Where ethics and politics intertwine

[...] I wanted to describe the methodological and ethnographic challenges faced by those studying (and/or engaging) with security-related topics at a time when the discipline is struggling to position itself with respect to US national security (my emphasis). Many in the academic community have argu...

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Published in:The Times higher education supplement 2009 (1881), p.52
Main Authors: Fosher, Kerry B, Keenan, Jeremy
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Armed forces
Community Relations
Construction
Espionage
Ethics
Field study
Interviews
National security
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Summary:[...] I wanted to describe the methodological and ethnographic challenges faced by those studying (and/or engaging) with security-related topics at a time when the discipline is struggling to position itself with respect to US national security (my emphasis). Many in the academic community have argued that this internationally respected publisher damaged its reputation last year when it republished the US Army and Marine Corps' Counterinsurgency Field Manual, a title that has attracted charges of plagiarism from anthropologists such as David Price.
ISSN:0049-3929