This ground-breaking collection introduces readers to the
fascinating research field of political anthropology. The chapters
engage in major theoretical and methodological debates to provide
interpretive frames, analytical tools and ethnographic
illustrations for culturally based interpretations of political
phenomena, revealing the intersection between anthropology,
culture, politics and international relations. Theoretical tools
such as liminality, sacrifice, mimesis, ethics, trickster and
interpretation of meaning provide understanding of key challenges
in a globalised world. These include war zones, revolutions,
migration, securitization, territorial borders, climate change and
ethno-religious violence. The contributing authors focus on the
ethnographies of power, political culture and forms of cultural
intimacy in informal networks. Using self-critical and reflexive
approaches, they show that disciplinary boundaries have been
reshaped by changing meanings of power, including reconfigurations
of state and sovereignty. With reflections on the potential and
limits of political anthropology, this Handbook explores the art of
understanding human interaction within political frameworks in a
globalising world. Offering a unique reference resource in the area
with exceptional cross-disciplinary research, this Handbook will
suit political, social and cultural anthropologists as well as
scholars in comparative political analysis and social theory.
Students and researchers of politics, anthropology and
international relations will also benefit from the key
methodological tools explaining the challenges and consequences of
globalisation. Contributors include: S. Coleman, J.-P. Daloz, G. de
Anna, H. Donnan, T.H. Eriksen, R. Farneti, M. Fog Olwig, J.
Gledhill, J. Gould, S. Haugbolle, A. Horvath, C. Illies, J. Kubik,
N. Long, M. Malksoo, K. Martin, M. Moodie, M. Nuijten, P. Rabinow,
M. Rasaratnam, P. Raman, E. Ranta, A. Sanchez, D. Sausdal, A.
Stavrianakis, F. Stepputat, A. Szakolczai, B. Thomassen, H. Vigh,
H. Wydra
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