Irna Hofman

@irnahofman.bsky.social

Rural Central Asia | Tajikistan | Global China | Critical agrarian studies | Everyday geopolitics | Ethnography | Labour | Cotton | Running | @unileiden.bsky.social‬ https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/staff/ihofman.html

US -aid? US delivered 75 tons of U.S.-manufactured food, "proudly produced" in Texas "'Our mutual goal is simple: to save lives, improve health, and make a real difference for Tajik families and communities,'” said Ambassador Micaller" tj.usembassy.gov/united-state...

United States Delivers 75 Tons of Fortified Food Assistance to Support Vulnerable Populations in Tajikistan

September 17, 2025, Dushanbe, Tajikistan – The United States delivered 75 tons of U.S.-manufactured food worth $255,666 to support about 40,000 vulnerable

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How do you do ethnography in places of suspended sovereignty? Richard Nyelade draws on his fieldwork in Taiwan to explore how researchers navigate legal ambiguity, geopolitical tension, and fragile alliances, proposing 'ethnographic diplomacy' as a mode shaped by silence, suspicion, and performance.

Ethnography in the Shadow of Suspended Sovereignty: Navigating Geopolitical Tensions and Indigenous Claims in Taiwan

What does it mean to conduct ethnographic fieldwork in a territory where sovereignty is not only contested but suspended—where diplomatic ambiguity, imperial entanglements, and historical wounds satur...

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Rode lijn acties om genocide in Gaza te stoppen. Na 1,5 jaar vroeg kabinet om ‘onderzoek’. EU-onderzoek: Israël volledig over de schreef. Toch trekt kabinet geen enkele consequentie. Diep teleurstellend hoe coalitie meewerkt aan straffeloosheid van Netanyahu’s misdaden.

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It was a real pleasure talking with Seth Schindler and Jessica DiCarlo on Tajikistan's cotton fields as geopolitical sites:

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🚜 How do Tajikistan’s cotton fields reveal shifting power dynamics in Central Asia? Rural sociologist @irnahofman.bsky.social discusses the region’s evolving geopolitics—from Soviet-era soft power to today’s global rivalries. 🎧 Listen now: newbooksnetwork.com/cotton-centr...