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Jeffrey H. Cohen's Page
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Columbus, OH
- About Me:
- I'm a cultural anthropologist, at Ohio State (THE ohio state, thank you very much). I work in Mexico (Oaxaca) and study outcomes of migration and issues of development. I've also done work with Dominicans in the US and comparative work with a colleague who studies Turkish migration patterns.
- Area(s) of Training
- cultural anthropology, ethnography
- Area(s) of Expertise
- Economic anthropology, migration and development
- Most Recent Degree
- PhD
- Current Area of Employment
- Associate Professor, OSU
Jeffrey H. Cohen's Blog
working paper
Finally, an update-if you are interested in reading more about my take on the rural response to events in Oaxaca you can! There is a working paper at CCIS (Center for Comparative Immigration Studies) at the University of California, San Diego. In the paper I present preliminary data on research in three communities and argue that for most rural Oaxacans last year's strikes and violence have had a negative impact, and this is particularly so for artisans who are dependent on tourism.
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Posted on July 13th, 2007 at 8:13am —
Oaxaca Research
I am currently at the end of a short piece of research in Oaxaca, Mexico with funding from the NSF. The project, The role of crises in
migration outcomes: rural Oaxacans and politics in Oaxaca City, Mexico, is an investigation into the impacts of last year's unrest (strikes, violence, economic chaos) on rural communities. So, working in three pueblos
a suburban bedroom community for Oaxaca-but also an independent town
a craft producing town
a rural, agrar… Continue
Posted on May 8th, 2007 at 11:21am —
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