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Anthropology in Aidland

Sampson, Steven LU (2005) American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, 2005
Abstract
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.
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unpublished
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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 location
Washington, United States
conference dates
2005-11-30 - 2005-12-04
language
English
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yes
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author contact: Steven.Sampson@soc.Lu.se
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2016-04-04 13:13:08
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  abstract     = {{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.}},
  author       = {{Sampson, Steven}},
  keywords     = {{Kosovo; Balkans; civil society; democracy export; anthropology of development; Aidnography; partnership; Aidland; donors; NGOs; development aid; social anthropology; development assistance}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  title        = {{Anthropology in Aidland}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/6072539/1146653.doc}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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