Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
| Abbreviation | MPIEF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1999 |
| Type | Scientific institute |
| Purpose | Research in sociocultural anthropology, social change |
| Headquarters | Haale, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
Key people |
Chris Hann (co-founder) Günther Schlee (co-founder) |
Parent organization | Max Planck Society |
| Website |
(English) (German) |
The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (German: Max-Planck-Institut für ethnologische Forschung) is located in Halle), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was founded in 1999, and moved into new buildings 2001. It is one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society.
Organization
The institute currently consists of three departments. Likewise, the MPISA co-manages the Center for Anthropological Studies on Central Asia with the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the University of Zurich.[1]
Law and Anthropology
Headed by Prof. Dr. Marie-Claire Foblets, the Department of Law and Anthropology was established in 2012 to focus on the effects of societies and cultures towards law and politics and vice versa. This department also carefully looks how scholars of this specific discipline can and should take responsibility for implications surrounding the interplay of these societal factors.[2]
Resilience and Transformation in Eurasia
Headed by Prof. Dr. Chris Hann, the Department of Resilience and Transformation in Eurasia is concerned with the interaction of economics, politics and anthropology within Eurasia. Research sub-groups are focusing and have done studies on kinship, historical anthropology, economic anthropology, urban anthropology, culture and socialism, and citizenship.[3]
Integration and Conflict
Headed by Prof. Dr. Günther Schlee, the Department of Integration and Conflict focuses on social systems particularly based on identification and differentiation among groups. The department looks into the holistic elements that build ethnic identity through kinship, friendship, language, history, religion, and how ethnicity plays a role across social systems at individual and supra-individual levels.[4]
Management
The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is mainly represented by the following people:[5]
Directors
- Prof. Dr. Marie-Claire Foblets
- Prof. Dr. Chriss Hann
- Prof. Dr. Günther Schlee
Fellow
- Burkhard Schnepel
Services
- Bettina Mann (Research Coordinator)
- Kathrin Niehuus (Head of Administration)
- Anja Neuner (Head Librarian)
References
- ↑ "Research". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Department 'Law & Anthropology'". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Department 'Resilience and Transformation in Eurasia'". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Department 'Integration and Conflict'". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Structure". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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