The Global Practice of Anthropology
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Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Applied anthropology |
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Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Applied anthropology |
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Author | : Christina Wasson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2016-06-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1315434644 |
The realities of the globalized world have revolutionized traditional concepts of culture, community, and identity—so how do applied social scientists use complicated, fluid new ideas such as translocality and ethnoscape to solve pressing human problems? In this book, leading scholar/practitioners survey the development of different subfields over at least two decades, then offer concrete case studies to show how they have incorporated and refined new concepts and methods. After an introduction synthesizing anthropological practice, key theoretical concepts, and ethnographic methods, chapters examine the arenas of public health, community development, finance, technology, transportation, gender, environment, immigration, aging, and child welfare. An innovative guide to joining dynamic theoretical concepts with on-the-ground problem solving, this book will be of interest to practitioners from a wide range of disciplines who work on social change, as well as an excellent addition to graduate and undergraduate courses.
Author | : Robyn Eversole |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2017-10-24 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317392906 |
Anthropology for Development: From Theory to Practice connects cross-cultural social theory with the concerns of development policy and practice. It introduces the reader to a set of key ideas from the field of anthropology of development, and shows how these insights can be applied to solve real-world development dilemmas. This single, accessibly written volume clearly explains key concepts from anthropology and draws them into a framework to address some of the important challenges facing development policy and practice in the twenty-first century: poverty, participation, sustainability and innovation. It discusses classic critical and ethnographic texts and more recent anthropological work, using rich case studies across a range of country contexts to provide an introduction to the field not available elsewhere. The examples presented are designed to help development professionals reframe their practice with attention to social and cultural variables as well as understand why mainstream approaches to reducing poverty, raising productivity, delivering social services and grappling with environmental risks often fail. This book will prove invaluable to undergraduate and postgraduate students who are professionals-in-training in development studies programs around the world. It will also help development professionals work effectively and inclusively across cultures, tap into previously invisible resources, and turn current development challenges into opportunities.
Author | : Aleksandar Bošković |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2008-03-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0857450204 |
Anthropological practice has been dominated by the so-called "great" traditions (Anglo-American, French, and German). However, processes of decolonization, along with critical interrogation of these dominant narratives, have led to greater visibility of what used to be seen as peripheral scholarship. With contributions from leading anthropologists and social scientists from different countries and anthropological traditions, this volume gives voice to scholars outside these "great" traditions. It shows the immense variety of methodologies, training, and approaches that scholars from these regions bring to anthropology and the social sciences in general, thus enriching the disciplines in important ways at an age marked by multiculturalism, globalization, and transnationalism.
Author | : David Mosse |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2011-04-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0857451111 |
Anthropological interest in new subjects of research and contemporary knowledge practices has turned ethnographic attention to a wide ranging variety of professional fields. Among these the encounter with international development has perhaps been longer and more intimate than any of the others. Anthropologists have drawn critical attention to the interfaces and social effects of development’s discursive regimes but, oddly enough, have paid scant attention to knowledge producers themselves, despite anthropologists being among them. This is the focus of this volume. It concerns the construction and transmission of knowledge about global poverty and its reduction but is equally interested in the social life of development professionals, in the capacity of ideas to mediate relationships, in networks of experts and communities of aid workers, and in the dilemmas of maintaining professional identities. Going well beyond obsolete debates about ‘pure’ and ‘applied’ anthropology, the book examines the transformations that occur as social scientific concepts and practices cross and re-cross the boundary between anthropological and policy making knowledge.
Author | : Riall W. Nolan |
Publisher | : Lynne Rienner Publishers |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Applied anthropology |
ISBN | : 9781555879853 |
How can students and scholars effectively prepare for - and succeed at - a career in the nonacademic world of applied anthropology? This comprehensive guide, full of practical detail, presents the answers. Nolan relates how to acquire and use the skills essential for work as a practitioner. A key feature of his book is its lifetime focus: he systematically moves from preparation, to job search and negotiation, to research methods and ethics, to building a career, to maintaining relations with the academy. The result is an important reference for current practitioners - and a must-have handbook for prospective anthropologists.
Author | : Carole E. Hill |
Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2006-05-08 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods. peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods most editions available for course adoption
Author | : Riall W. Nolan |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2017-03-16 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1351856928 |
How can anthropology students prepare themselves to become practitioners? This book is designed to help students prepare for a career in putting anthropology to work in the world. The book: - Provides an introduction to the discipline of anthropology and its contribution to the world; - Outlines the shape of anthropological practice today; - Describes how students can prepare for a career in practice; - Sets out a framework for career planning; - Reviews challenges arising in the course of a practitioner career; - Includes short contributions from practitioners on aspects of training, practice, and career planning.
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Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2009-04-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1444306944 |
NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods. peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods most editions available for course adoption
Author | : Jonathan Xavier Inda |
Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 2007-08-27 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781405136129 |
Updated with a fresh introduction and brand new selections, the second edition of The Anthropology of Globalization collects some of the decade’s finest work on globalization, focusing on the increasing interconnectedness of people around the world, and the culturally specific ways in which these connections are mediated. Provides a rich introduction to the subject Grounds the study of globalization ethnographically by locating global processes in everyday practice Addresses the global flow of capital, people, commodities, media, and ideologies Offers extensive geographic coverage: from Africa and Asia to the Caribbean, Europe, and North America Updated edition includes new selections, section introductions, and recommendations for further reading