Class Year
2019
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2019
Department 1
Anthropology
Abstract
This work examines the role of anthropology in conflict, post-conflict studies, and conflict resolution. Present research has asserted that Anthropology as a discipline must move forward with greater involvement in domestic and international conflict resolution, but no scholar nor activist has taken that leap. All anthropological research in conflict has pertained to forensic anthropology, expert witness testimony, and post-conflict ethnographic research— all completed after conflict has already ended. Many anthropologists have recommended involvement in actual conflict resolution, and many have advocated for further Ethnographic Peace Research. However, the role of anthropology continues to be questioned by the discipline itself as well as governmental agencies and other academic disciplines. Despite these objections, the agreement by the majority of anthropologists in conflict studies is that Anthropologists have the skills necessary to participate and aid in conflict resolution.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Dorshimer, Emma G., "What Can Anthropologists Do?: Applied Anthropology in a Conflict-Ridden World" (2019). Student Publications. 708.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/708
Included in
Other Anthropology Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons
Comments
Written for ANTH 400: Anthropology Capstone