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Media and Public Engagements

Reports

Grisaffi, T., & Farthing, L. (2023). Cambio de rumbo: Los esfuerzos bolivianos por remplazar el “desarrollo alternativo” de la guerra contra las drogas de EE.UU. (2006–2019) [Change of course: Bolivian efforts to replace the US war on drugs’ “alternative development” (2006–2019)]. Viso Mutop.

Sbriccoli, T. (2024). Pakistani and Bangladeshi migration. In 2024 Report of the Italian National Anti-Trafficking Observatory. Italian National Anti-Trafficking Observatory.

Journalistic Pieces

Grisaffi, T., & Farthing, L. (2021). Cocaine: Falling coffee prices force Peru’s farmers to cultivate coca. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/cocaine-falling-coffee-prices-force-perus-farmers-to-cultivate-coca-158732

Grisaffi, T., & Farthing, L. (2022). Behind Bolivia’s less violent cocaine trade. NACLA Report on the Americas. https://nacla.org/behind-bolivias-less-violent-cocaine-trade

Grisaffi, T., & Farthing, L. (2024). Breaking barriers: The political empowerment of Bolivia’s indigenous women. NACLA Report on the Americas. https://nacla.org/breaking-barriers-political-empowerment-bolivias-indigenous-women

Martin, N. (2025, October 24). Indien: Was wir von der grössten Demokratie lernen müssen [India: What we must learn from the largest democracy]. Tages-Anzeiger. https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/indien-was-wir-von-der-groessten-demokratie-lernen-muessen-348041781382

Sheild Johansson, M. (2024). Taxes aren’t just about money—they shape how we think about each other. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/taxes-arent-just-about-money-they-shape-how-we-think-about-each-other-223889

Sheild Johansson, M. (2026). ‘We got lazy and complacent’: Swedish pensioners explain how abolishing the wealth tax changed their country. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/we-got-lazy-and-complacent-swedish-pensioners-explain-how-abolishing-the-wealth-tax-changed-their-country-27204

Podcasts, Radio, and Television

Hoque, A. (2023, November 10). The 2024 Bangladesh general elections [Radio broadcast episode]. In The Inquiry. BBC World Service.

Hoque, A. (2024, April 17). Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir: Religion and politics in India [Radio broadcast episode]. In Beyond Belief. BBC Radio 4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yqtn

Hoque, A. (2024, August 7). What do the riots say about Britain? [Radio broadcast episode]. In Moral Maze. BBC Radio 4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021qsy

Hoque, A. (2025, September 30). Brick Lane is the place for me [Audio podcast episode]. In Migration Menu. https://themigrationmenu.com/episode/brick-lane-is-the-place-for-me

Steinmüller, H. (n.d.). Dialogues on Southeast Asia interview on the Wa State [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved February 16, 2026, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdjSKqLFfAA

Steinmüller, H. (n.d.). Interview on Wa Sovereignty [Audio podcast episode]. In Myanmar Musings. Retrieved February 16, 2026, from https://myanmarmusings.com/wa-state-military-sovereignty

Newspaper and Magazine Interviews

Hoque, A. (2022, December 1). Bangladesh: The story of a distant country where support for the Argentina national team is fanatical [Interview]. La Nacion. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/bangladesh-la-historia-del-remoto-pais-que-hincha-desaforadamente-por-la-seleccion-argentina-nid01122022/

Hoque, A. (2024, February 8). What the unrest in Leicester revealed about Britain—and Modi’s India [Interview]. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/08/unrest-leicester-muslim-hindu-revealed-britain-modi-india-2022

Hoque, A. (2024, April 14). War on Gaza: What happened to the right to fly Palestine flags in east London? [Interview]. Middle East Eye. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-israel-gaza-palestine-flag-london-lamppost

Hoque, A. (2025, January 10). Keir Starmer met ousted Awami League figure last month [Interview]. Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/0c792052-2501-441c-b965-f7cfe77d911b

Hoque, A. (2025, January 16). Labour “must cut ties” with party behind Tulip Siddiq’s despot aunt’s regime [Interview]. The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/01/16/labour-cut-ties-party-tulip-siddiq-aunt-conservatives-say/

Blogs and Online Contributions

Grisaffi, T., & Arias, D. (2021, March 5). Moving cocaine from the field to the streets: The cocaine supply chain in the Americas. Urban Violence Research Blog. King’s College London. https://urbanviolence.org/moving-cocaine-from-the-field-to-the-streets-the-cocaine-supply-chain-in-the-americas/

Sheild Johansson, M., Mugler, J., & Smith, R. (2025, January). Publication of the volume—Anthropology and tax: Ethnographies of fiscal relations [Blog post]. Cambridge University Press Blog. https://cambridgeblog.org/2025/01/anthropology-and-tax-ethnographies-of-fiscal-relations/

Presentations and Lectures

Grisaffi, T. (2024, February 27). Supply side harm control: Lessons on drug policy from Bolivia and Peru [Invited talk]. The Home Office, London, United Kingdom.

Grisaffi, T. (2025, July 3). Drugs and the State: Democracy under pressure [Invited talk]. Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands.

Michelutti, L. (2023, December). EDRAF project [Presentation]. New Delhi, India.

Michelutti, L. (2024, September). EDRAF project [Presentation]. Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.

Michelutti, L. (2025, November). EDRAF project [Presentation]. London Social Venture, London, United Kingdom.

Other (Consultancies, Projects, Websites)

Hoque, A. (2024, February 28). Cultural consultant for Netflix/The Garden Productions’ documentary on the 2005 London Bombings [Consultancy].

Michelutti, L. (n.d.). EDRAF project. UCLB. Retrieved February 16, 2026, from https://www.uclb.com/portfolio/social-ventures/edraf/

Sbriccoli, T.(2018–2022). Anthropological consultant for FAMI-funded project on labour exploitation [Consultancy]. Prefecture of Siena.

Sbriccoli, T.(2019–present). Coordinator and Manager of a Helpdesk for Migrants [Coordination]. Siena, Italy.

Sbriccoli, T. (2020–present). Scientific Director of the Voci Migranti Festival [Directorship]. Siena, Italy.

Sbriccoli, T.(2021–present). Consultant for governmental departments and private organisations on labour exploitation, dependency relations, and ethnopsychology concerning South Asian migrants [Consultancy].

Sbriccoli, T.(2024–present). Anthropological Consultant for the Italian National Anti-Trafficking Programme [Consultancy].