The Globalization of Anthropology

The emerging complex dynamics that connect global and local processes have intensified—the world has become, in many ways, a single place. Any history of applied anthropology is inextricably linked to the history of the discipline as a whole, even in countries where relations between applied/practicing and academic anthropologists have been contentious. Since the early 1990′s, the pace of globalization, with its new forms of linkages and communication, has been rapidly re–shaping the discipline of anthropology here in the US as well as abroad. This volume presents original information that allows a systematic comparison and contrast of applied/practicing anthropology from a global perspective. Contributors from ten nations (Canada, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Great Britain, India, Israel, Portugal, and Russia and the United States) discuss their perspectives as practitioners and applied anthropologists. They describe the state of applied/practicing anthropology in their countries, providing data for an analysis of the changing nature of anthropology on a worldwide scale. The authors also represent diverse national perspectives about the goals, roles, and statuses of anthropology in global change processes. The discussion presented in this Volume 25 of the NAPA Bulletin series has important implications for the future of global applied/practice and presents challenges to the organization and uses of the products of anthropological inquiry.

Spis treści:
Global Connections and Practicing Anthropology in the 21st Century Carole E. Hill , Marietta L. Baba National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 1–13.
Applied Anthropology in Ecuador: Development Practice and Discourse Jorge E. Uquillas , Pilar Larreamendy National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 14–34.
Applied Anthropology in Egypt: Practicing Anthropology within Local and Global Contexts el–Sayed el–Aswad National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 35–51.
Anthropology in Policy and Practice in India L. K. Mahapatra National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 052–69.
Applied Anthropology in China Wang Jianmin , John A. Young National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 70–81.
Practicing Ethnology in Contemporary Russia Anatoly N. Yamskov National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 82–103.
Applied Anthropology in Israel: Between Infancy and Maturity S. Zev Kalifon , Malka Shabtay National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 104–122.
The Practice of Anthropology in Great Britain Sarah Pink National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 123–133.
Applied Anthropology in Canada: Historical Foundations, Contemporary Practice and Policy Potentials Alexander M. Ervin , Lorne Holyoak National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 134–155.
Practicing Anthropology in Portugal Ana Isabel Afonso National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 156–175.
What′s in the Name "Applied Anthropology"?: An Encounter with Global Practice Marietta L. Baba , Carole E. Hill National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 176–207.
Biosketches of Authors National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin May 2006, Vol. 25, No. 1: 208–212.

Nota biograficzna:
Volume Editors: Carole E. Hill and Marietta L. Baba
General Editor: Tim Wallace
Marietta Baba is Dean of the College of Social Science and Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University. She also holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Management at the Eli Broad College of Business. Previously, she was Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and founding director of the Business and Industrial Anthropology program at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. From 1994 to 1996, she was Program Director of the National Science Foundation’s industry–funded research program entitled Transformations to Quality Organizations. Dr. Baba is the author of 70 scholarly and technical publications in the fields of organizational culture, technological change, and evolutionary processes. In 1998 she was appointed to serve on Motorola’s global advisory Board of Anthropologists, the first of its kind in the United States. Dr. Baba was a founding member and past president of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA, 1986–88), a section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). She served on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of Anthropology for the American Anthropologist (1990–93). She holds an MBA (with highest distinction) from the Advanced Management Program at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Graduate School of Management and a Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology from Wayne State University (doctoral research conducted in the School of Medicine). She is listed in Who’s Who in America (1992–present). mbaba@msu.edu

Okładka tylna:
The emerging complex dynamics that connect global and local processes have intensified—the world has become, in many ways, a single place. Any history of applied anthropology is inextricably linked to the history of the discipline as a whole, even in countries where relations between applied/practicing and academic anthropologists have been contentious. Since the early 1990′s, the pace of globalization, with its new forms of linkages and communication, has been rapidly re–shaping the discipline of anthropology here in the US as well as abroad. This volume presents original information that allows a systematic comparison and contrast of applied/practicing anthropology from a global perspective. Contributors from ten nations (Canada, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Great Britain, India, Israel, Portugal, and Russia and the United States) discuss their perspectives as practitioners and applied anthropologists. They describe the state of applied/practicing anthropology in their countries, providing data for an analysis of the changing nature of anthropology on a worldwide scale. The authors also represent diverse national perspectives about the goals, roles, and statuses of anthropology in global change processes. The discussion presented in this Volume 25 of the NAPA Bulletin series has important implications for the future of global applied/practice and presents challenges to the organization and uses of the products of anthropological inquiry.