The Negative Impact of Unethical and Fraudulent Research: The Case of Soroush Unethical social scientific research may negatively impact a society’s trust in our scholarly field. In a recent case of fraudulent research practice the discipline of anthropology, incorrectly, got the blame. This is part three of our impact blog series. Jasmijn Rana • April 04, 2019 • 1 comment
Data Management in Qualitative Social Science: The Impact of the Leiden Statement How do anthropologists go about data management? In the second contribution on our series on impact, Peter Pels reflects on the international uptake of the "Leiden statement". Peter Pels • March 14, 2019
Highly-Skilled but Unemployed: The Absence of Expat Wives from the Labor Market “Highly-skilled migration” in the Netherlands is a largely male affair. This is especially true for Indians who make up the largest group of “highly-skilled” migrants to the country. This blog examines why many of the Indian “expat wives” stay unemployed. Kate Kirk • February 07, 2019 • 4 comments
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. Marianne Maeckelbergh • December 18, 2018
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? Gerard Persoon • December 14, 2018
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. Robin Smith • November 28, 2018
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? Andrew Littlejohn • October 19, 2018
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? Simone de Boer • September 25, 2018
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. Rajni Palriwala • June 21, 2018 • 1 comment
