Homo europaeus: identity, bureaucracy and belonging in Brussels by Montgomery, S

“…<p>This thesis is an ethnographic study of identity, belonging and bureaucracy among permanent officials in and around the European Union civil service. Drawing on fieldwork carried out in the European Quarter of Brussels over 18 months, its focus encompasses two central research queries. …”

The legacy of muscular Judaism: Jewish-Israeli identity through sport by Hancock, SP

“…<p>This thesis examines how Israel’s identity as a Jewish state is expressed through sport, using both archival and historical sources and ethnographic fieldwork. My primary contribution to the literature builds upon the history of muscular Judaism in order to develop a longitudinal perspective demonstrating how the body continues to provide a source of social and political capital, both reflecting and confronting identity. …”

Social transformation among Sahrāwī desert nomads: the hidden logic of Ḥassānīya socio-geographical networks by Isidoros, K

“…Drawing on two years of anthropological fieldwork, the significance of the tent emerges as the decision-making centre for both men and women whereby the domestic is the political. …”

Formations of death: instrumentality, cult innovation, and the Templo Santa Muerte in Los Angeles by Panfalone, A

“…Although Santa Muerte has been condemned by the Catholic clergy and vilified in mass media and popular culture for its ties to crime and gang violence, my fieldwork at the Templo Santa Muerte demonstrates that not all devotees of Santa Muerte can be characterized in this way. …”

From Soviet intelligentsia to emerging Russian middle class? Social mobility trajectories and transformations in self-identifications of young Russians who have lived in Britain in... by Savikovskaia, I

“…</p> <p>The materials for this research were mainly gathered through the use of semi-structured in-depth interviews, one third of them longitudinal, with informants talking to the researcher several times during the course of fieldwork between 2007 and 2012. Some additional participant observation has been conducted in informal Russian circles in the UK and among returnees from Britain in Russia. …”