Welcome to the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Social and cultural anthropology adopts a comparative perspective to focus on the variety of forms that human coexistence takes in various places and at various times. In the past the field's attention was primarily given to small-scale societies outside of the industrial world. Nowadays, the focus of research is frequently on the processes related to colonialism, globalisation and the worldwide flows of migration seen in the present day, for example the redefinition of identities and cultural distinctions. The classical themes of local cultural interactions, organisational forms and world views are simultaneously developed, and intensive field research remains the field's defining characteristic in connection with the "participant observation" method.
Beyond scientific research, the practical application of cultural and social anthropological expertise is useful and sought after in many fields, including refugee work and integration, development cooperation, international missions, cultural mediation, exhibition and media work, tourism, and health care systems.

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Wenn der Chef ein Kollektiv ist

KSA PhD Studierende Lisa Francesca Rail geht in diesem Artikel auf Spurensuche, wie gemeinschaftliches Eigentum Almstellen in Österreich prägt.

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Job Opportunities

University assistant predoctoral

at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology in the team of Ayse Caglar

application deadline: 20.10.2024

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Wie gerecht ist Gesundheit?

Anlässlich der aktuellen Semsterfrage spricht Janina Kehr in Interviews über die Verschreibung und Konsum von Antibiotika, den ökologischen Fußabdruck des Gesundheitssektors, und darüber, was die Forschung für eine gerechtere Gesundheit tun kann.

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