“A dysfunctional ethnic and tribal brawl has been the norm in Afghanistan for centuries. Afghanistan is a mess. ” Who said that? A frustrated U.S. military officer? No, a professor of anthropology, Robert L. Moore.
In his article Tribes, Corruption Ai… more »
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by lorenz on Nov 5, 2009 in Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), University / Academia, internet, ethics • 2 comments »
What's the point of science if it's not publicly accessible? Two weeks ago, the first global Open Access Week was organized. Masters' student in anthropology Karstein Noremark has written a report for antropologi.info about the Open Access Week at Victor… more »
by lorenz on Oct 2, 2009 in politics, Us and Them, Asia, anthropology (general), ethics • 20 comments »
My most recent post Army-Anthropologists call Afghans "Savages" received a lot attention, so it might be necessary to write a new post after the debates in the comment field and via email. It seems that the Sydney Morning Herald reporter misunderstoo… more »
Do you want to know what anthropologists who work for the US military in Afghanistan write about the people America is at war with? I resist to believe it but according to the Syndney Morning Herald they call some Afghan societies for "utter savages".… more »
by lorenz on Jul 30, 2009 in indigenous people / minorities, politics, Us and Them, Asia, anthropology (general), ethics • 7 comments »
Chinese authorities continue using the 16th congress by the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) to spread propaganda. This is the most recent article: Overseas anthropologists: Adventure in Chinese ethnic village "e… more »
by lorenz on Jul 24, 2009 in indigenous people / minorities, politics, Us and Them, Asia, anthropology (general), ethics • 3 comments »
(UPDATE 27.7.09: Chinese media propaganda at IUAES anthropology conference in Kunming? / UPDATE 30.7: IUAES-anthropologists "praise" Chinese government's relation to minorities )
Last year, the conference was cancelled by the Chinese government for fea… more »
The debate on anthropology and the military is extremly polarized. Mats Utas, Head of the Africa Programme at the Swedish National Defence College, has written an interesting article where he challenges both sides. Among other things, he shows that there… more »
by lorenz on Jun 20, 2009 in politics, religion cosmology, Us and Them, Europe, applied anthropology, University / Academia, ethics • 5 comments »
We have discussed a lot about the strengthening ties between the military and universities in the USA and Britain, but similar things are happening in Scandinavia. And there is no public debate about it here.
One example is a research center that was… more »
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