Anthropology in Aidland
Author
Summary, in English
Panel Presentation on ethnographic approaches to U.S. Aid, using the concept of "Aidland" as a place one studies and the ideas of Marcel Mauss looking at donors as giftgivers, explicating the discourse of "partnership" when the donors and recipients are unequal. Based on the author's work as democracy consultant in Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia, Romania.
Department/s
Publishing year
2005
Language
English
Full text
Document type
Conference paper
Topic
- Social Anthropology
Keywords
- Kosovo
- Balkans
- civil society
- democracy export
- anthropology of development
- Aidnography
- partnership
- Aidland
- donors
- NGOs
- development aid
- social anthropology
- development assistance
Conference name
American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, 2005
Conference date
2005-11-30 - 2005-12-04
Conference place
Washington, United States
Status
Unpublished