Anamaria Berbec-Chiritoiu

Anamaria Berbec-Chiritoiu is a Researcher at Uppsala University's Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology, focusing on legal, moral, and political anthropology with a decade-long engagement with Roma communities in Eastern Europe. Her work examines social exclusion, kinship systems, and resilience strategies among marginalized groups.

Education:

• PhD in Anthropology, Central European University (2022)
• MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central European University (2012)
• MA in Anthropology and Community Development, National School of Political and Administrative Studies (2010)

Research Interests: Social imperceptibility, Roma kinship structures, vernacular law, and the interplay between legal regimes and marginalized populations. Current projects include the ERC-funded 'Out of Sight' project on social (im)perceptibility among Romanian Roma.

Grants & Fellowships:

• CEU Doctoral Research Support Grant (2019)
• Writing-up Fellowship, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (2020)

Professional Roles: Editor of Anthropology Matters Journal (since 2019), member of AAA's Society for the Anthropology of Europe (2024).