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Introduction: Piety, Responsibility, Subjectivity - Changing Moral Economies of Gender Relations in Contemporary Muslim Africa (2008)
Journal Article
Janson, M., & Schulz, D. (2008). Introduction: Piety, Responsibility, Subjectivity - Changing Moral Economies of Gender Relations in Contemporary Muslim Africa. Journal for Islamic studies, 28, 2-8. https://doi.org/10.4314/jis.v28i1.39951

This special issue brings together four case studies that explore, from a comparative angle, the interrelation between current trends towards moral renewal in Muslim Africa on the one hand, and transformations of gender relations on the other.1 The c... Read More about Introduction: Piety, Responsibility, Subjectivity - Changing Moral Economies of Gender Relations in Contemporary Muslim Africa.

In the Mists of Development: Fairtrade in Kenyan Tea Fields (2008)
Book Chapter
Dolan, C. (2008). In the Mists of Development: Fairtrade in Kenyan Tea Fields. In S. R. Curran, A. Linton, A. Cooke, & A. Schrank (Eds.), The Global Governance of Food (195-208). Routledge

Increasing numbers of consumers see themselves as ‘partners’ in poverty reduction, purchasing Fairtrade products to offset inequalities in the global economy and to ensure that producers in developing countries enjoy the same basic rights and freedom... Read More about In the Mists of Development: Fairtrade in Kenyan Tea Fields.

Arbitrating Risk through Moral Values: The Case of Kenyan Fair Trade’, in Hidden Hands in the Market: Ethnographies of Fair Trade, Ethical Consumption, and Corporate Social Responsibility (2008)
Journal Article
Dolan, C. (2008). Arbitrating Risk through Moral Values: The Case of Kenyan Fair Trade’, in Hidden Hands in the Market: Ethnographies of Fair Trade, Ethical Consumption, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Research in economic anthropology, 28, 271-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0190-1281%2808%2928012-1

This chapter examines the Kenyan Fairtrade flower as a site of value making, one that provides a constructive lens into how moral obligation and ethical accountability are shaped by risk perceptions and become visible through the process of transnati... Read More about Arbitrating Risk through Moral Values: The Case of Kenyan Fair Trade’, in Hidden Hands in the Market: Ethnographies of Fair Trade, Ethical Consumption, and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Stewards of Virtue? The Ethical Dilemma of CSR in African Agriculture (2008)
Journal Article
Blowfield, M., & Dolan, C. (2008). Stewards of Virtue? The Ethical Dilemma of CSR in African Agriculture. Development and Change, 39(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2008.00465.x

In recent years companies have responded to increasingly powerful consumer politics by expanding the scope of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to include ethical trade. This article examines the ethic embedded in and promulgated through ethical... Read More about Stewards of Virtue? The Ethical Dilemma of CSR in African Agriculture.

Getting By the Occupation: How Violence became Normal during the Second Palestinian Intifada (2008)
Journal Article
Allen, L. (2008). Getting By the Occupation: How Violence became Normal during the Second Palestinian Intifada. Cultural Anthropology, 23(3), 453-487. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-1360.2008.00015.x

The second Palestinian intifada against Israeli occupation, which began in September 2000, saw Palestinian areas repeatedly invaded and shelled by Israeli forces. A long history of war and targeted cities is told along the thoroughfares of Palestinia... Read More about Getting By the Occupation: How Violence became Normal during the Second Palestinian Intifada.

Getting By the Occupation: How Violence became Normal during the Second Palestinian Intifada (2008)
Journal Article
Allen, L. (2008). Getting By the Occupation: How Violence became Normal during the Second Palestinian Intifada. Cultural Anthropology, 23(3), 453-487. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-1360.2008.00015.x

The second Palestinian intifada against Israeli occupation, which began in September 2000, saw Palestinian areas repeatedly invaded and shelled by Israeli forces. A long history of war and targeted cities is told along the thoroughfares of Palestinia... Read More about Getting By the Occupation: How Violence became Normal during the Second Palestinian Intifada.

Confronting the Past? Negotiating a Heritage of Conflict in Sierra Leone (2008)
Journal Article
Basu, P. (2008). Confronting the Past? Negotiating a Heritage of Conflict in Sierra Leone. Journal of Material Culture, 13(2), 233-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359183508090896

Cultural heritage is not a priority in Sierra Leone. As one of the poorest countries in the world and one only gradually recovering from civil war, there are more immediate concerns. Despite long-term neglect, this article considers whether there is,... Read More about Confronting the Past? Negotiating a Heritage of Conflict in Sierra Leone.

Confronting the Past? Negotiating a Heritage of Conflict in Sierra Leone (2008)
Journal Article
Basu, P. (2008). Confronting the Past? Negotiating a Heritage of Conflict in Sierra Leone. Journal of Material Culture, 13(2), 233-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359183508090896

Cultural heritage is not a priority in Sierra Leone. As one of the poorest countries in the world and one only gradually recovering from civil war, there are more immediate concerns. Despite long-term neglect, this article considers whether there is,... Read More about Confronting the Past? Negotiating a Heritage of Conflict in Sierra Leone.