Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
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…
This article examines how identity motives shape siblings’ disaffiliation from the Conservative Laestadian revival movement in a Sweden-Finnish context, highlighting apostasy as a multifaceted identity process marked by renegotiation betwee…
This article critically reassesses the accounts of the supposed custom of infanticide, particularly female infanticide (in Arabic, wa’d al-banāt), among pre-Islamic Arabs, arguing that this notion emerged during the Umayyad era as an imagin…
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 …
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Extreme weather patterns have become an inconvenient reality in contemporary times and coping strategies reveal entrenched social inequalities. This article focuses on how extreme heat impacts different populations loca…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
We are pleased to announce the latest publication of the International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1.
All articles in this latest issue can be accessed via this link.
We take this opportunity to thank our contrib…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This paper employs the Matryoshka Model to examine Russia’s multi-layered strategy in the Sahel, conceptualising its engagement as a hybrid form of hegemonic competition that integrates diplomacy, economic leverage, sec…
Dear Colleagues!The CAES editorial team looks forward to receiving your papers for CAES Vol. 12, No. 2, which is going to be published in late May or early June 2026. The deadline for submission of papers is May 11, 2026.
Editor’s foreword Articles Comparing Late Jōmon Ainu terms for body parts with their Proto-Sino-Tibetan and Proto-Tibeto-Burman correspondences Alexander Akulov, Tresi Nonno Late Jōmon Ainu (LJA) terms for body parts have clearly seen Proto-Sino-Tibetan (PST) and Proto-Tibeto-Burman (PTB) correspondences. “Breast”: LJA *to ~ PST *[ʒ́h]aw. ”Eye”: LJA *sik ~ PTB *dzyuŋ / *tsyuŋ. “Face”: LJA *nan […]
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This article examines Somali diaspora humanitarianism by comparing mosque and kinship-based associations in Eastleigh, Nairobi. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Eastleigh and Mogadishu – including fifty-seven interv…
On Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen Islands, otters have become vibrant inhabitants of the islands’ waterscape. As a critically endangered species found only in Kinmen within Taiwan’s territories, otters have emerged as an affective actor in shaping policies a…
Youth facing the juvenile justice system encounter, in Switzerland as in other European countries, a continuum of surveillance and constraints that stretches from the control of their bodies and environment to the regulation of their speech …
This article develops the concept of energyscapes to examine the production, governance, and transformation of socio-material spaces for tar sands extraction, distribution, and consumption in Canada. We argue that energyscapes is a helpful concept to u…
In 1968 a group of nine U.S.-born Holdeman Mennonites purchased Cerrado land and later became some of the first farmers to produce high yields of corn and soybeans in Southwestern Goiás, Brazil. This article analyzes how Mennonite religion affects the …
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
This study analyzes the collaborative practice of Satu Tungku Tiga Batu in stunting prevention in Fakfak Regency, Indonesia, as a local wisdom-based governance model. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, data were collected through…
Multispecies ethnography explores human and non-human relationships, emphasising interconnectedness, cultural, socio-technical and political meanings, and the impact of multispecies interactions on society. Beyond the protection of emblematic species o…
A growing body of literature has recently adopted and advanced a newfound planetary perspective to explore its implications for understanding and influencing environmental and developmental politics and planning. It asserts that the focus on globalizat…
L’industrie sucrière française organise un institut de promotion du sucre au début des années 1930, dans le but de contourner la politique régulatrice des exportations de sucre du Plan Chadbourne. Cette industrie s’efforce de développer la conso…
Conservation generally benefits from spectacles of protecting ‘loved others’, i.e., those inspiring a human desire for their continued existence, rather than ‘unloved others’, i.e., those disregarded, disliked or targeted for death. We juxtapose conser…
El objetivo de esta investigación es comprender la manera en que las plantas productoras de agua participan en los conflictos socioambientales. De manera particular, se centra en estudiar el papel que juegan los “frailejones” en medio de intensas dispu…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
The deployment of 29 wind farms in the indigenous territories of Ikoots and Zapotecs in the Isthmus of Tetuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico is analyzed based on six dimensions: geopolitical; economic and financial inequalities; power, violence, and decision mak…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This paper examines the humanitarian engagement of Somali diaspora businesswomen in Zambia and it interacts with political and commercial interests. Focusing on a network of businesswomen in Lusaka and their chairwoman,…