The third fieldnote in our series takes us to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, where Patrice Ladwig is undertaking fieldwork …

The second fieldnote in our series takes us to Anna-Riikka’s fieldwork that occurs in the midst Ghana’s on-going financial crisis. In the course of the upcoming six months, Anna-Riikka will explore the aftermath of the 2017-2018 state take-over of nine indigenous private banks and the collapse of several investment Ponzi schemes, characterised by vibrant public moral debates and ethical reflection on the reasons for the crisis.

This first fieldnote is a brief glimpse into Johannes’ study of the international venture capital industry. Both through interviews with different venture fund personnel and his own work in a small fund, Johannes is attempting to document how these investors are creating the next generation of businesses.

Each of Max-Cam’s six postdocs is conducting research in a different area.

For our launch, both the Max Planck Society’s president Professor Martin Stratman and Cambridge University’s Vice Chancellor, Stephen Toope, came to join the directors and all our guests at the magnificent Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge.