Alexander Smith-undifferentiated
Biographic Data
| ID | 9303470 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Smith-undifferentiated |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith-undifferentiated |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH-UNDIFFERENTIATED A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Disciplined agency
The religion of Orange politics
This book offers the first ever ethnography of the Orange Order in Scotland via an in-depth analysis of 'The Good' of exceptionalism. While stylistically similar to Freemasonry, the Orange Order differs in being a strictly Protestant-only fraternity committed to preserving the Reformation and the constitutional union of the United Kingdom. Established in late eighteenth-century Ulster, the Order today is not only ultra-Protestant and ultra-unioni…
Science and the politics of openness
examines the collaborations between scientists and the entertainment industry.He is currently writing the book Indecent Science, which will explore the historic interactions between science, religion and movie censorship.Adam Kokotovich is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Minnesota, studying invasive-species risk assessment and management.An interdisciplinary social scientist, he is interested in highlighting and opening to …
Tragic Encounters and Ordinary Ethics
For over four decades, events in Palestine-Israel have provoked raging conflicts between members of British universities, giving rise to controversies around free speech, ‘extremism’, antisemitism and Islamophobia within higher education, which have been widely reported in the media and subject to repeated interventions by politicians. But why is this conflict so significant for student activists living at such a geographical distance from the re…
Exoticisation Undressed
Iraqi women in Denmark
Introduction: challenges of belonging Part I: Contextualising the study 1. Setting the scene: ritual performance and place-making in everyday life 2. Finding a place for oneself: processes of settlement in Denmark Part II: Ritual as a cultural prism 3. The celebration of 'Id al-fitr: notions of relatedness among extended family 4. The commemoration of Muharram: negotiating community 5. Fatima's taklif: bringing up children for a good future Part …
Devolution and the Scottish Conservatives
This book is an ethnographic study of devolution and politics in Scotland, as well as of party-political activism more generally. It explores how Conservative Party activists who had opposed devolution and the movement for a Scottish Parliament during the 1990s attempted to mobilise politically following their annihilation at the 1997 General Election. The book draws on fieldwork conducted in Dumfries and Galloway – a former stronghold for the Sc…
The British in rural France
This is a study of how lifestyle choices intersect with migration, and how this relationship frames and shapes post-migration lives. It presents a conceptual framework for understanding post-migration lives that incorporates culturally specific imaginings, lived experiences, individual life histories, and personal circumstances. Through an ethnographic lens incorporating in-depth interviews, participant observation, life and migration histories, …
Integration in Ireland
Taxis, deregulation and racism in irish border towns 2. Inside the politics machine 3. Enchanting Ireland 4. Hallelujah Halloween 5. Miss Nigeria, and emergent forms of life 6. Conclusion References
Global Austria
Science and the politics of openness
examines the collaborations between scientists and the entertainment industry.He is currently writing the book Indecent Science, which will explore the historic interactions between science, religion and movie censorship.Adam Kokotovich is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Minnesota, studying invasive-species risk assessment and management.An interdisciplinary social scientist, he is interested in highlighting and opening to …
Global Austria
Integration in Ireland
Taxis, deregulation and racism in irish border towns 2. Inside the politics machine 3. Enchanting Ireland 4. Hallelujah Halloween 5. Miss Nigeria, and emergent forms of life 6. Conclusion References
Devolution and the Scottish Conservatives
This book is an ethnographic study of devolution and politics in Scotland, as well as of party-political activism more generally. It explores how Conservative Party activists who had opposed devolution and the movement for a Scottish Parliament during the 1990s attempted to mobilise politically following their annihilation at the 1997 General Election. The book draws on fieldwork conducted in Dumfries and Galloway – a former stronghold for the Sc…
The British in rural France
This is a study of how lifestyle choices intersect with migration, and how this relationship frames and shapes post-migration lives. It presents a conceptual framework for understanding post-migration lives that incorporates culturally specific imaginings, lived experiences, individual life histories, and personal circumstances. Through an ethnographic lens incorporating in-depth interviews, participant observation, life and migration histories, …
Iraqi women in Denmark
Introduction: challenges of belonging Part I: Contextualising the study 1. Setting the scene: ritual performance and place-making in everyday life 2. Finding a place for oneself: processes of settlement in Denmark Part II: Ritual as a cultural prism 3. The celebration of 'Id al-fitr: notions of relatedness among extended family 4. The commemoration of Muharram: negotiating community 5. Fatima's taklif: bringing up children for a good future Part …
Tragic Encounters and Ordinary Ethics
For over four decades, events in Palestine-Israel have provoked raging conflicts between members of British universities, giving rise to controversies around free speech, ‘extremism’, antisemitism and Islamophobia within higher education, which have been widely reported in the media and subject to repeated interventions by politicians. But why is this conflict so significant for student activists living at such a geographical distance from the re…
Exoticisation Undressed
Science and the politics of openness
examines the collaborations between scientists and the entertainment industry.He is currently writing the book Indecent Science, which will explore the historic interactions between science, religion and movie censorship.Adam Kokotovich is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Minnesota, studying invasive-species risk assessment and management.An interdisciplinary social scientist, he is interested in highlighting and opening to …
Disciplined agency
The religion of Orange politics
This book offers the first ever ethnography of the Orange Order in Scotland via an in-depth analysis of 'The Good' of exceptionalism. While stylistically similar to Freemasonry, the Orange Order differs in being a strictly Protestant-only fraternity committed to preserving the Reformation and the constitutional union of the United Kingdom. Established in late eighteenth-century Ulster, the Order today is not only ultra-Protestant and ultra-unioni…
Political science (10 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Ethnography (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Media studies (5 works) · History (4 works) · Irish and British Studies (3 works)