PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review

Review Essay: Performing Accountability and Corporate Social Responsibility

In 2015, as a capstone to a ten-year program of corporate shaming, a global coalition of activists awarded its Public Eye “lifetime achievement award.” The “honor” for most egregious environmental…

Book Reviews

Sustaining the Borderlands in the Age of NAFTA: Development, Politics and Participation on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Suzanne Simon has written a valuable and engaging study of the North America Free Trade Agreement and the efficacy of…

Forum, Interviews

Exclusion, Jurisdictional Space, and Enactments of Sovereignty: An Interview with Jeffrey Kahn

In “Geographies of Discretion and the Jurisdictional Imagination,” anthropologist Jeffrey Kahn [JK] examines spatial infrastructure that lends jurisdiction its power. …

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Emergent Conversations

Emergent Conversations: Part 6

PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review’s sixth emergent conversation focuses on the futures of legal anthropology, recognizing the plurality of approaches…
Emergent Conversations

Emergent Conversations: Part 5

PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review’s fifth emergent conversation reflects on the recent U.S. presidential election, presenting a variety of perspectives…
Emergent Conversations

Emergent Conversations: Part 4

PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review’s fourth emergent conversation features a variety of perspectives regarding the American Anthropological Association’s (AAA) vote on a possible boycott…
Emergent Conversations

Emergent Conversations: Part 3

In 2015, PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review introduced a new feature, Emergent Conversations. Although not yet in the journal, the concerns addressed…
Emergent Conversations

Emergent Conversations: Part 2

PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review‘s second installment of the Emergent Conversations series is Reflecting on Silence and Anthropology, which summarizes an…
Emergent Conversations

Emergent Conversations: Part 1

In 2015, PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review introduced a new feature, Emergent Conversations. For years, PoLAR has featured spillover conversations that capture discussions sparked by articles…