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Current Issue

Volume 31, No. 1Reciprocal Vulnerability: Privilege, Violence, and Solidarity from Fieldwork to Academia

Published November 13, 2025

Issue description

This issue of the Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology hosts a dossier that seeks to uncover the vulnerabilities encountered by researchers in anthropological fieldwork and academia, tracing their political and epistemological potential in the creation of ethnographic k ... See the full issue

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The Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology is the peer-reviewed journal of the Swiss Anthropological Association and publishes ethnographically and theoretically grounded contributions on current issues and debates. As a tri-lingual journal, it strengthens the dialogue between different theoretical strands and scholarly traditions in social anthropology.

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Announcements

  • 2025-08-22

    Books for review

    SJSCA - the Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology reviews recent publications that make important theoretical or empirical contributions to anthropology. We have a particular focus on publications originating in the Swiss academic context. Are you interested in writing a book review? Get in touch with our book review editor.

  • 2025-05-21

    Call for Special Issue (fall 2026)

    The Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology invites proposals for a special issue (open theme).

    The special issue consists of 4 to 6 original research articles, and an introduction by the guest editors. All articles are subject to double-blind peer-review and published Open Access free of charge. The guest editors will work in collaboration with the editorial board in selecting, reviewing, and producing the special issue scheduled for publication in the fall of 2026.

    Submission details:
    Deadline: 27th June 2025
    Email: info@journal-sa.ch
    Final decision: The selected proposal will be announced by mid July 2025.