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Category: Europe

10/04/08

Interviews about moral cosmopolitanism, India-Pakistan, faith, populism, minoritiy-issues

Recently, several of my interviews with researchers of the interdisciplinary research program Cultural Complexity of the New Norway (Culcom) have been translated into English. Here are the most recent ones: Does the answer exist in human nature? What… more »

03/04/08

Examples of engaging anthropology - New issue of "Anthropology Matters"

How can anthropology contribute to understanding and fighting inequality? The new issue of Anthropology Matters brings together articles from the first British postgraduate MA in Applied Anthropology and Community and Youth Work. Most of the students ar… more »

15/11/07

Permalink 02:26:35, by Lorenz Email . Categories: religion cosmology, Europe

Dissertation: Imam's influence on Muslims overestimated

Participants in the debate on Islam often overestimate the authority and influence of imams. The role of the imam is especially limited when it comes to so-called "second and third generation immigrants". This is the conclusion reached by anthropologist… more »

30/09/07

Ethnobotany in Britain: Anthropologists study social networks around plants

Ethnobotany in not only about "exotic" plants in the rain forest: "The ethnobotany of British home gardens: diversity, knowledge and exchange" is the title of a new research project at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kent. Among other… more »

17/08/07

Engaged research = Terrorism: Germany arrests social scientists

Germany arrested urban sociologist Andrej Holm because of his academic activities. He was accused of being member of a "terrorist association" called "militante gruppe" (militant group) who is suspected to be behind arson attacks against police and army… more »

02/08/07

Permalink 21:55:39, by Lorenz Email . Categories: politics, religion cosmology, Us and Them, Europe

Extremism: "Authorities -and not Imams - can make the situation worse"

"Muslim religious leaders are not only working with local authorities but are helping to decrease radicalisation", stresses anthropologist (and blogger) Gabriele Marranci. During an International Conference on Extremism in London, key authorities were cr… more »

04/07/07

New blog: Islam, Muslims, and an Anthropologist

The Anthropology of Islam and Jihad Beyond Islam are the most recent books by Gabriele Marranci. In January this year he has started his own blog Islam, Muslims, and an Anthropologist. He is also writing for the excellent Middle East blog Tabsir. Gab… more »

02/04/07

Five more interviews on cultural complexity!

One of my jobs consists in interviewing researchers in the research program Cultural Complexity in the new Norway. Five of these interviews have been translated into English, I've just put them online: Traveling to Turkey to Understand Norway Anthrop… more »

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