Since its inception in 2001, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been met with
resistance by various African states and their leaders, who see the court as a new iteration of …

This article reviews the anthropological scholarship that engages with religious conversion
as a political phenomenon, broadly defined. It develops the idea of making a difference as …

Most scholarship on Jewish conversion in Israel emphasises the precarious entanglement
between the process and the politics of the Jewish State. This article, instead, unpacks the …

This article contributes to contemporary debates in the anthropology of international justice
by exploring how narratives about the International Criminal Court have been applied …

In recent years, wineries have proliferated in Israel's West Bank settlements, some of which
are now producing world‐class wine. However, growing grapes and making wine in this …

An anthropological study based on ethnographic work in Israel and Qatar explores the
relationship between science, particularly genetics, and national identity. Based on …

This article examines the encounters of Generation 1.5 Jewish immigrants from the former
Soviet Union (FSU) with the Orthodox establishment within the framework of weddings and …

This paper contributes to current debates over the “Jewish continuity crisis” and its
paradigmatic status, by broadening the scope to include the Israeli context, shifting the focus …

Anthropologists have long displayed interest in the tension between choice and coercion in
processes of religious conversion. In this article, I draw from ethnographic work in …

In this review essay, I explore the implications of renewed anthropological interest in
materiality and the cultures that emerge from interaction among humans, nonhuman agents …