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Paper topic notes, I have to work out and print these ideas later, just posting here so I don't lose it:
However, if you care about anthropologists working for the military, please feel free to comment.
Final Paper Topic
Anthropologists working for the military and the human rights issues of:
Self-determination on the part of counter-insurgents
Are secret research, reports or debriefings ethical?
Repercussions on future anthropological work (informant trust)
Whether anthropologists as rights observers can be "neutral" if employed by the military
Cultural relativism
Humanitarianism - NGOs, missionaries, humanitarian organizations
Applied anthropology
“Ivory Tower”
PhDs and work - Is labor a human right?
Differences between humanitarianism and military work, how that applies to anthropology and human rights
However, if you care about anthropologists working for the military, please feel free to comment.
Final Paper Topic
Anthropologists working for the military and the human rights issues of:
Self-determination on the part of counter-insurgents
Are secret research, reports or debriefings ethical?
Repercussions on future anthropological work (informant trust)
Whether anthropologists as rights observers can be "neutral" if employed by the military
Cultural relativism
Humanitarianism - NGOs, missionaries, humanitarian organizations
Applied anthropology
“Ivory Tower”
PhDs and work - Is labor a human right?
Differences between humanitarianism and military work, how that applies to anthropology and human rights