As complex institutions extend into and govern greater spheres of social life, ethnographers
contend with policy in an ever-widening range of fieldsites. This review examines …

This article focuses on how the anthropological study of media—through an examination of
its production, circulation, and consumption—elucidates issues of social organization …

Why do some armed groups kidnap for ransom? Despite a dramatic spike in kidnappings by
political groups over the last several decades, there are scant existing explanations for why …

This article reviews key theoretical and methodological contributions that anthropologists
have made to the study of what we call security regimes. While anthropologists have been …

“Denial, a psychological defense mechanism, is an unconscious mental maneuver that
cancels out or obscures painful reality.... We do not need to confront or change things that do …

Over the last few decades, there has been much attention to the different impacts of conflict
on women and their role in conflict and peace, leading to increased attention to gender in …

In today's competitive environment, the marketing is an imperative tool for the survival and
sustainable growth of any business or product. The objective of the undertaken research is …

On November 24, 2016, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia signed a revised peace accord that marked a political end to over a half-century of …

Desertion, or the unauthorized exit from an armed group, has major implications for
counterinsurgency, war termination, and recruitment dynamics. While existing research …

This volume contributes to a new anthropology of militarism that has crystallized since the
end of the cold war. Unlike scholars in mainstream security studies and political science …