Meta Gorup
Biographic Data
| ID | 672708 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meta Gorup |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meta |
| FAMILY NAME | Gorup |
| SIGNATURE | GORUP M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why the World Needs Anthropologists
Why does the world need anthropology and anthropologists? This collection of essays written by prominent academic, practising and applied anthropologists aims to answer this provocative question. In an accessible and appealing style, each author in this volume inquires about the social value and practical application of the discipline of anthropology. Contributors note that the problems the world faces at a global scale are both new and old, uniq…
Anthropologists Solving Burning Issues of Our Hot Planet
Applied Anthropology in Europe
A bstract The article presents the state of applied anthropology in Europe, in particular focusing on the application of anthropological knowledge and skills within the private sector. Firstly, the text depicts the historical context, which has had a strong and often negative impact on the developments in contemporary applied anthropology and specifically on applying anthropology in for-profit endeavours. It then provides an overview of this type…
Deconstructing divisions: Cultural schismogeneses as sources of creativity in organizations
Drawing on Gregory Bateson's theory of cultural schismogenesis, the authors analyse such processes within two organizations: the Birdwatching and Bird Study Association of Slovenia and VU University Amsterdam. Both cases illustrate internal cultural divisions typical for non-profit organizations whose goals go beyond optimizing financial profits and can thus be interpreted in various, sometimes conflicting, ways. The article demonstrates how orga…
Expulsion of the Anthropological Demons from the Ivory Tower: Report on the Second International Applied Anthropology Symposium in Padua, Italy
What Comes Next in European Applied Anthropology
Applied Anthropology Network of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) started its activities in 2012 and has since then grown to 120 members. The newly established network has already tackled some of the crucial issues in Europe related to applied anthropology, and has so far identified at least three key challenges: (1) how to increase employability of applied anthropologists, (2) how to deconstruct stereotypes about their ac…
Why the World Needs Anthropologists
Why does the world need anthropology and anthropologists? This collection of essays written by prominent academic, practising and applied anthropologists aims to answer this provocative question. In an accessible and appealing style, each author in this volume inquires about the social value and practical application of the discipline of anthropology. Contributors note that the problems the world faces at a global scale are both new and old, uniq…
Applied Anthropology in Europe
A bstract The article presents the state of applied anthropology in Europe, in particular focusing on the application of anthropological knowledge and skills within the private sector. Firstly, the text depicts the historical context, which has had a strong and often negative impact on the developments in contemporary applied anthropology and specifically on applying anthropology in for-profit endeavours. It then provides an overview of this type…
What Comes Next in European Applied Anthropology
Applied Anthropology Network of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) started its activities in 2012 and has since then grown to 120 members. The newly established network has already tackled some of the crucial issues in Europe related to applied anthropology, and has so far identified at least three key challenges: (1) how to increase employability of applied anthropologists, (2) how to deconstruct stereotypes about their ac…
Expulsion of the Anthropological Demons from the Ivory Tower: Report on the Second International Applied Anthropology Symposium in Padua, Italy
What Comes Next in European Applied Anthropology
Applied Anthropology Network of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) started its activities in 2012 and has since then grown to 120 members. The newly established network has already tackled some of the crucial issues in Europe related to applied anthropology, and has so far identified at least three key challenges: (1) how to increase employability of applied anthropologists, (2) how to deconstruct stereotypes about their ac…
Deconstructing divisions: Cultural schismogeneses as sources of creativity in organizations
Drawing on Gregory Bateson's theory of cultural schismogenesis, the authors analyse such processes within two organizations: the Birdwatching and Bird Study Association of Slovenia and VU University Amsterdam. Both cases illustrate internal cultural divisions typical for non-profit organizations whose goals go beyond optimizing financial profits and can thus be interpreted in various, sometimes conflicting, ways. The article demonstrates how orga…
Expulsion of the Anthropological Demons from the Ivory Tower: Report on the Second International Applied Anthropology Symposium in Padua, Italy
Anthropologists Solving Burning Issues of Our Hot Planet
Applied Anthropology in Europe
A bstract The article presents the state of applied anthropology in Europe, in particular focusing on the application of anthropological knowledge and skills within the private sector. Firstly, the text depicts the historical context, which has had a strong and often negative impact on the developments in contemporary applied anthropology and specifically on applying anthropology in for-profit endeavours. It then provides an overview of this type…
Why the World Needs Anthropologists
Why does the world need anthropology and anthropologists? This collection of essays written by prominent academic, practising and applied anthropologists aims to answer this provocative question. In an accessible and appealing style, each author in this volume inquires about the social value and practical application of the discipline of anthropology. Contributors note that the problems the world faces at a global scale are both new and old, uniq…
Sociology (6 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (4 works) · Applied anthropology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works)