Calculating Compassion: Accounting for Some Categorical Practices in International DevelopmentĬhapter 3. Introduction: The Anthropology of Expertise and Professionals in International DevelopmentĬhapter 2. KCM Development economics & emerging economiesĬhapter 1. JHMC Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography SOC042000 SOCIAL SCIENCE/Developing Countries SOC002010 SOCIAL SCIENCE/Anthropology/Cultural & Social
Subject: Applied Anthropology Development Studies Subject Codes Lewis) and Development Translators and Brokers (2006, ed. Recent books include Cultivating Development: An ethnography of aid policy and practice (2005) The Aid Effect: Giving and Governing in International development (2005, ed. He has also worked for Oxfam in south India, as a social development adviser for DFID, and as a consultant for various international development agencies. 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.ĭavid Mosse is Professor of Social Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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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. 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. Among these the encounter with international development has perhaps been longer and more intimate than any of the others. “ Themes are…consistently woven throughout the book, particularly ethnographic approaches considering mechanisms by which expert knowledge is transmitted…This book fills a gap in the consideration of expert knowledge and its application to consultancy that has not been addressed since Morris and Bastin (2004).” Īnthropological interest in new subjects of research and contemporary knowledge practices has turned ethnographic attention to a wide ranging variety of professional fields.
This is fascinating and underexplored territory for anthropologists and development theorists alike, making this an important collection.” “ By denying developing countries cultural specificity, aid agencies can arrogantly perpetuate their own insularity. The volume is concluded by a wonderful (in several meanings), entertaining essay by Raymond Apthorpe.” “ The contributions are framed by a brief, but rich introductory chapter that contextualizes the anthropology of professional expert knowledge. The social, economic and political shortfalls of professionalism, as they are laid out in the book, make it exceptionally relevant to anthropological work in development, heralding new directions for its scope and impact in the design of policy to reduce global poverty.” The realities presented in Mosse’s collection will enrich the education of socio-cultural anthropology students, particularly those considering research on organisations that operate in the industry of global poverty. “ Laden with personal accounts and experiences of the development industry and its exclusive processes of knowledge production and circulation, Adventures in Aidland is an invaluable contribution to the study and practice of development. Recommend to your Library Available in GOBI® Reviews
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Series Volume 6 Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology
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