The research group Global Inequality addresses one of anthropology’s fundamental research missions: to shed light on the local and global processes that create cultural and social similarities and differences.

Within this overarching perspective, emphasis is placed on the following thematic areas:

• “Livelihoods” or ways of living; how people adjust to their environment in processes of change, also with emphasis on sustainable development.
• Africa: The research group has a particular, but not exclusive, focus, , on this region, and includes emphasis on global and comparative perspectives.
• The past and the future in the present. How the past is updated and is represented in the present and how different visions of the future influence present choices and actions.