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Steven Sampson

Steven Sampson

Professor emeritus

Steven Sampson

Anthropology in Aidland

Author

  • Steven Sampson

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

  • Social Anthropology

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

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Unpublished