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Diversity

The Immeasurable Impact of Anthropology

What are the many ways anthropologists can impact the world? How should we think about impact in anthropology specifically? In a new blog series our researchers address the question of impact and what it means to them to ensure that their research matters.

Sustainability

Self-isolation as a Choice: The Sentinelese and the Missionary

In November, the killing of a missionary on North-Sentinel attracted a lot of media attention. The fact that John Chau tried to set foot on an officially closed area generated some blunt reactions. But what does the future of isolated tribes look like?

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Community in Economic "Kriza": Broken Promises and Precarity in a Small Croatian Farming Community

Over two decades have passed since Croatia embarked upon a transition towards a market economy. Even though it is the EU’s most recent member, rural regions continue to struggle with economic precarity.

The Price of Safety: Understanding Anti-Seawall Sentiment in Post-Tsunami Japan

In the aftermath of Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami, local governments have sought to mitigate future risk through the construction of seawalls. The people they are supposed to protect, however, have often resisted these efforts. Why?

Sustainability

How to Be a Sustainable Anthropologist?

Anthropologists often see themselves as committed and active global citizens. But how much of what we teach and learn about sustainability is expressed in anthropologists' daily actions? And how can we be (or become) sustainable anthropologists?

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Revisiting a ‘Lost’ Field

Sustaining a long-term relationship with one’s ethnographic field site is not easy. Revisiting Leiden after over a decade, I find that the communication revolution and globalisation have not necessarily made it simpler. Yet, there is meaning to the return.