Political Ethnography
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In a compelling mix of literary narrative and ethnography, anthropologist Alma Gottlieb and writer Philip Graham continue the long journey of cultural engagement with the Beng people of Cote d'Ivoire that they first recounted in their... more
This short article seeks to explain the FMLN's electoral debacle in the February 2019 presidential elections. From the series "Ethnographic Explainers: Contemporary Latin American Politics."
Voortvloeiend uit het veronderstelde belang van etniciteit in de Keniaanse politiek heb ik in dit werkstuk geprobeerd te onderzoeken hoe die verwevenheid in recente literatuur wordt beschreven.
Ces dernières années, dans le domaine de la participation citoyenne aux politiques de la ville, bon nombre de chercheurs en philosophie politique et en sciences sociales ont plaidé pour un décentrement du discours et de l’argumentation,... more
This path-breaking book argues that practices of the sacred are consti- tutive of modern secular politics. Following a tradition of enquiry in anthropology and political theory, it examines how limit situations shape the political... more
This is my HD thesis in Polish. Short version of this book in English was published under the title "Social Bonds in the Political Culture in Kyrgyzstan". This pdf file includes: table of contents and summary in English and Russian,... more
Abstract: The developmentalist gaze of the Fair Trade movement is on Global South producers. In this article we turn our analytic gaze toward North American fair traders to explore the racialized, neocolonial power relations in which... more
How do authoritarian regimes remain in power? Focusing on the case of Belarus where he lived for more than five years, the author highlights several mechanisms of assent to tyranny, beyond the regime’s ability to control and repress,... more
Derrière un unanimisme de façade, le moment révolutionnaire est vécu différemment et diverses dynamiques de radicalisation sont à l’œuvre. Si une majorité d’individus s’engagent sans être des opposants encartés, il faut éviter le piège de... more
Artykuł niniejszy powstał na podbudowie badań własnych przeprowadzonych w 2005 roku w sołectwie leżącym w jednym z północnych powiatów województwa mazowieckiego. Podstawą do analizy są 23 wywiady pogłębione, przeprowadzone ze wszystkimi... more
This chapter reflects on the concept of 'theory' from a practice-theoretical perspective. What kind of practice is "theorizing'? What are the different styles through which practices are theorized? Starting out from a reflection of what... more
Liminality has the potential to be a leading paradigm for understanding transformation in a globalizing world. As a fundamental human experience, liminality transmits cultural practices, codes, rituals, and meanings in situations that... more
Versión resumida y en castellano de la Tesis Final del Máster de Antropología y Etnografía de la Universitat de Barcelona, presentada en febrero del 2013 con el título: “Autonomía Guaraní Charagua Iyambae. Una anàlisi etnogràfica dels... more
Apenas un año después de la entrada en vigor de la Constitución que “refundó” la República de Bolivia en un Estado Plurinacional (febrero 2009), once municipios rurales de mayoría indígena se embarcaban en inéditos procesos de... more
Schlaf family murder in Kisielów (March 1, 1945, 6-8 victims)
Citizens who support populist leaders are often portrayed in negative terms. They are disparaged for their prejudice and naiveté, some even earning the label “basket of deplorables” from Hillary Clinton. Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters were... more
""This article is an ethnographic study of a 29-kilometer stretch of cross-border highway located in South Albania and linking the city of Gjirokaster with the main checkpoint on the Albanian–Greek border. The road, its politics, and its... more
This essay considers the case of uneven humanitarian aid distribution along the Thai-Myanmar border, where forcibly displaced migrants from Myanmar have been abandoned by the UNHCR and international humanitarian organizations. Based upon... more
Bu çalışma, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi'nde milletvekili adaylarının belirlenmesi sürecinde ortaya çıkan tahakküm ve meşruiyet ilişkileri üzerinedir. CHP'nin, 2007, 2011 ve 2015 seçimlerinde farklı aday belirleme yöntemleri kullanmasına... more
Adivasis are typically viewed by scholars, activists, and policymakers alike as primitive subjects trapped within modern state imaginaries. Adivasi politics, therefore, is understood vis-a-vis the dramaturgy of postcolonial tragedy. Such... more
Le porte-à-porte a connu un développement important au cours de la dernière décennie, d’abord aux États-Unis puis en France, ayant été présenté, et légitimé scientifiquement, comme la technique de mobilisation électorale la plus efficace.... more
In her book, Gendered Citizenship: Understanding Gendered Violence in Democratic India, Natasha Behl explores the gap between the promise of gender equality enshrined in the Indian Constitution and contemporary patterns of sexual and... more
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When a presidential contender makes a joke about lusting over a dead Australian missionary, calls the Pope the son of a whore, and confesses to killing criminals during his tenure as city mayor, one could expect that this candidate would... more
How can ethnography and principles of "slow research" help make sense of fast-moving battles for truth, attention, and control in digital environments? What are emerging crises of representation and intervention that researchers face when... more
Roads and Anthropology is the first collection of road ethnographies, edited by two pioneers in the anthropological explorations of infrastructures, the essays published in this book aim to pave the way for that rising field of... more
David Lewis and Willem van Schendel, 'Rethinking the Bangladesh State,' Contributions to Indian Sociology, 54:2 (2020), 306–323. The study of the Bangladesh state continues to be a path less travelled for scholars of South Asia. The... more
"In mid-December 2008, a teacher from Athens narrated the following incident: a few days before, her nine-year-old son had come home from school and asked her if she knew how to make a Molotov cocktail. The woman was surprised, but wanted... more
Focusing on the motivations of ethnic Abkhazians travelling 'to Georgia', this article examines the changing dynamics of enemy relations and state belonging in the contest of contested, de facto statehood. Drawing on ethnographic data... more