Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
The Requerimiento was a declaration through which the Spanish Crown asserted its divinely sanctioned right to take possession of the territories of the so-called New World and to subjugate, exploit and, when necessary, wage war against their Indigenous…
Couple More Shovels for a Few More Levs (2024) features a group of workers at an archaeological site in the Sub-Balkan region of Eastern Bulgaria whose confessions to the camera explore the conditions of contemporary life in a country shaped by over th…
This editorial introduction presents the special issue of Cosmopolitan Civil Societies, ‘Ukraine’s Crossroads: Domestic Shifts and International Strategies in Times of War’, which brings together five interdisciplinary contributions examinin…
In the context of the ongoing Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, resilience has become a crucial attribute for educators striving to maintain quality education under adverse conditions. This paper examines teacher-led Communities of Pract…
This study examines the ethical and methodological complexities of conducting qualitative research with forcibly displaced Ukrainian youth during an ongoing war. Through two waves of semi-structured interviews (2023–2024) with 20 young refug…
Digital transformation in Ukrainian local authorities aims to enhance public services, strengthen citizen engagement, and improve transparency and efficiency. The United Nations E-Government Survey (2022) classified Ukraine within the ‘very …
In contemporary realities, cultural heritage has become a crucial and effective resource for the preservation of cultural diversity and the sustainable development of countries, regions, and communities. One of the key approaches to supporti…
In today’s global politics and economy, a country’s image is just as important as its natural resources or scientific and technological capabilities. Building a strong, positive brand is closely tied to shaping an external image through publ…
Published: June 2026.
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
Comparative Cultural Studies: European and Latin American Perspectives
Comparative Cultural Studies: European and Latin American Perspectives
This article analyses youth radicalization processes in a culturally diverse and socially marginalised context in northern Morocco. Radicalization is approached as a multidimensional process linked to identity construction, struggles for rec…
The article analyses the role of women in the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé, regarded by many scholars as a matriarchal religion, through the experience of the mãe de santo (ialorixá) Mãe Francis de Iemanjá. It also reviews the histor…
This article aims to problematize processes of critical interculturality in the context of university education, carried out with a view to promoting educational inclusion, through the voices of students in spaces of great cultural diversity…
The Chilean educational system, profoundly shaped by neoliberalism since 1973, is characterized by a tension between education as a social right and its treatment as a commodity. This exploratory case study analyzes how the inclusion of cult…
This article offers a critical reading of contemporary imaginaries surrounding borders, religions, and identities in the context of the third millennium. It explores the paradoxes that emerge between openness and closure, universalism and pa…
This chapter analyzes the multifaceted role of civil society in Ukraine’s European integration, emphasizing its innovative and cultural potential. It explores the interconnection between the development of civil society institutions, the con…
Comparative Cultural Studies: European and Latin American Perspectives
This article explores the perceptions of primary school teachers whose students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) participated in school-based mindfulness programs. Using a mixed-methods approach — including a questionnair…
Comparative Cultural Studies: European and Latin American Perspectives
This article presents a study on the voices of families facing social and economic vulnerability, aiming to: (i) analyze the life trajectories of families in situations of social and economic vulnerability; (ii) characterize families in situ…
The aim of this article is to analyze how the labor conditions of Mexican bracero migrants fluctuated between temporary work and “slavery,” and how this underpins the contemporary claims of elderly former braceros. In the context of the Unit…
Education as a right plays a significant role in the public agenda of Latin American countries, but despite its high normative recognition, the effectiveness of this right is low. This study includes qualitative techniques to analyze the sco…
The purpose of the study is to analyze the ethnic structure of Ukrainian society as a factor influencing national identity and sustainable state development under modern transformations. The research applies an interdisciplinary approach co…