Katherine Verdery

Katherine Verdery is a distinguished anthropologist whose work delves deeply into the political economy, ethnic relations, and nationalism, with a focus on the Romanian context. Her research has evolved from examining social inequality to analyzing the transformative processes following the fall of socialism, particularly concerning shifts in property relations within agriculture. Verdery explores how these changes manifest within communities, dissecting the complex issues of ownership and value in a postsocialist landscape. Her extensive projects uncover the dynamics of collective and state farm formation and their profound impacts on rural populations.