We're seeking a passionate PhD candidate to join the "Cultural Heritage in Motion: Indigenous Knowledge and Mobile Livelihoods in Changing Climates (CuHeMo)" project. Starting 10/01/2024, this role focuses on climate change adaptation among indigenous agro-pastoralists in Ethiopia. Perfect for those who love field research and empirical exploration! 🌿
“Rhizomes are their own kind of experimental map. They randomly route with their roots. Their genes map the way as MicroRNAs modulate their sway. Meanwhile, subterranean phytohormones signal route initiation and elongation in a coordinated but random multi-directional, non-linear physical cartographic network.” @geography@DialoguesHG@digigeolab
Some fantastically enlightening analysis on the politics of #Chad vis-a-vis the current civil war in #Sudan, also with some interesting analysis of #UAE and its support for the #RSF
The internal organization of overseas empires influenced the choice of ship technology & contributed to Portugal’s decline & the 17th century ascendancy of the Dutch, according to Claudia Rei in an exciting Social Science History paper. OA https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2024.7
Pierre Benz & coauthors identify family strategies to preserve elite power in 20th century Switzerland using social network, kinship & sequence analysis. Other families lost influence while some lost & then regained it.
New & open access in Social Science History! https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2024.6
In a new Social Science History article Robert Lieberman argues that the study of US politics shares origins, concepts & methods with the field of comparative politics. Recognizing this helps us understand the current crisis of American democracy & governance.
Open access! https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2024.5
Wir begehen heute den internationalen #TagDesMeeres mit einem Blick auf historische #Seekarten & wie diese ein Denken in globalen Zusammenhängen visualisierten:
The internal organization of empire contributed to the choice of ocean shipping technology, Portugal’s decline & ascendancy of the Dutch in the 17th century, according to Claudia Rei in an exciting new paper in Social Science History. Open access! https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2024.7