Sarah Byrne
Biographic Data
| ID | 3696537 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Byrne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Byrne |
| SIGNATURE | BYRNE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zurich |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-8607-2429 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Global Data From Great Ape Zoo Populations Confirm a High Prevalence of Overweight Individuals
Great apes in zoos have a history of receiving diets resembling those of humans in industrialized societies, with ensuing obesity and comorbidities. We analyzed adult zoo body mass (BM) data of 1290 chimpanzees, 141 bonobos, 231 Bornean orangutans, 186 Sumatran orangutans, and 719 Western gorillas in comparison to BM of free‐ranging conspecifics. Females and males considered overweight or obese were 62% and 45% in chimpanzees, 14% and 3% in bonob…
Neighbourhood associations may promote belonging, but for whom
Much has been written about how neighbourhoods provide a context for socially supportive relationships that contribute to belonging. Within neighbourhoods, people can find close-to-home sources of social support and connection. Neighbourhood associations (NAs) are common forms of mobilization through which neighbours work toward neighbourhood improvement. This study explored perceptions of NA leaders within a mid-sized Canadian city regarding the…
From Our Side Rules Are Followed: Authorizing bureaucracy in Nepal's 'permanent transition
This article explores how local civil servants produce the conditions of possibility for bureaucratic authority in Nepal's contested political environment of war and post-war 'transition'. Specifically, it examines the everyday practices of local civil servants as they attempt to influence the distribution of such public resources as agricultural inputs and local government budgets. The article asks: how do local civil servants produce the author…
Making Territory: War, Post-war and the Entangled Scales of Contested Forest Governance in Mid-Western Nepal
Ruptures that constitute exceptional events in national politics intersect in different ways with local politics, where more ongoing, continuous processes of both contestation and conservation around natural resource use may persist amidst a turbulent political landscape on other scales. Nepal, with its series of unfinished revolutions, civil war (1996-2006), and recurrently contested process of state (trans-)formation, is a case in point. Throug…
A compromising consensus? Legitimising local government in post-conflict Nepal
This article analyses the ways in which claims to local government authority are legitimated in post-conflict Nepal, where interim arrangements bridge a situation in which elected government have not been in place since 2002. On the basis of our analysis of local development planning processes, we show how contested local government authority is worked out through a series of compromises. Central to the functioning of these compromises is the pro…
Learning about women's empowerment in the context of development projects: Do the figures tell us enough
In this article, we consider three projects implemented by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation: a project in Nepal focusing on capacity building (vocational skills training); a project in Bangladesh focusing on income generation; and a project in Kosovo working on agency – enhancing the voice of citizens in local governance. The article examines how donor requirements for demonstrating evidence-based results challenge project management in different …
Constructing legitimacy in post-war transition: The return of ‘normal’ politics in Nepal and Sri Lanka
Rock art as material culture: A case study on Uneapa Island, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
This paper identifies and investigates the distribution patterns, physical properties and cultural associations of the four types of rock art found on Uneapa Island, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It generates a series of hypotheses relating to the production and consumption of cupules, three‐dimensional, curvilinear and rectilinear rock art, and how this may have changed through time
Community Archaeology as Knowledge Management: Reflections from Uneapa Island, Papua New Guinea
Over the last decade the concept of community archaeology has become a worldwide phenomenon; a convenient tagline largely describing the involvement of non-archaeologists in the practice of interacting with, uncovering, interpreting, and presenting the past. A plethora of new definitions and methodologies have been postulated, a marked increase in public funds invested in such initiatives is notable, as is the development of more rigorous evaluat…
Unpacking the Collection: Networks of Material and Social Agency in the Museum
Unpacking the collection: Networks of Material and Social Agency in the Museum
"Museum collections are often perceived as static entities hidden away in storerooms or trapped behind glass cases. By focusing on the dynamic histories of museum collections, new research reveals their pivotal role in shaping a wide range of social relations. Over time and across space the interactions between these artefacts and the people and institutions who made, traded, collected, researched and exhibited them have generated complex network…
Networks, Agents and Objects: Frameworks for Unpacking Museum Collections
Recent Survey and Excavation of the Monumental Complexes on Uneapa Island, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Click Here: A Content Analysis of Internet Rape Sites
Research on pornography has distinguished between its violent and nonviolent forms. Analyses of the content of violent pornography have largely focused on readily available soft-core images in adult films and magazines. However, current research has not adequately addressed pornography on the Internet. We show that discussions about violent pornography are incomplete without an understanding of the Internet as a unique and rapidly expanding mediu…
Constructing legitimacy in post-war transition: The return of ‘normal’ politics in Nepal and Sri Lanka
Making Territory: War, Post-war and the Entangled Scales of Contested Forest Governance in Mid-Western Nepal
Ruptures that constitute exceptional events in national politics intersect in different ways with local politics, where more ongoing, continuous processes of both contestation and conservation around natural resource use may persist amidst a turbulent political landscape on other scales. Nepal, with its series of unfinished revolutions, civil war (1996-2006), and recurrently contested process of state (trans-)formation, is a case in point. Throug…
Community Archaeology as Knowledge Management: Reflections from Uneapa Island, Papua New Guinea
Over the last decade the concept of community archaeology has become a worldwide phenomenon; a convenient tagline largely describing the involvement of non-archaeologists in the practice of interacting with, uncovering, interpreting, and presenting the past. A plethora of new definitions and methodologies have been postulated, a marked increase in public funds invested in such initiatives is notable, as is the development of more rigorous evaluat…
Click Here: A Content Analysis of Internet Rape Sites
Research on pornography has distinguished between its violent and nonviolent forms. Analyses of the content of violent pornography have largely focused on readily available soft-core images in adult films and magazines. However, current research has not adequately addressed pornography on the Internet. We show that discussions about violent pornography are incomplete without an understanding of the Internet as a unique and rapidly expanding mediu…
A compromising consensus? Legitimising local government in post-conflict Nepal
This article analyses the ways in which claims to local government authority are legitimated in post-conflict Nepal, where interim arrangements bridge a situation in which elected government have not been in place since 2002. On the basis of our analysis of local development planning processes, we show how contested local government authority is worked out through a series of compromises. Central to the functioning of these compromises is the pro…
Rock art as material culture: A case study on Uneapa Island, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
This paper identifies and investigates the distribution patterns, physical properties and cultural associations of the four types of rock art found on Uneapa Island, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It generates a series of hypotheses relating to the production and consumption of cupules, three‐dimensional, curvilinear and rectilinear rock art, and how this may have changed through time
From Our Side Rules Are Followed: Authorizing bureaucracy in Nepal's 'permanent transition
This article explores how local civil servants produce the conditions of possibility for bureaucratic authority in Nepal's contested political environment of war and post-war 'transition'. Specifically, it examines the everyday practices of local civil servants as they attempt to influence the distribution of such public resources as agricultural inputs and local government budgets. The article asks: how do local civil servants produce the author…
Learning about women's empowerment in the context of development projects: Do the figures tell us enough
In this article, we consider three projects implemented by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation: a project in Nepal focusing on capacity building (vocational skills training); a project in Bangladesh focusing on income generation; and a project in Kosovo working on agency – enhancing the voice of citizens in local governance. The article examines how donor requirements for demonstrating evidence-based results challenge project management in different …
Click Here: A Content Analysis of Internet Rape Sites
Research on pornography has distinguished between its violent and nonviolent forms. Analyses of the content of violent pornography have largely focused on readily available soft-core images in adult films and magazines. However, current research has not adequately addressed pornography on the Internet. We show that discussions about violent pornography are incomplete without an understanding of the Internet as a unique and rapidly expanding mediu…
Recent Survey and Excavation of the Monumental Complexes on Uneapa Island, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Unpacking the Collection: Networks of Material and Social Agency in the Museum
Unpacking the collection: Networks of Material and Social Agency in the Museum
"Museum collections are often perceived as static entities hidden away in storerooms or trapped behind glass cases. By focusing on the dynamic histories of museum collections, new research reveals their pivotal role in shaping a wide range of social relations. Over time and across space the interactions between these artefacts and the people and institutions who made, traded, collected, researched and exhibited them have generated complex network…
Networks, Agents and Objects: Frameworks for Unpacking Museum Collections
Community Archaeology as Knowledge Management: Reflections from Uneapa Island, Papua New Guinea
Over the last decade the concept of community archaeology has become a worldwide phenomenon; a convenient tagline largely describing the involvement of non-archaeologists in the practice of interacting with, uncovering, interpreting, and presenting the past. A plethora of new definitions and methodologies have been postulated, a marked increase in public funds invested in such initiatives is notable, as is the development of more rigorous evaluat…
Rock art as material culture: A case study on Uneapa Island, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
This paper identifies and investigates the distribution patterns, physical properties and cultural associations of the four types of rock art found on Uneapa Island, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It generates a series of hypotheses relating to the production and consumption of cupules, three‐dimensional, curvilinear and rectilinear rock art, and how this may have changed through time
A compromising consensus? Legitimising local government in post-conflict Nepal
This article analyses the ways in which claims to local government authority are legitimated in post-conflict Nepal, where interim arrangements bridge a situation in which elected government have not been in place since 2002. On the basis of our analysis of local development planning processes, we show how contested local government authority is worked out through a series of compromises. Central to the functioning of these compromises is the pro…
Learning about women's empowerment in the context of development projects: Do the figures tell us enough
In this article, we consider three projects implemented by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation: a project in Nepal focusing on capacity building (vocational skills training); a project in Bangladesh focusing on income generation; and a project in Kosovo working on agency – enhancing the voice of citizens in local governance. The article examines how donor requirements for demonstrating evidence-based results challenge project management in different …
Constructing legitimacy in post-war transition: The return of ‘normal’ politics in Nepal and Sri Lanka
Making Territory: War, Post-war and the Entangled Scales of Contested Forest Governance in Mid-Western Nepal
Ruptures that constitute exceptional events in national politics intersect in different ways with local politics, where more ongoing, continuous processes of both contestation and conservation around natural resource use may persist amidst a turbulent political landscape on other scales. Nepal, with its series of unfinished revolutions, civil war (1996-2006), and recurrently contested process of state (trans-)formation, is a case in point. Throug…
From Our Side Rules Are Followed: Authorizing bureaucracy in Nepal's 'permanent transition
This article explores how local civil servants produce the conditions of possibility for bureaucratic authority in Nepal's contested political environment of war and post-war 'transition'. Specifically, it examines the everyday practices of local civil servants as they attempt to influence the distribution of such public resources as agricultural inputs and local government budgets. The article asks: how do local civil servants produce the author…
Neighbourhood associations may promote belonging, but for whom
Much has been written about how neighbourhoods provide a context for socially supportive relationships that contribute to belonging. Within neighbourhoods, people can find close-to-home sources of social support and connection. Neighbourhood associations (NAs) are common forms of mobilization through which neighbours work toward neighbourhood improvement. This study explored perceptions of NA leaders within a mid-sized Canadian city regarding the…
Global Data From Great Ape Zoo Populations Confirm a High Prevalence of Overweight Individuals
Great apes in zoos have a history of receiving diets resembling those of humans in industrialized societies, with ensuing obesity and comorbidities. We analyzed adult zoo body mass (BM) data of 1290 chimpanzees, 141 bonobos, 231 Bornean orangutans, 186 Sumatran orangutans, and 719 Western gorillas in comparison to BM of free‐ranging conspecifics. Females and males considered overweight or obese were 62% and 45% in chimpanzees, 14% and 3% in bonob…
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (5 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · Context (archaeology (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works)