In this text I consider the notions of Brazilian agency that migrated to Europe from different sectors of the sex market. The analysis is based on a multi-site ethnography carried out in Brazil, Italy and Spain. I consider that the alteration of contexts has an impact on the re-significance of the d...

The author intends to analyse the theory of the ethnicity of Fredrik Barth (1969) by recontextualising it in the Norwegian national ideology, which, like Finland, is the result of the combination of a successful identification with an opposite politico-cultural category, and the Nordic racial theori...

This special topic poll, fielded October 7-10, 1999, was undertaken to assess public opinion of potential third-party candidates for the 2000 presidential election. Respondents were asked whether they would seriously consider voting for the following candidates for president: Reform Party founder Ro...

This special topic poll, fielded February 10-11, 2004, was undertaken to assess public opinion on the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Views were sought on President George W. Bush and his handling of the presidency and issues such as the economy, education, foreign affairs, and hea...

In its past, China has inherited statistical categories based on ethnicity (Han/shaoshu Minzu or minorities) and residence (hukou system). We are examining the difficulties created by this categorisation, particularly in the field of education. The fundamentalisation of categories with uncertain sci...

there is a village in north-eastern Nepal where an old traditional therapist of my knowledge of the Vaidya category and Magar ethnicity, which has a very distinctive feature: instead of one of his arms, he has a motor. Snake by a snake during work on the fields in his youth, he had to ampute the arm...

Social constructionism can be seen as a source of the postmodern movement, and has been influential in the field of cultural studies. The article is devoted to the analysis of the influence of social constructionism in modern Anglophone historiography and historical epistemology (2000-2015). The res...

The OOW Memorial was made a tribute to the victims of the internal armed conflict in Peru (1980-2000). He is the work of artist Lika Mutal in coordination with various human rights activists and is a continuation of the work carried out by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). The anniversa...

We share here a link to download Gaelle Dequirez’s memory of Political Science DEA on the inter-community relations between the Sri Lankan Tamils and residents of the Indian Quartier of La Chapelle. dequirezLaChapelle Reference: Dequirez G., 2002, Urban Situations of Interethnicity: the case of the...

This file includes data from the 2002 through 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) survey. The only variables included in the data file are ones that were collected in a comparable manner across all four years from 2002-2005, from 2006-2009, or from 2010-2013. The National Survey on D...

An ermine research group examines identity and minority issues from a theoretical, comparative and regional perspective. Ermine is organising a monthly seminar on the following topics: Designing diversity: theoretical reflection on issues of interference, diversity, ethnicity, identity, minority, na...

The Afrobarometer project was designed to collect and disseminate information regarding Africans' views on democracy, governance, economic reform, civil society, and quality of life. This particular survey was concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Benin. Respondents in a face-...

The Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior series was undertaken to measure changes in consumer attitudes and expectations, to understand why such changes occur, and to evaluate how they relate to consumer decisions to save, borrow, or make discretionary purchases. Since the 1940s, these surveys...

The Afrobarometer project was designed to collect and disseminate information regarding Africans' views on democracy, governance, economic reform, civil society, and quality of life. This particular data collection was concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Mali. Respondents in...

Language Anthropology: Speech, Migration Linguistic ideologies Cécile Canut, Professor of Universities (CERLIS, Paris-Descartes University) Area of Speciality: sociolinguistic, anthropology of language. Following our theoretical exploration of Anglo-Saxon and Canadian linguistic anthropology approac...

<p>The Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG), administered by the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was created to provide education and training to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals...

There is in Peru, particularly among social scientists dealing with the current social reality in Peru, an ‘agreement’ on the existence of a social identity ‘chola’ as a single empirical reality. This agreement, which is far from being taken as a mere thesis of the socio-cultural phenomena occurring...

'pbThe hypermarket... beyond its obvious economic role, it has become the last place of diversity in our contemporary societies, a sort of (post-) modern market place. It is also the perfect reflection of the profound changes that call into question the economic sustainability and social utility of...

International audience The indigenous population, with their rich culture and heritage, represent an important component of Indian and Himalayan civilizations. Politics of Ethnicity in India, Neapal and China reviews the social, cultural and political processes that have shaped these indigenous soci...

In this article, we will analyse the importance of ethnicity in permanent domesticity — a sector of employment in which Indian people are overrepresented — and how socio-cultural differences between ethnic groups organise the labour market and relations between employers and employees in Mexico. Usi...

In a post-structural perspective that is part of historical anthropology, this thesis describes the phenomenon of recent ethnicisation of groups that identify themselves as being misled in eastern Canada. The aim is to understand this event by addressing it as a cultural process and qualifying it as...

Re-infestation of houses and peri-homes by T. infestans in the Great Chaco region of Argentina represents a significant public health problem. Between 2008 and 2009, research was carried out in the region, using an eco-health approach, into the social, economic, health and ecological conditions invo...

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This thesis, based on the study of small-scale alternative tourism in two rural communities in Guatemala, examines the role of foreign visitors in the making of the touristic discourse, as well as the manner in which the tour and its actors relate to local politics. The history of the studied groups...