Ingo Rohrer
Biographic Data
| ID | 90048 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ingo Rohrer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ingo |
| FAMILY NAME | Rohrer |
| SIGNATURE | ROHRER I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Freiburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1553-1114 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Surround yourself with the right people!” Vigilance and upward social mobility of Latinx in San Diego
Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork on the upward social mobility of Latinx individuals in San Diego, this article explores how the adage “surround yourself with the right people” fosters vigilance and directs the attention of individuals aspiring to social ascent. This phrase acts as a call to develop social networks and engage in mentorship relationships to acquire skills deemed essential for success by experienced leaders. The paper finds that m…
Introduction: Vigilance and the pursuit of better lives: Dilemmas and politics of upward mobility
In this introduction, we propose that people pursuing upward social mobility in uncertain and often adverse contexts must be watchful as a key condition of “moving up.” We develop a conceptual framework that connects social mobility with vigilance—not in the narrow sense of state-driven surveillance, but as a broader constellation of watchfulness that aligns personal attentiveness with goals and responsibilities extending beyond individual advanc…
Empowerment through mistrust: Legal counsellors’ perspectives on mistrust in Argentinian shantytowns
Argentinian street-level bureaucrats face challenges with informal credit practices in providing access to justice in shantytowns. These practices, common in Bolivia, lead to conflicts when applied in Argentina. Scammers often exploit newly arrived Bolivian migrants, ensnaring them in fraudulent agreements. Due to how regulations governing these practices cannot be enforced in such informal settlements, prosecuting such cases is difficult, prompt…
In Tandem – Pathways towards a Postcolonial Anthropology | Im Tandem – Wege zu einer postkolonialen Ethnologie
Das Buch untersucht die Frage, welche Implikationen ein postkolonialer Impetus für die Methodologien und für die anthropologische Forschung hat.
In Tandem—Pathways towards a Postcolonial Anthropology | Im Tandem – Wege zu einer postkolonialen Ethnologie
Imagination theory: Anthropological perspectives
The term imagination and its derivatives often serve as points of departures, yet a concise understanding of imagination in anthropology is lacking. In this paper, we argue for a contextualized anthropological approach to imagination; a complex notion which has been used to describe the human capacity to mentally (re)create that what is not materially present; the creative process of imagining; and the individual and social products of such a pro…
Planetary Healing: A New Approach to the Challenges of Climate Change
Gendered Imaginaries of Corruption - Perspectives from the Judicial System in Argentina
This article explores the social imaginaries surrounding corruption within the Argentinian justice system, focusing on their gendered aspects. Drawing on ethnographic research, this study examines how legal professionals perceive, understand, and respond to corruption within their professional environment. By means of ethnographic vignettes and analysis, this article reveals gendered patterns in how corruption is conceptualized. While male legal …
Informal accountability. Street-level bureaucrats’ tactics to defy bad reputation in agencies of the Argentinian justice system
This article illustrates how employees of the Argentinian Territorial Agency for Access to Justice fear being perceived as lazy bureaucrats involved in clientelist networks. In order to improve their image, they fulfil requirements for formal accountability, but use additional, informal modes of accountability to underline the agency’s performance, impact and relevance. I illustrate that employees identify with the agency they are working for and…
Contested constructions of trust in the juridical system of Argentina
In 2014 the Attorney General of Argentina opened the pathway to install local offices in urban slums to facilitate access to the juridical system for the most underserved sectors of society. The initiative, ATAJO - the Territorial Agency for Access to Justice, attempts to strengthen civic rights, explore social prevention of crime, and build trust-based relations with state bureaucracy. Using the example of the ATAJO office in the informal settle…
Cohesion and Dissolution: Friendship in the Globalized Punk and Hardcore Scene of Buenos Aires
Cohesion and Dissolution: Friendship in the Globalized Punk and Hardcore Scene of Buenos Aires
Imagination theory: Anthropological perspectives
The term imagination and its derivatives often serve as points of departures, yet a concise understanding of imagination in anthropology is lacking. In this paper, we argue for a contextualized anthropological approach to imagination; a complex notion which has been used to describe the human capacity to mentally (re)create that what is not materially present; the creative process of imagining; and the individual and social products of such a pro…
Cohesion and Dissolution: Friendship in the Globalized Punk and Hardcore Scene of Buenos Aires
Cohesion and Dissolution: Friendship in the Globalized Punk and Hardcore Scene of Buenos Aires
Contested constructions of trust in the juridical system of Argentina
In 2014 the Attorney General of Argentina opened the pathway to install local offices in urban slums to facilitate access to the juridical system for the most underserved sectors of society. The initiative, ATAJO - the Territorial Agency for Access to Justice, attempts to strengthen civic rights, explore social prevention of crime, and build trust-based relations with state bureaucracy. Using the example of the ATAJO office in the informal settle…
Informal accountability. Street-level bureaucrats’ tactics to defy bad reputation in agencies of the Argentinian justice system
This article illustrates how employees of the Argentinian Territorial Agency for Access to Justice fear being perceived as lazy bureaucrats involved in clientelist networks. In order to improve their image, they fulfil requirements for formal accountability, but use additional, informal modes of accountability to underline the agency’s performance, impact and relevance. I illustrate that employees identify with the agency they are working for and…
Planetary Healing: A New Approach to the Challenges of Climate Change
Gendered Imaginaries of Corruption - Perspectives from the Judicial System in Argentina
This article explores the social imaginaries surrounding corruption within the Argentinian justice system, focusing on their gendered aspects. Drawing on ethnographic research, this study examines how legal professionals perceive, understand, and respond to corruption within their professional environment. By means of ethnographic vignettes and analysis, this article reveals gendered patterns in how corruption is conceptualized. While male legal …
In Tandem – Pathways towards a Postcolonial Anthropology | Im Tandem – Wege zu einer postkolonialen Ethnologie
Das Buch untersucht die Frage, welche Implikationen ein postkolonialer Impetus für die Methodologien und für die anthropologische Forschung hat.
In Tandem—Pathways towards a Postcolonial Anthropology | Im Tandem – Wege zu einer postkolonialen Ethnologie
Imagination theory: Anthropological perspectives
The term imagination and its derivatives often serve as points of departures, yet a concise understanding of imagination in anthropology is lacking. In this paper, we argue for a contextualized anthropological approach to imagination; a complex notion which has been used to describe the human capacity to mentally (re)create that what is not materially present; the creative process of imagining; and the individual and social products of such a pro…
Empowerment through mistrust: Legal counsellors’ perspectives on mistrust in Argentinian shantytowns
Argentinian street-level bureaucrats face challenges with informal credit practices in providing access to justice in shantytowns. These practices, common in Bolivia, lead to conflicts when applied in Argentina. Scammers often exploit newly arrived Bolivian migrants, ensnaring them in fraudulent agreements. Due to how regulations governing these practices cannot be enforced in such informal settlements, prosecuting such cases is difficult, prompt…
Surround yourself with the right people!” Vigilance and upward social mobility of Latinx in San Diego
Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork on the upward social mobility of Latinx individuals in San Diego, this article explores how the adage “surround yourself with the right people” fosters vigilance and directs the attention of individuals aspiring to social ascent. This phrase acts as a call to develop social networks and engage in mentorship relationships to acquire skills deemed essential for success by experienced leaders. The paper finds that m…
Introduction: Vigilance and the pursuit of better lives: Dilemmas and politics of upward mobility
In this introduction, we propose that people pursuing upward social mobility in uncertain and often adverse contexts must be watchful as a key condition of “moving up.” We develop a conceptual framework that connects social mobility with vigilance—not in the narrow sense of state-driven surveillance, but as a broader constellation of watchfulness that aligns personal attentiveness with goals and responsibilities extending beyond individual advanc…
Sociology (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Agency (philosophy (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Argentina (2 works) · Buenos aires (argentina) (2 works)