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About the GASCA<\/h1>\n

The German Association of Social and Cultural Anthropology (Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie) congregates social anthropologists as well as people and institutions interested in anthropological issues. It was founded in the 1920s, with even older predecessors.<\/p>\n

The GASCA devotes itself to the promotion of social anthropological research and teaching and to the distribution of social anthropological knowledge. It is a network of scientific exchange. 35 working groups focus on thematic and regional subdivisions of social anthropology.<\/a><\/p>\n

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As its major scientific activities the GASCA organizes a biannual congress and publishes the Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Ethnologie\u2502Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology (ZfE\u2502JSCA). Founded in 1869, the ZfE\u2502JSCA is one of the oldest anthropological journals worldwide. It is co-published with the Society for Anthropology, Ethnology and Prehistory of Berlin (Berliner Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Anthropologie, Ethnologie und Urgeschichte). The ZfE\u2502JSCA is published in two volumes a year which contain peer reviewed articles in German and English, each of which is accompanied by an English abstract. Online access to the journal is available via JSTOR.<\/p>\n

Twice a year the GASCA publishes the Newsletter of the German Anthropological Association (Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie). Besides a thematic focus it contains reports and information from the social anthropological institutes and museums in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.<\/p>\n

The GASCA is a non-profit association. It currently has close to 850 members. The highest governing body of the association is the General Meeting, which convenes biennially. The GASCA is managed by a board of three, and is assisted by an advisory board and an administrator.<\/p>\n

The GASCA (DGSKA) is member of the World Council of Anthropological Associations (WCAA) and therefore part of a network of national and international associations that aims to promote worldwide communication and cooperation in social anthropology.<\/p>\n

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Why Anthropology Matters<\/h2>\n

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\"Laura<\/p>\n

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\"Gil<\/p>\n

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\"Martin<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Liana<\/p>\n

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\"Karim<\/p>\n

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To mark World Anthropology Day, a series of interviews entitled\u00a0“Why Anthropology Matters<\/a>” will begin here on 19 February 2026.<\/p>\n

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News<\/h2>\n

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More news…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Statements<\/h2>\n

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More statements…<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

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GASCA Conference 2025<\/h2>\n

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The last conference took place in Cologne, from 29.9.-2.10.25. The topic was: “Un\/Commoning Anthropology”. Our conference website<\/a> is still online. Check out the programme, more useful information around the conference, photos and videos of the plenaries.<\/p>\n

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GASCA Notices<\/h2>\n

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\"\"Issue 57 of the “Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie” 2023 is out now.<\/p>\n

You can download the current as well as older issues in pdf.
Please find them in our online archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Thematic\u00a0 and Regional Working Groups<\/h2>\n

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Thematic and Regional Working Groups of the German Anthropological Association offer a forum for a vital exchange on certain topics, aspects and regions. Please find here<\/a>\u00a0 the guidelines for working groups (PDF).<\/p>\n

All Thematic Working Groups<\/a>| All Regional Working Groups<\/a><\/p>\n

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Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology<\/a><\/h2>\n

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