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****************************************************** * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * ****************************************************** 10th EASA Conference, Ljubljana, 26-30 August 2008 The United Nations and its many subsidiary and affiliated organisations are an increasingly tangible presence in societies the world over. As a civilising project of nation states forever falling short of their loftier, world-government goals, they are nevertheless one of the most important forces of present-day globalisation, substantially influencing the lives of many people and requiring at least a token acknowledgement even from those all set on pursuing different goals. With this panel, we therefore propose to turn an anthropological lens to the many projects pursued under the UN umbrella, such as International Criminal Court proceedings, UNESCO World Heritage designations, UN Working Group on Indigenous Issues conferences, UNICEF initiatives for children's rights, WHO immunisation campaigns, and Blue Helmet missions. How are the UN agencies and their representatives met and engaged by nation states and local populations worldwide, and how is this reflected in their strategies? Where do they deliver on their universalist goals, and where are they bound by the agendas of member states and other players? What dynamic unfolds between the global and the national here? And how is cultural difference imagined, reified and dissolved in all these bodies? Studies of on-the-ground interaction between local and UN actors, ethnographic inquiry into the global cultural layer produced in the UN agencies' meetings and memorandums, and more reflective pieces exploring the links between the imagined world community, nation states, universalism and culture are all welcome. Further particulars at: http://www.nomadit.co.uk/easa/easa08/panels.php5?PanelID=235 Christoph Brumann (Institute of Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Cologne, [log in to unmask]) <mailto:christoph.brumann%40uni-koeln.de?subject=EASA%202008%20Workshop%20-%20The%20anthropology%20of%20the%20United%20Nations> Tim Allen (LSE, [log in to unmask]) <mailto:t.allen%40lse.ac.uk?subject=EASA%202008%20Workshop%20-%20The%20anthropology%20of%20the%20United%20Nations> ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * ***************************************************************