General meeting online on 23 April 2026

An extraordinary general meeting will take place online on 23 April 2026 from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm. The agenda includes various draft resolutions on the issue of international scientific cooperation in the context of violations of human rights and international law,...

On the death of Shahnaz R. Nadjmabadi

We mourn the loss of our colleague Dr Shahnaz R. Nadjmabadi, who passed away on 25 March 2026. Dr Nadjmabadi (1947–2026) had been a member of the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies at the University of Tübingen since 2009 and was involved in the Collaborative...
Election of German Data Forum

Election of German Data Forum

From March 2 to 29, 2026, the German Data Forum (RatSWD) gets elected. The Forum plays a central role in the further development of research data infrastructure in Germany and has a significant influence on the framework conditions, standards, and priorities in our...

Awarding of the GASCA Dissertation Prize 2025

The dissertation prize of our association was awarded at the general meeting of the German Association for Social and Cultural Anthropology (GASCA) on 1 October in Cologne. First prize went to Laibor Kalanga Moko for his work ‘Sensing the Colonial Order of Things:...