Social Anthropology
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Introduction : towards an ethnography of meeting
(2017-04) - Journal articleThis introductory essay describes a novel approach to meetings in relation to broader literatures within and beyond anthropology. We suggest that notwithstanding many accounts in which meetings figure, little attention has ... -
An office of ethics : meetings, roles and moral enthusiasm in animal protection
(2017-04) - Journal articleThis article explores the relationship between meetings and organisational ethics in an animal protection charity in Scotland. Here, recent ‘professionalisation’ has seen the late introduction of an ethics of office and ... -
Introduction : the ethical constitution of energy dilemmas
(2019-03-11) - Journal articleGrowing anthropological research on energy provides critical explorations into the cross‐cultural ways in which people perceive and use this fundamental resource. We argue that two dominant frameworks animate that literature: ... -
Projects of devotion : Energy exploration and moral ambition in the cosmoeconomy of oil and gas in the Western United States
(2019-03-11) - Journal articleThis article considers how people working in the oil and gas industry in Colorado perceive their involvement in energy exploration in relation to broader understandings of devotion, compassion, and outreach. I argue that ... -
Changing climates, different cultures : school curricula and children’s perceptions
(2016) - Journal article
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