L’Odyssée des gènes (2020). Ressenya del llibre d’Évelyne Heyer
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I se’n va anar a per tabac: sobre violència econòmica i responsabilitat materna a la criança
Darrerament, s’ha produït un augment en l’anàlisi i l’estudi del fenomen i la problemàtica de la violència de gènere. Tot i així, gran part d’aquestes investigacions han donat prioritat a l’abordatge dels abusos físics, per sobre d’altres formes no tan…
Revisió teòrica de la despossessió i acaparament de terres
L’article té l’objectiu de presentar una sistematització de les aportacions teòriques que expliquen els fenòmens de la despossessió i acaparament de terres, a partir de l’anàlisi comparatiu de diversos texts de la matèria. Com sol passar en treballs d’…
Infraspecie. Del fi de la natura al futur salvatge (2024). Ressenya del llibre d’Aníbal G. Arregui
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Les condicions del canvi social. Ecologia, ontologia i materialisme a les teories sobre la cultura
Aquest assaig crític examina, a través d’una exploració teòrica i bibliogràfica, la revisió de la dicotomia natura/cultura proposada pel gir ontològic. En primer lloc, es subratlla la tendència d’inferir una teoria ideogràfica del canvi social de la re…
Governança socioambiental a la Selva Maya: avaluant la viabilitat d’una estratègia de conservació integrada per al 2030
Aquest article analitza la viabilitat de l’Estratègia Integral per a la Selva Maya (EISM) per al 2030, que té com a objectiu conservar el corredor biològic de la Selva Maya, un ecosistema transfronterer compartit per Mèxic, Belize i Guatemala. Reconegu…
Dones defensores del mar i el territori en conflictes per parcs eòlics a Oaxaca, Mèxic
La generació d’energia eòlica s’impulsa com una alternativa de mitigació al canvi climàtic per formar part de les transicions energètiques que implica migrar els combustibles fòssils a energies renovables. Tot i això, a partir de l’arribada d’aquest ti…
L’aigua val més que l’or: Resistència transnacional i la lluita per la justícia hídrica en el conflicte miner de Cerro Blanco
Aquest article analitza el conflicte miner de Cerro Blanco a Asunción Mita, Guatemala, com un cas clau d’activisme en xarxa a Amèrica Central. El 18 de setembre de 2022, el 89 % dels residents d’Asunción Mita van votar en contra del projecte miner metà…
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Land access, land use, and agricultural practice: Political ecologies of servitude at colonial Ollantaytambo (1550–1770)
Researchers have long noted connections between the creation of property in colonial contexts and environmental and ecological transformations. These links are most clear in settler colonial contexts, especially where property formation operated accord…
Value Propositions Provide a Roadmap for Teaching Doctoral Students How to Develop Research Proposals:
Writing winning proposals for funding research is an essential skill for doctoral students in the social sciences. Still, most anthropology programs lack formal instruction on this, relying instead on informal mentorship. To advance this, we evaluated …
Resistance and conservation in the Maestrazgo-Els Ports initiative: The complexities behind failed conservation
At the end of 2019, the Maestrazgo-Els Ports initiative was presented publicly with the aim of creating an international ecotourism destination of 550,000 hectares located between the provinces of Castellón, Teruel, and Tarragona, Spain. In less than s…
From the ground up: Exploring the potential contribution of citizens’ assemblies in radical food-system transformation
To contribute to food-system democratization and its transformation towards socio-ecological sustainability, various civil-society actors jointly organized a national citizens’ assembly in Switzerland in 2022. For six months, 80 randomly selected Swiss…
Nunavik Inuit and Raglan Mine: New approaches to closure planning (isulinnisanganut parnasimautiit)
This article explores an experimental approach to mine closure planning and community participation that foregrounds the dialogue between technical and legal approaches to the mine and the knowledge and values of affected Indigenous communities. Locate…
The non-economy of anticipation in the construction phase of large dams
Large-scale infrastructure projects often include government promises and visions designed to win the approval and support of affected populations and to attract much-needed funding for implementation. The promise of infrastructure leads to changes in …
Divining Truth
This article considers predictive AI as a cultural epistemological form akin to divination, which is to say, a future-oriented technology of knowledge that concerns itself with risk and uncertainty. The article explores some of the cultural …
The AI Triple Whammy
The gig economy is a rapidly growing global labour paradigm involving casualised labour across sectors as varied as transportation, freelancing, domestic help, programming and vacation rentals. The gig economy has been studied extensively wi…
Call for papers
Dear Colleagues!
The CAES editorial team awaits for your contributions for CAES Vol. 11, № 2, that is going to be published in the end of May or in early June 2025.
The deadline for submission of papers is May 23, 2025.
Enchanting Webs of Folklore: A Journey into the Narrative Heritage of the World
Folklore, the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community passed through generations carry an ineffable charm of antiquity and the alluring dynamism of evolving civilizations. Let us embark upon an intriguing exploration into the rich tapestry of global folklore across various cultural landscapes. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm Birthed in the culturally diverse […]
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CAES Vol. 11, № 1
Editor’s foreword Articles Ornaments of the Pit-Comb Ware could be notations of rhythmic patterns for the drum log Alexander Akulov The Pit-Comb Ware technocomplex existed in the northeastern Europe in the Neolithic period (about 6th – 2nd millennia BCE). The name was given after the characteristic way of decorating ceramic vessels typical of this technocomplex, […]
Book Review: International Statebuilding in West Africa: Civil Wars and New Humanitarianism in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire by Bah, Abu Bakarr and Emmanuel Nikolas
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
Dwelling in Drifting: Kenya–China Life Writing Feipiao
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. With an increase in interactions between Kenya and China at all levels, transnational encounters in everyday life add shades and nuances to the understanding of these recent Africa–Asian encounters beyond the grand narr…
Rendering homogenous and incompatible: Pastoral grazing in Tanzania’s village land forest reserves
Over the past 30 years, participatory forestry reforms have been attempted across much of the world. Ostensibly, these have been attempts at rolling back the enclosures of forests that characterized the colonial era. However, a vast and still-growing b…
“It’s about getting the right people back on the right country!”: Cultural difference and structural inequality in a northern Australian joint managed National Park
In recent decades, there has been a shift both globally and within Australia towards community engagement in protected area management. In Australia, this has manifested in Aboriginal participation and decision-making in a range of protected areas. One…
The Importance of Thinking In-Place with ‘Vulnerable’ Neighbourhoods for Policy Making
Big data are increasingly being used to understand complex social and economic challenges. While there is much to be learned from such approaches, in-place data remain necessary for a multidimensional understanding of neighbourhoods, and for sustainabl…