Research projects

Our current research projects

Satoyama Reconnections: Engaging Communities in Resilient, Nature- and Climate-Positive Land Use Futures.

Prof. Tobias Haller, UNiversität Bern, Gloucestershire (UK), Kyoto, Niigata, Doshiba (Japan), AgroParisTech (FR), Umea (Schweden), Biopolis (Portugal).

Juridification of climate politics in the name of climate emergency: the case of climate activism and litigation in Switzerland

Dr. Jevgeniy Bluwstein, Lucie Benoit

Pathways from Injury: Naming, Proving, Interpreting

Prof. Julia Eckert, Sharib Aqleem Ali, Surya Ghildiyal

Arbitraging Extraction (Arbitrex): Arbitral Reasoning in the Legal Topographies of Global Extraction

Matthieu Pierre Michel Bolay Dubuis, Paule Pastré

Drylands Facing Change: Interdisciplinary Research on Climate Change, Food Insecurity, Political Instability

Prof. Tobias Haller

Building Gendered Futures: Rawabi and Palestinian Urbanity

Sabrina Stallone M.A.

Violent Safe Havens? Exploring Articulations and Repercussions of Violence in Refugee Reception and Settlement

Dr. Carolin Fischer, Manuel Insberg, M.A.

Mediating the Ecological Imperative

Prof. Dr. Michaela Schäuble

Convivial Constitutionality: Human-Predator-Interrelations in Complex Social-Ecological Systems

Prof. Dr. Tobias Haller

,Europe reverse' - Sizilien als Labor ,hybrider Staatlichkeit' in Europa?

Dr. Lene Faust, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Christian Henrich-Franke

Big Data Lives. Anthropological Perspectives on Tech-Imaginaries and Human Transformations

Projektleitung: Prof. Dr. Michaela Schäuble, Dr. Darcy Alexandra, Lucien Schönenberg, Sophie Wagner 

Book Project on Mega-Infrastructure Projects. Disenchanted Modernities: Mega-Infrastructure Projects, Socio-Ecological Changes and Local Resonses with Lit Publishers Berlin

By Tobias Haller (Institute of Social Anthropology), Christopoh Oberlack (Centre for Developoment and Environment (CDE)) and Samuel Weissman (Institute of Social Anthropology) University of Bern, Switzerland

Foodways in West Africa: An integrated approach on pots, animals and plants

By Anne Mayor (University of Geneva, Switzerland, Tobias Haller (University of Bern, Switzertland, Martine Regert (University of Côte d’Azur, France)

Silicon Mountains
Prof. Tobias Haller, Prof. Heinzpeter Znoj, A. Zangger, Dr. Laura Coppens, Prof. Heike Mayer, Prof. Silvia Berger-Ziauddin

IFK Religious Conflicts and Coping Strategies
Interfakultäre Forschungskooperation mit Prof. Michaela Schäuble

From the Sacred to the Spectacular: Performance of Diasporic Consciousness through Visual Representations in Brazilian Candomblé.
Zainabu Jallo, M.A.

Preventing Terror, Containing Risk: The securitization of development in the global fight against violent extremism
Kiri Santer, M.A.

Tarantism Revisited. A collaborative crossmedia project on performance, cultural heritage and popular religion
Prof. Michaela Schäuble, Dr. Anja Dreschke

Law in Protest: Transnational Struggles for Corporate Liability
Prof. Julia Eckert, Angela Lindt, M.A.

The emergence of global tax payers: the (re-)making of international business tax law
Prof. Julia Eckert, Dr. des. Johanna Mugler

Sustainable Commons Adaptations to Landscape Ecosystems in Switzerland (SCALES): Institutional Change, Constitutional Innovations and Public Policies in Swiss Resource Management
Prof. Dr. Tobias Haller, Prof. Dr. Christian Rohr, Prof. Dr. Stéphane Nahrath, PD Dr. Jean-David Gerber, Dr. Stefan Mann, Dr. Karina Liechti, Dr. Rémi Schweizer, Dr. Martin Stuber, Dr. Rahel Wunderli

Trapped in Paradise: Entangled Mobilities and Imaginaries of Freedom
Prof. Sabine Strasser, Paul Reade PhD, Danaé Leitenberg, M.A.

Contested claims: The Debate between State, Sami Parliament and Local Organizations about Fjordal Resources in Northern Norway.
Prof. Dr. Tobias Haller, Lic. phil. Angelika Lätsch

Alpbewirtschaftung im Wandel: Verhandlungsprozesse und Regelbildung in der kollektiven Verwaltung von Alpbetrieben am Beispiel der Gemeindealpen Laax und Sumvitg (GR) (pdf, 34KB)
Prof. Dr. Tobias Haller (PL), Lic.phil., M.A. Gabriela Landolt

 

Completed research projects

Trapped in Paradise: Entangled Mobilities and Imaginaries of Freedom
Prof. Sabine Strasser, Paul Reade PhD, Danaé Leitenberg, M.A.

Contested claims: The Debate between State, Sami Parliament and Local Organizations about Fjordal Resources in Northern Norway.
Prof. Dr. Tobias Haller, Lic. phil. Angelika Lätsch

Law in Protest: Transnational Struggles for Corporate Liability
Prof. Julia Eckert, Angela Lindt, M.A.

The emergence of global tax payers: the (re-)making of international business tax law
Prof. Julia Eckert, Dr. des. Johanna Mugler

Silicon Mountains
Prof. Tobias Haller, Prof. Heinzpeter Znoj, A. Zangger, Dr. Laura Coppens, Prof. Heike Mayer, Prof. Silvia Berger-Ziauddin

IFK Religious Conflicts and Coping Strategies
Interfakultäre Forschungskooperation mit Prof. Michaela Schäuble

From the Sacred to the Spectacular: Performance of Diasporic Consciousness through Visual Representations in Brazilian Candomblé.
Zainabu Jallo, M.A.

Preventing Terror, Containing Risk: The securitization of development in the global fight against violent extremism
Kiri Santer, M.A.

Violent Safe Havens? Exploring Articulations and Repercussions of Violence in Refugee Reception and Settlement

Dr. Carolin Fischer, Manuel Insberg, M.A.

Feminization, agricultural transition and rural employment: Social and political conditions of asset-building in the context of export-led agriculture and alternative income generating opportunities
Prof. Heinzpeter Znoj

Anthropology of Mining (Book Project) (pdf, 110KB)
Prof. Dr. Tobias Haller, Madlen Kobi M.A., Helen Gambon M.A., Thomas Niederberger M.A. and BA/MA students

Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and Gender in Africa: The Impact of Institutional Change and Land Investments on Gender Relations and Food Security
Lead Prof. Dr. Tobias Haller, Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern Co-lead: Prof. Dr. Jean-David Gerber (Institute of Geography, University of Bern In collaboration with Swiss TPH (Dr. Sonja Merten) and Centre for Gender Studies (Prof. Sabine Strasser, Institute of Social Anthropology and Center for Gender Studies, University of Bern)

“Why Reforestation Fails: Institutional Change, Climate Change and Migration in Coastal Yucatán, Mexico“
Lysann Schneider

Intimate Uncertainties. Precarious Life and Moral Economy across European Borders
Prof. Sabine Strasser, Lic. phil. Julia Rehsmann, Lic. phil. Veronika Siegl, Lic. phil. Gerhild Perl, Luisa Piart M.A.

Transnational Biographies of Education. Young Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers and their Navigation through Shifting Social Realities in Switzerland and Turkey
Prof. Dr. Sabine Strasser, Dr. Kathrin Oester Znoj, Dr. Annika Lems, Elif Tibet M.A.

Austerity Medicine. Precarious Healthcare in Contemporary Spain
Dr. Janina Kehr

WASH in health facilities in the context of genderised sanitation. How Indian and Ugandan health centres manage the sanitation needs of special users groups
Prof. Dr. Sabine Strasser as Co-coordinator

Piräus, die Entstehung eines Containerumschlaghafens: Gebilde lokaler und globaler Beziehungen des Kapitalismus
Linda Charlotte Gubler Soto Astudillo, M.A.

Doing Credibility; The Construction of Credibility in Swiss Asylum Procedures
Prof. Julia Eckert, Raphaël Rey, M.A., Laura Affolter, M.A., Johanna Fuchs, M.A.

Just Tea? The Moral Economy of Assam Tea Production
Anna-Lena Wolf, M.A.

Accountability, Quantification and Criminal Justice in South Africa,
Johanna Mugler, M.A.

Gender and Citizenship. Politische und gesellschaftliche Partizipation im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert am Beispiel der religiös-sozialen Bewegung und der institutionalisierten Gleichstellungsarbeit.
Prof. Heinzpeter Znoj, Miriam Ganzfried, Ruth Ammann, Nadja Brechbühl

Staging Difference. Interreligious Dynamics among Kempo Manggarai Catholics and Muslims in post-Suharto Indonesia (pdf, 2.8 MB)
Prof. Heinzpeter Znoj, Sabine Zurschmitten

Land restitution and the moral modernity of the new South African state.
Dr. Olaf Zenker

The Formation of Same-sex Parenthood in Jewish Israel Society.
Prof. Dr. Édouard Conte, Lic. phil. Sibylle Lustenberger

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Chinese Territoriality: Development of Infrastructure and Han Migration into the Region.
Prof. Dr. H. Znoj, Dr. Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi, Madlen Kobi M.A.

The practice of Islamic Family Law in Palestine and Israel: Text and Context.
Prof. Dr. Edouard Conte, Dr. Nahda Shehada, Llm. Reem Al-Bormen, Dr. Waleed Gharaibeh

Feeding dilemmas. Anthropological perspectives on infant feeding, policies and science in contexts of HIV.
Dr. Saskia Walentowitz

Die Gesundheits- und Krankheitserfahrung in der Migration. Am Beispiel der türkischen Arbeits- und Fluchtmigranten in der Schweiz. Eine medizinanthropologische Studie.
Lic. phil. Saadet Türkmen

The Meaning of Turkey. Narratives and Negotiations of the Islamic and the Secular on Turkish Commercial Television.
Prof. Dr. Julia Eckert (PL), Dr. Britta Ohm

(Re)challenging Norms and Values in (Post-)Socialist Vietnam. Decision Making Strategies within the Hô (Household) and Beyond.
Dr. phil. Angelica Wehrli

Kleinbäuerlicher Widerstand gegen den Strukturwandel im Emmental. (pdf, 32KB)
Prof. Dr. Heinzpeter Znoj (PL), M.A. Gabriela Rauber

Muslim minority communities and regimes of incorporation: A comparison of the Ahmadi and the Alevi diaspora in Switzerland.
Prof. Dr. Martin Sökefeld, lic. phil. Sarah Beyeler, lic. phil. Virginia Suter

Kashmiri-Diaspora, Transnational Politics and the Kashmir Dispute.(pdf, 53KB)
Prof. Dr. Martin Sökefeld

Partizipationsmöglichkeiten für die ausländische Wohnbevölkerung: Bestandesaufnahme, Typen und Wirkung.(pdf, 33KB)
Prof. Dr. Hans-Rudolf Wicker, lic. phil. Brigitte Arn, lic. phil. Lena Emch-Fassnach

Young People in Andean Local Groups: Shifting Identities and Societies in Transition
Dr. Eva Fischer

Ausländerinnen und Ausländer im geschlossenen Strafvollzug.
Prof. Hans-Rudolf Wicker, Prof. Karl-Ludwig Kunz, Dr. Ueli Hostettler, Dr. Jonas Weber, Lic. phil. Christin Achermann (SNF Projekt Nr. 405140-69090, Laufzeit 2003-2006)

Contemporary Forms of Bonded Labour in Southeast Asia.
Prof. Heinzpeter Znoj, Prof. Jean-Luc Maurer, Dr. Annuska Derks, Dr. Christophe Gironde, Olivia Killias, M.A., Le Thu Huong, M.A. (2006-2009)

(K)Ein Ende der Gewalt. Sozialstruktur und Geschlechterbeziehungen nach Krieg und Zerstörung: Bosnien-Herzegowina und Ost-Sri Lanka.
Prof. Dr. Heinzpeter Znoj, Lic. phil. Anja Sieber, Lic. phil. Kathrin Thurnheer (2006-2009).

Tropenclochards. Hippie Masala. Dokumentarfilm. (pdf, 25KB)
Grossenbacher, Ueli; Damaris Lüthi und Avesh. (Recherche)arbeiten: 1999-2006.

Securing a Livelihood In Rural Central Flores (NTT). (pdf, 45KB)
Prof. W. Marschall, Lic. phil. Romana Buechel, Lic. phil. Susanne Loosli, Lic. phil. Sue Thueler (Laufzeit: 2001-2004)

Politische Gemeinden als Orte der Einbindung und Ausgrenzung: Die Praxis der Einbürgerung.
Prof. Dr. Hans-Rudolf Wicker, lic. phil. Pascale Steiner, cand. lic. Christin Achermann, cand. lic. Stefanie Gass, cand. lic. Monika Hächler, cand. lic. Thomas Stulz, cand. lic. Karin Zürcher (Laufzeit: 1999-2004)

Indonesian Corruption in Context.
Heinzpeter Znoj. Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (Laufzeit: 2001-2003)

Social Change Among Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees in Switzerland.
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Marschall, Dr. phil. Damaris Lüthi, Lic. phil. Marie-Anne Fankhauser, Lic. phil. Johanna Vögeli (Laufzeit: 2001-2003)

Transnationale Gesundheitsstrategien von Migrantinnen und Migranten aus der Türkei. Eine medizinethnologische Studie. (pdf, 31KB)
Dr. phil. Corina Salis Gross (Laufzeit: 2001-2003)

Migration und Drogen. Implikationen für eine migrationsspezifische Drogenarbeit am Beispiel Drogenabhängiger italienischer Herkunft. (pdf, 35KB)
Domenig Dagmar, Corina Salis Gross (Laufzeit: 1998-2000)

Globalization, Ethnic Heterogeneity and the Making of National Culture: Cultural Complexity in Northern Belize, Central America.(pdf, 35KB)
Dr. phil. Ueli Hostettler: (Laufzeit: 1997-2000)

Crop development: Local and institutional processes. (pdf, 33KB)
Dr. phil. Jürg Schneider (Laufzeit: 1997-2000)

Gesundheitsstrategien von Asylsuchenden und Flüchtlingen und die allgemeinmedizinische Versorgung in der Schweiz.
Dr. phil. Corina Salis Gross, Dr. D. Mäusezahl (Laufzeit: 1997-1999)

Conflicting explanatory models of HIV-1 and their relevance for patient care. (pdf, 28KB)
Kopp Christine, Lang S, Federspiel B, Iten A, von Overbeck J, Wicker H.-R. (Laufzeit: 1996-1998)

Projekt Terre-Tany. Madagaskar. (pdf, 26KB)
Peter Moor (Laufzeit: 1995-1998)

Aufbau eines Forschungsnetzes zu Moçambique. Ein "who is who" zur sozialwissenschaftlichen Moçambique-Forschung. (pdf, 24KB)
Lic. phil. Claudia Fuhrer (Laufzeit 1996-97)

Peasants into Citizens. Social Change in Highland Jambi, Indonesia.
Heinzpeter Znoj, Kathrin Oester. Swiss National Foundation Project (Laufzeit: 1994-1997)

Milpa Agriculture and Economic Diversification. Socioeconomic Change in a Maya Peasant Society of Central Quintana Roo, 1900-1990s. (pdf, 36KB)
Dr. phil. Ueli Hostettler (Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Berne, Switzerland, June 1996)

Die Arzt-Patienten Interaktion in der hausärztlichen Betreuung von Asylsuchenden und Flüchtlingen. (pdf, 30KB)
Dr. med. Christoph Hatz; Corina Salis Gross, sowie Studentinnen des Instituts für Ethnologie der Universität Bern und des Schweizerischen Tropeninstitutes, Hausärzte (Laufzeit: 1995-1997)

Integrationsbegleitung anerkannter iranischer Flüchtlinge in der Schweiz: Evaluation der Beratungsstelle für iranische Flüchtlinge und Erhebung zu den Integrationsprozessen der IranerInnen. (pdf, 30KB)
Prof. Hans-Rudolf Wicker; lic. phil. Corina Salis Gross; lic. phil. Navideh Fröhlich-Azali (Laufzeit: 1993-1994)

Die berufliche Konstruktion des Lebensendes: Thanatopraktische Handlungsweisen in explorativer Sicht. (pdf, 27KB)
Dr. Ursula Streckeisen, lic.phil. Lilo Roost Vischer, lic. phil. Corina Salis Gross (Laufzeit: 1990-1992, Abschluss Nachfolgeprojekt 1995)

Menschen und Märkte - Wirtschaftliche Integration im Hochland von Sumatra.
Prof. Dr. W. Marschall; Anna Bally, Michele Galizia, Simone Prodolliet, Thomas Psota, Jürg Schneider, Heinzpeter Znoj (Laufzeit: 1987-1990)

Sterben und Tod im Altersheim. Ethnologische Fallstudie zur beruflichen Konstruktion des Lebensendes. (pdf, 23KB)
Dr. phil. Corina Salis Gross

Clinical, behavioral, immunological and virological correlates of "nonprogression" in HIV infection. (pdf, 36KB)
Lang Stefan, Kopp C, Federspiel B, Kälin W, Minder C, Schoep, von Overbeck J.

THE AIDS QUIZ - an instrument for self-assessment of protective behavior. (pdf, 33KB)
Kopp Christine, Schoep M, Niklowitz M, Lang S, Gaberell H, Eich D, von Overbeck J

Nuevas formas de pobreza y territorialidad: Redes de Producción en una Ciudad en Proceso de Globalización.
Betancur, S., A. Stienen, O. Urán. Forschungsprojekt des Instituto Popular de Capacitacion (IPC) und des nationalen Wissenschaftsfonds COLCIENCIAS in Kolumbien