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Anja Nygren: Culture, Exchange, and Global Ecology: What role for anthropologists (40)

Laura Rival: Ecological Threats and New Promises of Sustainability for the 21st Century (43)

Anand Pandian: Anthropology and the Image of the World (46)]]>
Anja Nygren: Culture, Exchange, and Global Ecology: What role for anthropologists (40)

Laura Rival: Ecological Threats and New Promises of Sustainability for the 21st Century (43)

Anand Pandian: Anthropology and the Image of the World (46)]]> http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/forum-culture-exchange-and-global-ecology/feed/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/reviews-urban-social-justice-borders-and-movements/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/reviews-urban-social-justice-borders-and-movements/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:22:25 +0000 anna a http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/?p=2594
Magdalena Kmak and Antti Sadinmaa: Sharam Khosravi. Illegal Traveller: An Auto-Ethnography of Borders (56)

Susann Ullberg: Gisa Weszkalnys. Berlin, Alexanderplatz: Transforming Place in a Unified Germany (57)]]>
Magdalena Kmak and Antti Sadinmaa: Sharam Khosravi. Illegal Traveller: An Auto-Ethnography of Borders (56)

Susann Ullberg: Gisa Weszkalnys. Berlin, Alexanderplatz: Transforming Place in a Unified Germany (57)]]> http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/reviews-urban-social-justice-borders-and-movements/feed/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/conference-reports/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/conference-reports/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:18:10 +0000 anna a http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/?p=2591
Heidi Härkönen: Latin American Feminism: Challenges for Global Justice Movements (May 2nd 2011, Helsinki) (70)]]>
Heidi Härkönen: Latin American Feminism: Challenges for Global Justice Movements (May 2nd 2011, Helsinki) (70)]]> http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/conference-reports/feed/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/interesting-new-publications-5/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/interesting-new-publications-5/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:14:42 +0000 anna a http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/?p=2588 Social Anthropology and Human Origins. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Chatty, Dawn and Bill Finlayson (eds) 2010. Dispossession and Displacement: Forced Migration in the Middle East and North Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press/British Academy.

Crouch, David 2010. Flirting with Space: Journeys and Creativity. Aldershot: Ashgate.

Depraz, Natalie, Francisco J. Varela and Pierre Vermersch 2011. A l’épreuve de l’expérience: Pour une pratique phénoménologique. Bucharest: Zeta Books.

Finnegan, Ruth 2011. Why Do We Quote? The Culture and History of Quotation. Cambridge: Open Book Publishers.

Fitzgerald, Sharron 2011. Regulating the International Movement of Women: From Protection to Control. Abingdon: Routledge.

Ingold, Tim 2011 Being Alive: Essays on Movement, Knowledge and Description. Abingdon: Routledge.

Maddy-Weitzman, Bruce 2011. The Berber Identity Movement and the Challenge to North African States. Austin: University of Texas Press.

Mathur, Hari Mohan 2010. Resettling Displaced People: Policy and Practice in India. New Delhi: Routledge India.

Puuronen, Vesa 2011. Rasistinen Suomi. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Raento, Pauliina 2011. Kuuba: maa, kansa, yhteiskunta. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Saghi, Omar 2010. Paris-La Mecque. Sociologie du pèlerinage. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.

Sutton, Sharon E. and Susan P. Kemp (eds) 2011. The Paradox of Urban Space: Inequality and Transformation in Marginalized Communities. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Vuorinen, Heikki S. 2010. Taudit, parantajat ja parannettavat: lääketieteellinen historia. Tampere: Vastapaino.]]> Social Anthropology and Human Origins. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Chatty, Dawn and Bill Finlayson (eds) 2010. Dispossession and Displacement: Forced Migration in the Middle East and North Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press/British Academy.

Crouch, David 2010. Flirting with Space: Journeys and Creativity. Aldershot: Ashgate.

Depraz, Natalie, Francisco J. Varela and Pierre Vermersch 2011. A l’épreuve de l’expérience: Pour une pratique phénoménologique. Bucharest: Zeta Books.

Finnegan, Ruth 2011. Why Do We Quote? The Culture and History of Quotation. Cambridge: Open Book Publishers.

Fitzgerald, Sharron 2011. Regulating the International Movement of Women: From Protection to Control. Abingdon: Routledge.

Ingold, Tim 2011 Being Alive: Essays on Movement, Knowledge and Description. Abingdon: Routledge.

Maddy-Weitzman, Bruce 2011. The Berber Identity Movement and the Challenge to North African States. Austin: University of Texas Press.

Mathur, Hari Mohan 2010. Resettling Displaced People: Policy and Practice in India. New Delhi: Routledge India.

Puuronen, Vesa 2011. Rasistinen Suomi. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Raento, Pauliina 2011. Kuuba: maa, kansa, yhteiskunta. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Saghi, Omar 2010. Paris-La Mecque. Sociologie du pèlerinage. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.

Sutton, Sharon E. and Susan P. Kemp (eds) 2011. The Paradox of Urban Space: Inequality and Transformation in Marginalized Communities. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Vuorinen, Heikki S. 2010. Taudit, parantajat ja parannettavat: lääketieteellinen historia. Tampere: Vastapaino.]]> http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/interesting-new-publications-5/feed/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/editor%e2%80%99s-note-3/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/editor%e2%80%99s-note-3/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:50:06 +0000 anna a http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/?p=2581
The forum section offers a very interesting and multifaceted discussion on the role of anthropology in resolving of global environmental problems. The forum titled Culture, Exchange, and Global Ecology introduces four authors whose own research has touched the topic in different ways. The discussion starts with Professor Alf Hornborg’s (Lund University) piece about the marginal position of anthropological and/or cultural analysis in public debates about ecological issues and what could be done to improve the current state of affairs. This is followed by comments and insights from Anja Nygren (University of Helsinki), Laura Rival (University of Oxford) and Anand Pandian (Johns Hopkins University). The book reviews received for this issue share a common theme: hence a subtitle Urban social justice, borders and movements. This issue also includes a separate section for conference reports.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all our readers who took the time to complete our recent reader survey. The response was positive. According to the survey, the overall content of the journal as well as the quality of its different sections (articles, research reports, forums, and reviews) were rated good. In addition to that, 57 per cent of the respondents deemed Suomen Antropologi a very important or somewhat important channel for publishing their own work. On a bit more alarming note, 72 per cent of the respondents were not aware that the journal is electronically available through the EBSCO Academic Search Complete database. Obviously, this is something that needs to be highlighted in the future. One of the most important objectives of the survey was to find out how the readers of the journal would respond to the possibility of going electronic. A vast majority, 72 per cent, stated that they would continue being members of the Society even if Suomen Antropologi became an electronic publication. Presently, no decisions have been made on the matter, but it is an option that has to be seriously considered. The publishing grants that the journal receives have decreased significantly in recent times and consequently a larger part of the Society’s income has been allocated to cover the costs of the journal. Needless to say, this has had a negative effect on our other activities: there have been fewer resources for organizing conferences, seminars, movie nights and such events. As the journal staff is working mostly on a voluntary basis, the only feasible way to save money would be to reduce the printing costs. The readers will be kept posted on future developments.

I would like to end this editorial note by thanking the former Editor-in-Chief Marie- Louise Karttunen for her very important, inventive and resilient work for the journal during the past five years. I have had the pleasure of working with her for most of that period and in the future I hope to be able to match the high standard set by her, as well as her predecessor Karen Armstrong. Perhaps the most important legacy that we should cherish from Marie-Louise’s editorship is the idea of forging the journal into a global forum for Finnish anthropologists. Five years ago, when Suomen Antropologi became a fully English-language publication, she stated that the policy of the journal is to work towards consolidating its position as a platform where scholars working in Finland could present the findings of their research as well as their opinions to a global audience. Correspondingly, the journal should also be a channel through which the global audience is able to reach Finnish readership. This is certainly something for which we will continue to strive in the future. Fortunately for us, Marie-Louise will not be leaving the journal completely but will continue working in a different capacity.]]>
The forum section offers a very interesting and multifaceted discussion on the role of anthropology in resolving of global environmental problems. The forum titled Culture, Exchange, and Global Ecology introduces four authors whose own research has touched the topic in different ways. The discussion starts with Professor Alf Hornborg’s (Lund University) piece about the marginal position of anthropological and/or cultural analysis in public debates about ecological issues and what could be done to improve the current state of affairs. This is followed by comments and insights from Anja Nygren (University of Helsinki), Laura Rival (University of Oxford) and Anand Pandian (Johns Hopkins University). The book reviews received for this issue share a common theme: hence a subtitle Urban social justice, borders and movements. This issue also includes a separate section for conference reports.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all our readers who took the time to complete our recent reader survey. The response was positive. According to the survey, the overall content of the journal as well as the quality of its different sections (articles, research reports, forums, and reviews) were rated good. In addition to that, 57 per cent of the respondents deemed Suomen Antropologi a very important or somewhat important channel for publishing their own work. On a bit more alarming note, 72 per cent of the respondents were not aware that the journal is electronically available through the EBSCO Academic Search Complete database. Obviously, this is something that needs to be highlighted in the future. One of the most important objectives of the survey was to find out how the readers of the journal would respond to the possibility of going electronic. A vast majority, 72 per cent, stated that they would continue being members of the Society even if Suomen Antropologi became an electronic publication. Presently, no decisions have been made on the matter, but it is an option that has to be seriously considered. The publishing grants that the journal receives have decreased significantly in recent times and consequently a larger part of the Society’s income has been allocated to cover the costs of the journal. Needless to say, this has had a negative effect on our other activities: there have been fewer resources for organizing conferences, seminars, movie nights and such events. As the journal staff is working mostly on a voluntary basis, the only feasible way to save money would be to reduce the printing costs. The readers will be kept posted on future developments.

I would like to end this editorial note by thanking the former Editor-in-Chief Marie- Louise Karttunen for her very important, inventive and resilient work for the journal during the past five years. I have had the pleasure of working with her for most of that period and in the future I hope to be able to match the high standard set by her, as well as her predecessor Karen Armstrong. Perhaps the most important legacy that we should cherish from Marie-Louise’s editorship is the idea of forging the journal into a global forum for Finnish anthropologists. Five years ago, when Suomen Antropologi became a fully English-language publication, she stated that the policy of the journal is to work towards consolidating its position as a platform where scholars working in Finland could present the findings of their research as well as their opinions to a global audience. Correspondingly, the journal should also be a channel through which the global audience is able to reach Finnish readership. This is certainly something for which we will continue to strive in the future. Fortunately for us, Marie-Louise will not be leaving the journal completely but will continue working in a different capacity.]]> http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/editor%e2%80%99s-note-3/feed/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/building-the-human-economy-a-question-of-value/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/building-the-human-economy-a-question-of-value/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:48:58 +0000 anna a http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/?p=2578 http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/building-the-human-economy-a-question-of-value/feed/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/engaging-with-the-environment-in-the-industrialized-russian-north/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/engaging-with-the-environment-in-the-industrialized-russian-north/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:47:43 +0000 anna a http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/?p=2575 http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/engaging-with-the-environment-in-the-industrialized-russian-north/feed/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/forum-the-value-of-gambling-and-its-research/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/forum-the-value-of-gambling-and-its-research/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:43:00 +0000 anna a http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/?p=2561
Jukka Jouhki: Writing Against Culture with Online Poker (79)

Perpetual Crentsil: Immigrant Gambling in Finland (82)

Jani Kinnunen: The Social Rewards of Online Gambling (85)

Riitta Matilainen: Gambling and Consumption: The hidden value of historical perspectives (89)
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Jukka Jouhki: Writing Against Culture with Online Poker (79)

Perpetual Crentsil: Immigrant Gambling in Finland (82)

Jani Kinnunen: The Social Rewards of Online Gambling (85)

Riitta Matilainen: Gambling and Consumption: The hidden value of historical perspectives (89)
]]> http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/forum-the-value-of-gambling-and-its-research/feed/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/book-reviews-8/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/book-reviews-8/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:30:50 +0000 anna a http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/?p=2567
Toomas Gross: Chris Coulter. Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers: Womens Lives through War and Peace in Sierra Leone (93)

Laura Lyytikäinen: Jessica K. Taft. Rebel Girls: Youth Activism and Social Change across the Americas 95

Ryan Schram: Maya Mayblin. Gender, Catholicism, and Morality in Brazil: Virtuous Husbands, Powerful Wives 97]]>
Toomas Gross: Chris Coulter. Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers: Womens Lives through War and Peace in Sierra Leone (93)

Laura Lyytikäinen: Jessica K. Taft. Rebel Girls: Youth Activism and Social Change across the Americas 95

Ryan Schram: Maya Mayblin. Gender, Catholicism, and Morality in Brazil: Virtuous Husbands, Powerful Wives 97]]> http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/book-reviews-8/feed/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/interesting-new-publications-4/ http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/interesting-new-publications-4/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:21:05 +0000 anna a http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/?p=2564 L’engagement ethnographique. Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales.

Cuadriello, Jaime (trans. Christopher J. Follett) 2011. The Glories of the Republic of Tlaxcala: Art and Life in Viceregal Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press.

Bahramitash, Roksana and Hadi Salehi Esfahani (eds) 2011. Veiled Employment: Islamism and the Political Economy of Women’s Employment in Iran. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press

Dahlgren, Susanne 2010. Contesting Realities: The Public Sphere and Morality in Southern Yemen. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press.

Djait, Hichem (trans. Janet Fouli) 2010. Islamic Culture in Crisis: A Reflection on Civilizations in History. Piscataway: Transaction Publishers.

Halme-Tuomisaari, Miia 2010. Human Rights in Action: Learning Expert Knowledge. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers.

Hatavara, Mari, Markku Lehtimäki and Pekka Tammi (ed.) 2010. Luonnolliset ja luonnottomat kertomukset: Jälkiklassisen narratologian suuntia. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Kaartinen, Timo 2010. Songs of Travel, Stories of Place: Poetics of Absence in an Eastern Indonesian Society. Academia Scientiarum Fennica. Helsinki.

Kouadio, Kobenan N’guettia Martin 2011. Poétique de l’imaginaire et construction du sens: Schèmes, images, syntaxes et signifiance. Chambéry: Éditions de l’université de Savoie.

Pardo, Italo and Giuliana B. Prato (eds) 2010. Citizenship and the Legitimacy of Governance: Anthropology in the Mediterranean Region. Aldershot: Ashgate.

Scheffer, Thomas and Jörg Niewöhner (eds) 2010. Thick Comparison: Reviving the Ethnographic Aspiration. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers.

Stavans, Ilan and Iván Jaksić 2011. What is la hispanidad? A Conversation. Austin: University of Texas Press.

Terrier, Jean (forthcoming in 2011). Visions of the Social: Society as a Political Project in France, 1750–1950. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers.

Wegner, Eva 2011. Islamist Opposition in Authoritarian Regimes: The Party of Justice and Development in Morocco. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press.]]> L’engagement ethnographique. Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales.

Cuadriello, Jaime (trans. Christopher J. Follett) 2011. The Glories of the Republic of Tlaxcala: Art and Life in Viceregal Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press.

Bahramitash, Roksana and Hadi Salehi Esfahani (eds) 2011. Veiled Employment: Islamism and the Political Economy of Women’s Employment in Iran. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press

Dahlgren, Susanne 2010. Contesting Realities: The Public Sphere and Morality in Southern Yemen. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press.

Djait, Hichem (trans. Janet Fouli) 2010. Islamic Culture in Crisis: A Reflection on Civilizations in History. Piscataway: Transaction Publishers.

Halme-Tuomisaari, Miia 2010. Human Rights in Action: Learning Expert Knowledge. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers.

Hatavara, Mari, Markku Lehtimäki and Pekka Tammi (ed.) 2010. Luonnolliset ja luonnottomat kertomukset: Jälkiklassisen narratologian suuntia. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Kaartinen, Timo 2010. Songs of Travel, Stories of Place: Poetics of Absence in an Eastern Indonesian Society. Academia Scientiarum Fennica. Helsinki.

Kouadio, Kobenan N’guettia Martin 2011. Poétique de l’imaginaire et construction du sens: Schèmes, images, syntaxes et signifiance. Chambéry: Éditions de l’université de Savoie.

Pardo, Italo and Giuliana B. Prato (eds) 2010. Citizenship and the Legitimacy of Governance: Anthropology in the Mediterranean Region. Aldershot: Ashgate.

Scheffer, Thomas and Jörg Niewöhner (eds) 2010. Thick Comparison: Reviving the Ethnographic Aspiration. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers.

Stavans, Ilan and Iván Jaksić 2011. What is la hispanidad? A Conversation. Austin: University of Texas Press.

Terrier, Jean (forthcoming in 2011). Visions of the Social: Society as a Political Project in France, 1750–1950. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers.

Wegner, Eva 2011. Islamist Opposition in Authoritarian Regimes: The Party of Justice and Development in Morocco. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press.]]> http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/2011/interesting-new-publications-4/feed/