The Anthropologist as Practitioner
The Field of Development Aid
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2582369 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raymond Noranha (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 211 |
| Publication date | 1977-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5491 • E-ISSN: 1534-1518 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3317761 |
| OpenAlex | W2334622250 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Anthropologists have three major roles to play in bilateral and multilateral aid institutions: synthesizer, initiator, and contributor of special expretise and methodology. In order to perform these roles effectively, anthropologists must (1) be sensitive to the language and organization of bureaucracy in both developed and developing countries; (2) understand and integrate the roles and functions of other disciplines; (3) communicate effectively in an interdisciplinary team; and (4) decide within a brief time-frame. Most training systems provide no preparation for these roles. Further, within the anthropological community the image of the non-academic anthropologist is that of a second-class citizen. Both the training and image should be altered. Over the past few years the anthropological community has been increasingly perturbed by the realization that the resources available (academic positions) have grown at a slower rate than the numbers of the qualified population. Zero growth, often prescribed for developing nations, is unthinkable since academia depends on a constant stream of students. What I am going to suggest is no new path. It was tried by anthropologists in America in the 1950s
Field (mathematics · Sociology · Anthropology · History · International Development and Aid · Mathematics · Peacebuilding and International Security
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1980 - 1981 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |