Announcements
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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. -
2024-09-04
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 one of our book review editors.
Volume 30, No. 1Forms of Autonomy. Assembly Practices and Collective Decisions on the Margin of the State

Issue description
This special issue of the Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology focuses on assembly practices as a tool for collective decision-making within human groups that claim multiple forms of political autonomy from States. The aim of this dossier is to ethnograph decis ... See the full issue