Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies

At the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies, we aim to shed light on the interaction between cultural diversity and inequality in research and education. Analyzing this is often challenging due to the blurred distinction between people's cultural identity and their socioeconomic status in public discourse. For this reason, the department examines both the study of cultural diversity and inequality in discussions and discourses, as well as in social practices.

Research

We explore the interaction between diversity and inequality from various disciplinary perspectives, drawing on the collaboration between anthropology and development studies. Our research is embedded within the Radboud Social and Cultural Research Institute (RadboudSCR). Through this institute, we delve into the complex dynamics of diversity and inequality, examining their multifaceted aspects and implications. Within the overarching theme of the interplay between these two themes, our research group addresses two concrete subthemes:

Inequality and Relatedness in Multicultural Societies

In this subtheme, we focus on the impact of migration and mobility on societies, particularly concerning socioeconomic inequality in multicultural nation-states.

Diversity, Markets, and Natural Resources

In this subtheme, we examine how diversity impacts the formation of different markets, the rules governing people's participation in those markets, and the unequal distribution of power among market participants.