Social Anthropology
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Christianity, stigma, and mass conversion among Spanish Gitanos
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06-28) - ThesisMy doctoral thesis examines the emergence of religiously based worldviews, values, and collective imaginaries among Roma/Gitanos in Spain. Juxtaposing long-term ethnographical observation, interviews with religious leaders, ... -
Making sense of Melayu : an ethnographic study of primary school children in Brunei Darussalam
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06-28) - ThesisThis study examines how social relations in a school, and at home, shape primary school children’s understanding of Melayu (Malay) in Brunei Darussalam. Social relations, specifically the child-child, teacher-pupil, and ... -
The struggle, in utero : choice, control and trust in infertility treatment and abortion rights campaigning in Ireland
(University of St Andrews, 2021-12-01) - ThesisIn May 2018, the citizens of Ireland voted to repeal the 8th amendment of the Constitution, thus overturning the ban on abortion that had been in place for over a century. The vote paved the way for a more general debate ... -
Timescapes of independence : temporality, utopia and living the future in Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-13) - ThesisBased on fifteen months of ethnographic fieldwork amongst Edinburgh Scottish National Party (SNP) activists, this thesis argues that the future forms a key element of political life and plays a greater role than the past ... -
Navigating to the Island of Hope - a Pacific response to globalisation, environmental degradation and climate change
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-27) - ThesisNavigating to the Island of Hope - A Pacific Response to Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Economic Globalisation in Oceania explores and seeks to understand indigenous responses to the powerful forces of ...