Browsing Department of Social Anthropology by Journals "History and Anthropology"
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1968 and its other worlds: Global events and (anti-)state dynamics in France, Mozambique and Vanuatu
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)This article de-centres the moment, event and impact of 1968 and expands it temporally and spatially. Taking a longue durée approach charting a trajectory from the 1960s into the 1980s, we analyse statist and anti-statist ... -
People vs. peoples: sacrifice and the foundations for sovereignty in 1640’s England and contemporary northeast Syria
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Engaging with state-centric perspectives on sovereignty, and particularly Giorgio Agamben's work, this article argues that despite sovereignty's permanence at the level of the state, the principles upon which it is built ... -
Venezuela’s oil specter: Contextualizing and historicizing the Bolivarian attempt to sow the oil
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Under the late Hugo Chávez’ rule in Venezuela, the country’s oil dependency was framed as a pernicious condition to overcome, at the same time as oil became a centerpiece for his social, political and symbolic nation-building ... -
Within and Beyond the Law: The Ethics of Collective Action in Urban Markets, Peru
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This article focuses on collective action and leadership in processes of (in)formalizing market work. It examines ways in which semi-legal actors employ ‘modes of administration’ and suggests that market leaders enact a ...