{"product_id":"anthropology-and-public-service-the-uk-experience-9781789200874","title":"Anthropology and Public Service: The UK","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThese days an increasing number of social anthropologists do not find employment within academia. Rather, many find jobs with commercial organizations or in government, where they run research teams and create policy. These scholars provide a much-needed social dimension to government thinking and practice. \u003cem\u003eAnthropology and Public Service\u003c\/em\u003e shows how anthropologists can set new agendas, and revise old ones in the public sector. Written for scholars and students of various social sciences, these chapters include discussions of anthropologists’ work with the Department for International Development, the Ministry of Defence, the UK Border Agency, and the Cabinet Office, and their contributions to prison governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“A good contribution to mainstream anthropological literature.\u003c\/em\u003e Anthropology and Public Service \u003cem\u003ewill be a valuable and interesting resource for applied and practicing anthropology.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Riall Nolan\u003c\/strong\u003e, Purdue University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eAnthropology and Public Service \u003cem\u003eis well-crafted and many of the chapters are fascinating to read. This text charts and advances perspectives of applied anthropology.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Karen Boll\u003c\/strong\u003e, Copenhagen Business School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction\u2028: Anthropology and Public Service\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJeremy MacClancy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e On Her Majesty’s Service (and Beyond): Anthropology’s Contribution to an Unconventional Career\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Mils Hills\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e You Can’t Go Home Again: Anthropology Displacement and the Work of Government\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Benjamin R. Smith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anthropology in the Closet: Contributions to Community Development and Local Government in the UK\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Robert Gregory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Parading through the Peace Process: Anthropology, Governance and Crisis in Northern Ireland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Dominic Bryan and Neil Jarman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e From Participant Observer to Observed Participant: a Prison Governor’s Experience\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Peter Bennett\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Identity and Appropriation in Applied Health Research\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Rachael Gooberman-Hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042549530967,"sku":"9781789200874","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789200874.jpg?v=1750954593","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/anthropology-and-public-service-the-uk-experience-9781789200874","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}