This boasblog accompanies the 2025 conference of the German Association of Social and Cultural Anthropology entitled “Un/Commoning Anthropology”, which will take place in Cologne from Sept...

Einleitung Im Jahr 2023 setzte der G20-Gipfel in Neu-Delhi ein bemerkenswertes Signal. Anstelle des üblichen, fleischlastigen Menüs entschied sich Premierminister Narendra Modi für ein rein vegetarisc...

In our research on orangutan conservation, my colleagues and I have often noted a fundamental tension—an uncommonality, if you will—that arises at the interface between conservation interventions and ...

Introduction[1] Citizens’ assemblies, planning cells, consensus conferences etc.: Over the past decade these “deliberative mini-publics” have been promoted as the fix for the so-called “crisis of demo...

In recent years, right-wing politics and discourses have gained substantial traction in Germany, mirroring broader trends across Europe and globally. While anthropological research has focused on far-...

The idea of commoning evokes notions of openness, of transparency, sharing and solidarity. Often, we anthropologists share these ideals as we work together with our project partners and interlocutors ...

Open Access: A Question of Discipline? In many disciplinary contexts, the decision of whether to publish open access or not is primarily a question of reputation, impact and financing. Is the journal ...

Racism has been a contentious topic within anthropology. Broadly speaking, the discipline has had a long history of engagement with—whether critical against, conniving at, or even productive of—racial...

Introduction The shift from extractive to collaborative models of knowledge production is about redefining the ethics and politics thereof, especially in North–South relations, interdisciplinary resea...