Henrik Vigh
Professor
Department of Anthropology
Øster Farimagsgade 5, Opgang E
1353 København V
Introductory remarks on publicationslist
Reviews: Navigating Terrains of War: youth and soldiering in Guinea-Bissau (2006) Oxford/New York: Berghahn
"For the increasingly numerous anthropologists [specializing in Peace and Conflict Studies in Anthropology] Henrik Vigh's book on young combatants in the war in Guinea-Bissau should be compulsory reading material."JRAI
"The book is remarkably successful in this ambitious endeavour [to address the tensions between structure and agency through the author's concept of social navigation] because it combines solidly researched and eloquently formulated ethnography with engagement of a wide range of theory.... it merits a cover-to-cover read."Journal of Peace Research
"In his excellent [book], Vigh offers a sophisticated and highly insightful analysis of mobilization and soldiering among contemporary urban African youths...This is a very welcome empirically based and theoretically sophisticated contribution to our understanding of one of Africa's recent ‘small wars'."Social Anthropology
"Though written accessibly, its principal preoccupations are theoretical. Vigh draws on a range of theorists... [and] social philosophers...Along the way he provides useful excursions through the literature on contemporary violence and African liberation movements...[The book] is among the most exciting and important contributions available today."Ethnos
"Navigating Terrain of Wars represents a vivid effort to understand the complex world of war and poverty. In this masterful work, Vigh [...] poses not only poignant questions respecting the unresolved frustrations of an entire generation that passed politically from left to right, but also provides a serious framework to understand how violence works. This is, undoubtedly, one of the best books I have ever read in these types of topics. Magisterially explained throughout the ten chapters that form the project, Vigh reveals how poverty is conducive to warfare." Essays in Philosophy
- 2017
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Contorted environments and distorted being
Vigh, Henrik, 1 Jan 2017, Distortion: Social Processes beyond the Structured and Systemic. Taylor and Francis/Routledge, p. 29-44 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Caring through Crime: Ethical ambivalence and the cocaine trade in Bissau
Vigh, Henrik, 2017, In: Africa. 87, 3, p. 479-495Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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From Warlord to Drug Lord: the life of João Bernardo ‘Nino’ Vieira
Vigh, Henrik, 2017, Warlord Democrats in Africa: Ex-Military Leaders and Electoral Politics. Themnér, A. (ed.). London: Zed Books, p. 156-176Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Militantly well
Vigh, Henrik, 2017, Values of Happiness: Toward an anthropology of purpose in life. Kavedžija, I., Walker, H. & Robbins, J. (eds.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, p. 215-236Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Radicalized Youth: Oppositional poses and positions
Utas, M. & Vigh, Henrik, 2017, Africa’s Insurgents: Navigating an Evolving Landscape. Bøås, M. & Dunn, K. C. (eds.). Lynne Rienner PublishersResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Youth Mobilisation as Social Navigation: Reflections on the concept of dubriagem
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Origin and Evolution of European Community-Acquired Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Mobile Misfortune
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