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Anthropology, Global Economics

Austerity: An Economy of Words? – Pt. 1

By Keith Hart This essay starts with a personal account of the near starvation of Europe after the Second World … Continue reading Austerity: An Economy of Words? – Pt. 1

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Civil Rights Leader or Pan Africanist?
Anthropology

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Civil Rights Leader or Pan Africanist?

By Jehron Muhammad Every year, including 2023 we in the United States celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights … Continue reading Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Civil Rights Leader or Pan Africanist?

Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg
Anthropology, Global Politics

Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg

The Future Sudan Campaign reviewed the published details of the signing of the so-called framework agreement between General Abdel Fattah … Continue reading Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg

Female African warriors and their brave fight against the African slave trade by Jehron Muhammad
Anthropology

Female African warriors and their brave fight against the African slave trade by Jehron Muhammad

The film “The Woman King,” directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring award-winning actress Viola Davis, though receiving much acclaim, has … Continue reading Female African warriors and their brave fight against the African slave trade by Jehron Muhammad

Brazil’s Pendulum of Politics
Anthropology, Politics

Brazil’s Pendulum of Politics

“There’s a struggle that repeats itself throughout history, over and over again – the oppressors against the oppressed.”—Simon Bolívar Interestingly, … Continue reading Brazil’s Pendulum of Politics

Dakar’s Museum Celebrates Blackness by Mohamadou Cisse
Anthropology

Dakar’s Museum Celebrates Blackness by Mohamadou Cisse

The Museum of Black Civilizations, dubbed the world’s largest dedicated to Black Art, Culture and History, is an impressive building … Continue reading Dakar’s Museum Celebrates Blackness by Mohamadou Cisse

<strong>Sudan’s political and leadership turmoil continues by Jehron Muhammad</strong>
Global Politics

Sudan’s political and leadership turmoil continues by Jehron Muhammad

Understanding Sudanese politics is like a long-distance relationship. You never fully appreciate the relationship until you are living with the … Continue reading Sudan’s political and leadership turmoil continues by Jehron Muhammad

The anthropology of debt by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

The anthropology of debt by Keith Hart

(Editor’s note: This article is published in its entirety with the permission of the author) The limits of naïvety I … Continue reading The anthropology of debt by Keith Hart

The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 2 – by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 2 – by Keith Hart

After 1971 World economy has reverted since the break-up of the Bretton Woods system of fixed parity exchange rates to … Continue reading The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 2 – by Keith Hart

The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 1 – by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 1 – by Keith Hart

Abstract The global economic crisis is not merely financial, a moment in the historical cycle of credit and debt. The … Continue reading The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 1 – by Keith Hart

Interview with Keith Hart on Nationalism
Anthropology

Interview with Keith Hart on Nationalism

by Nika Dubrovsky Keith Hart was the International Director of the Human Economy Programme, University of Pretoria and Professor of … Continue reading Interview with Keith Hart on Nationalism

South Africa’s two-tier economy (2012-2022) by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

South Africa’s two-tier economy (2012-2022) by Keith Hart

This analysis is based on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report for 2011-2012. It identifies twelve “pillars” of sustainable … Continue reading South Africa’s two-tier economy (2012-2022) by Keith Hart

SPECIAL EDITION: The Wages of War
Global Politics

SPECIAL EDITION: The Wages of War

Unlike any other war the United States ever took part in, the Vietnam War was a major turning point. It … Continue reading SPECIAL EDITION: The Wages of War

Sudan’s kleptocratic military system won’t stop the people’s movement from rising by Jehron Muhammad
Global Politics

Sudan’s kleptocratic military system won’t stop the people’s movement from rising by Jehron Muhammad

Anti-military coup, pro-democracy marches occurring in Sudan with growing numbers and increasing frequency since October show there is a renewed, … Continue reading Sudan’s kleptocratic military system won’t stop the people’s movement from rising by Jehron Muhammad

Liberal Revolutions and the African Future: An Interview with Keith Hart
Anthropology

Liberal Revolutions and the African Future: An Interview with Keith Hart

Economic anthropologist Keith Hart (KH), one of the leading figures in African studies, spoke to Social Transformations editor Lisandro Claudio … Continue reading Liberal Revolutions and the African Future: An Interview with Keith Hart

Africa 2021: Perplexing, horrendous, dramatic and inspiring by Jehron Muhammad
Global Politics

Africa 2021: Perplexing, horrendous, dramatic and inspiring by Jehron Muhammad

Africa’s year 2021 was perplexing, horrendous, dramatic but also inspirational. It can be summed in the “two-ness” of the sojourn … Continue reading Africa 2021: Perplexing, horrendous, dramatic and inspiring by Jehron Muhammad

Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union Part 2 by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union Part 2 by Keith Hart

(Keynote address for a World Customs Organization/World Bank conference on ‘Informality, international trade and customs’, Brussels, 3-4 June 2013) It … Continue reading Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union Part 2 by Keith Hart

Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union by Keith Hart
Anthropology, Economics

Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union by Keith Hart

(Keynote address for a World Customs Organization/World Bank conference on ‘Informality, international trade and customs’, Brussels, 3-4 June 2013) It … Continue reading Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union by Keith Hart

Sudan: Its diversity, economics and history by Jehron Muhammad
Economics, Global Politics

Sudan: Its diversity, economics and history by Jehron Muhammad

KHARTOUM, Sudan—Nothing says diversity like Sudan. Once Africa’s largest country, now divided by neocolonial and neoliberal machinations the U.S. helped … Continue reading Sudan: Its diversity, economics and history by Jehron Muhammad

Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 3
Anthropology, Economics

Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 3

by Keith Hart Why Study Gypsy Economy? Looking at the contributions to this volume, I would pick out four themes: … Continue reading Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 3

Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 2
Anthropology, Economics

Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 2

by Keith Hart Heads or tails? Martin Fotta referred to a lecture of mine on money, “Heads or tails? Two … Continue reading Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 2

Gypsy Economy: the Promise and Limitations of Ethnography
Anthropology, Economics

Gypsy Economy: the Promise and Limitations of Ethnography

By Keith Hart The Promise and Limits of Ethnography I am usually rather concerned when I observe how unreflectingly my … Continue reading Gypsy Economy: the Promise and Limitations of Ethnography

How Political Corruption Impacts Culture
Politics

How Political Corruption Impacts Culture

How Political Corruption Impacts Culture From a traditional perspective, when people think of South America, many think of a group … Continue reading How Political Corruption Impacts Culture

An Unlawful Form of Democracy
Politics

An Unlawful Form of Democracy

What do we mean by an unlawful form of democracy? In the context of discussing the events of January 6, … Continue reading An Unlawful Form of Democracy

Trump’s attack on American “democracy” – Part 2 by Keith Hart
Politics

Trump’s attack on American “democracy” – Part 2 by Keith Hart

Is the United States a racist theocracy? As the last of three generations of Northern Irish Protestant descent settled in … Continue reading Trump’s attack on American “democracy” – Part 2 by Keith Hart

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