indígenas para reivindicar su acceso a la tierra y la protección de sus modos de vida dentro de sus territorios colectivos. Dos décadas después, la constitución a…
Patrimonio alimentario indígena y políticas públicas en Brasil
Los Ugoro’gmo-Arara son un grupo indígena de lengua karib que habita en la cuenca del río Iriri, en la región Centro Este del estado de Pará en Brasil. Antes del contacto con la sociedad no indígena en la década de 1980 vivían de forma semi-nóma…
Patrimonios alimentarios en América Latina
América latina, entre desigualdades y nuevas aspiraciones populares en torno a la alimentación
En la parroquia de La Merced, en la periferia oriental de Quito, Ecuador, un mural llama la atención. A pocos pasos de la iglesia, frente al peq…
Patrimoines alimentaires en Amérique latine
L’Amérique latine, entre inégalités et nouvelles aspirations populaires en matière d’alimentation
Dans la paroisse de La Merced, dans la périphérie Est de Quito en Équateur, une fresque attire l’attention. À quelques pas de l’église, devan…
Prácticas alimentarias en una comunidad rarámuri de la Sierra de Chihuahua, México
En México, la inseguridad alimentaria afectaba al 21% de la población (2020), aunado a las carencias en servicios básicos y problemas de salud vinculados con la alimentación. Las comunidades rurales y sobre todo los pueblos indígenas marginados …
Review of Lang et al. (Eds.). 2024. The geopolitics of green colonialism: Global justice and ecosocial transitions
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A Co-Generated Analysis of Thai Homestays: Overcoming SERVQUAL Deficiencies and Sustainability Barriers
Post-COVID-19, international travelers have brand assurance expectations that often surpass the benchmark set by the Thai Homestay Standard, leaving some operators struggling to position with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thai homestays face si…