Illustration by Andreea Chirica The Work of Begging among Romanian Cortorari Roma. Notes of an apprentice Cătălina Tesăr Abstract In the last two decades, since Romania’s EU accession, Cortorari Roma from the South of Transylvania have been performing a new procurement activity, begging in the streets of Western Europe. During my PhD fieldwork I myself

Illustration by Maks Graur Explorations of Out-of-hours Primary Care (OOH-PC) in Romania Simona Ciotlăuș Abstract Approached from a health policy and system perspective, out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC) in Romania illustrates the multiple challenges brought about by the neoliberal transformation of healthcare. Ranging from 0 to 32 out-of-hours centres per county, this unequal territorial distribution leads

Illustration by Sabrina Dâscă Managing Labour Hands: The Lived Experiences of Romanian Migrants in the Dutch Agro-Food Sector ANDREEA MARIA FERENT Abstract In this article, I will examine working conditions, vulnerabilities, and social exclusion, experienced by Romanian migrants working in the Agro-Food sector in the Netherlands. Within the agricultural industry, there is a common presence

Illustration by Andrea Nastac THE HOMEMADE CULTURE BUBBLE Jean-Lorin Sterian Abstract Starting in 2012, I began to study artistic events taking place in domestic spaces. From the repeated contact between hosts-artists and audience in domestic settings, inclusive social spaces emerge which I call homemade culture bubbles. In this text, I posit that they constitute a subcultural

Illustration by Margherita Miani ’Are you biased?’: the complexity of researching & advising on inclusion in the public eye Rosalie Post Abstract In this paper, I ponder a research project that I was a part of, during my employ­ment at a research consultancy. I want to use it as a case study, to raise some

Illustration by Studio Sonsuz Working out inclusivity through emotions – the power of vulnerability Luiza Fonini Abstract Showing our vulnerabilities is hard. However, not doing so will undeniably compromise our possibility to connect with others. In this essay, I share my experience in a week’s research in a community home located in Amsterdam. The story

Illustration by Eline Veldhuisen Can humans empathize with animals? Recognizing our limited view in understanding animals’ intelligence Gabriëlle Bruggeling Abstract As an anthropologist I believed that ‘culture’ is what makes humans exceptional compared to other living beings. Research on social learning and cultural traits among animals, however, shows that ‘human abilities’ are found among animals