Browsing by Author "Rodd, Robin"

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Democracy Without Citizens: Australian Citizen Agency and the Symbolic Significance of Not Having Rights
(International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, 2020-12) Rodd, Robin
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Democratic Citizenship as Uruguayan Cultural Heritage
(Democratic Theory, 2019-06-01) Rodd, Robin
Amidst a global turn towards authoritarianism and populism, there are few contemporary examples of state-led democratization. This article discusses how Uruguay’s Frente Amplio (FA) party has drawn on a unique national democratic cultural heritage to encourage a coupling of participatory and representative institutions in “a politics of closeness.” The FA has reinvigorated Batllismo, a discourse associated with social justice, civic republicanism, and the rise of Uruguayan social democracy in the early twentieth century. At the same time, the FA’s emphasis on egalitarian participation is inspired by the thought of Uruguay’s independence hero José Artigas. I argue that the cross-weave of party and movement, and of democratic citizenship and national heritage, encourages the emergence of new figures of the citizen and new permutations for connecting citizens with representative institutions. The FA’s “politics of closeness” is an example of how state-driven democratization remains possible in an age described by some as “post-democratic.”
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Dossier Introduction: Museums, Art, and the Politics of Memory in Latin America
(Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research, 2021-05-04) Rodd, Robin
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Examining the Strategic Commodification of Nature and Culture for Development: A Case Study of Baiyu County on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
(2024) He, Lingyu
In the modern era, both Tibetan communities and the Chinese government employ strategies to commodify natural and cultural heritages for economic development, raising concerns about the preservation of the very core of Tibetan values. This study, using ethnographic methods, investigates the trade of thangkas and fungi in Baiyu County in the Kham region of Tibet. Interviews with a wide range of individuals, from senior Buddhists to government officials, indicate that both Tibetan culture and Buddhist belief have no power to overhaul market structures; rather, they function as flexible conduits to navigate the challenging realities of the market for Tibetans. In addition, a content analysis of policy documents about Baiyu County’s development plan since 2000 highlights a prioritization of public infrastructure construction, county branding initiatives, and natural resource exploitation, with minimal attention given to the revival of religious traditions and practices.
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Märipa teui: A radical empiricist approach to Piaroa shamanic training and initiation
(Antropológica, 2002) Rodd, Robin
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Neo-Shamanism
(2015) Scuro, Juan; Rodd, Robin
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Reassessing the Cultural and Psychopharmacological Significance ofBanisteriopsis caapi: Preparation, Classification and Use Among the Piaroa of Southern Venezuela
(Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2008-09) Rodd, Robin
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The Banality of Evil, Nunca Más and the Implicated Subject in Argentine Memory Spaces
(Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research, 2021-05-04) Rodd, Robin
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Traditional Amazonian medicine in addiction treatment: Qualitative results
(SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 2022-05) O’Shaughnessy, David M; Sarnyai, Zoltán; Quirk, Frances; Rodd, Robin
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Within-treatment changes in a novel addiction treatment program using traditional Amazonian medicine
(Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 2021-01) O'Shaughnessy, David M; Berlowitz, Ilana; Rodd, Robin; Sarnyai, Zoltán; Quirk, Frances
Aims: The therapeutic use of psychedelics is regaining scientific momentum, but similarly psychoactive ethnobotanical substances have a long history of medical (and other) uses in indigenous contexts. Here we aimed to evaluate patient outcomes in a residential addiction treatment center that employs a novel combination of Western and traditional Amazonian methods. Methods: The study was observational, with repeated measures applied throughout treatment. All tests were administered in the center, which is located in Tarapoto, Peru. Data were collected between 2014 and 2015, and the study sample consisted of 36 male inpatients who were motivated to seek treatment and who entered into treatment voluntarily. Around 58% of the sample was from South America, 28% from Europe, and the remaining 14% from North America. We primarily employed repeated measures on a psychological test battery administered throughout treatment, measuring perceived stress, craving frequency, mental illness symptoms, spiritual well-being, and physical and emotional health. Addiction severity was measured on intake, and neuropsychological performance was assessed in a subsample from intake to at least 2 months into treatment. Results: Statistically significant and clinically positive changes were found across all repeated measures. These changes appeared early in the treatment and were maintained over time. Significant improvements were also found for neuropsychological functioning. Conclusion: These results provide evidence for treatment safety in a highly novel addiction treatment setting, while also suggesting positive therapeutic effects.
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Yopo, ethnicity and social change: a comparative analysis of Piaroa and Cuiva yopo uset.
(Journal of psychoactive drugs, 2011-01) Rodd, Robin; Sumabila, Arelis
Most Orinocoan ethnic groups, including the Cuiva and the Piaroa, use yopo, a hallucinogenic snuff derived from the seeds of the Anadenanthera peregrina tree. This study contrasts Piaroa and Cuiva attitudes toward and uses of yopo in light of ongoing processes of social change. We do not believe that these sociocultural forces will lead to a phasing out of yopo in Piaroa and Cuiva life. However, we demonstrate how, in nearby communities, a combination of historical and ethical contingencies lead to very different patterns and understanding of drug use. Yopo is strongly associated with the performance of narratives central to each ethnic group's cosmology and identity. Cuiva yopo consumption is also a means of resisting persecution and asserting the right to a just reality. Piaroa attitudes towards yopo are affected by the interplay of shamanic ethical principles and missionary activity, and are sometimes paradoxical: yopo is the reason for harm and the means of salvation; required by shamans to create the future and yet regarded by many laypeople as a relic of the past. We identify persecution, local responses to missionary activity, and shamanic ethics as key factors affecting the evolution of hallucinogen use by Amazonian ethnic groups.