Power and Its Disguises

Gledhill, John

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“…Антрополошко проучавање државе може се пратити од књиге Афрички политички системи, коју су уредили Мејер Фортес и Еванс-Причард, а за коју је предговор написао Редклиф-Браун (уп. Gledhill 2000;Krohn-Hansen and Nustad 2005). У том, сада чувеном предговору, Редклиф-Браун експлицитно одбацује државу као предмет антрополошке анализе, наводећи да је држава искључиво идеолошки конструкт.…”

Section: антрополошко проучавање државе: филип абрамс среће анархи брunclassified

Anthropological research of the state: A view on postsocialism

Simić¹

2017

Glas Etnogr inst

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Овај текст има двојак циљ: да укаже на основне правце у савременим антрополошким проучавањима државе као идеје и система институционалних пракси, и начине на који је тако схваћена држава теорeтизована у истраживањима европског постсоцијализма и бивше Југославије. Антрополошка проучавања источне Европе и промена које су се у Европи десиле од пада Берлинског зида представљају праву лабораторију за антрополошка проучавања државе. Трансформација државног и политичког система централна је карактеристика ових промена и увиди које су донела истраживања источне Европе и бивше Југославије нису само илустрација глобалних политичких процеса, већ значајан допринос антрополошком разумевању савремених политичких процеса.

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Anthropological research of the state: A view on postsocialism

Simić¹

2017

Glas Etnogr inst

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“…My proposal is that by looking closely at a particular ritual dialogic which occurs routinely in certain egalitarian societies, we can begin to grasp a new kind of politics: visceral, kinetic, erotic, live; an expansive power churned up from the motion of bodies acting together and upon one another. Assuming that the political is ‘invariably centred on coercive power’ (Gledhill : 13) has obscured our appreciation of systems such as these, in which power never settles in the hands of any one group or individual but is continually funnelled back and forth between coalitions.…”

Section: Power As the Bodymentioning

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“…Returning to the issue of how to understand egalitarian systems, Woodburn, like Gledhill (), has made the point that equality in such societies is never neutral – ‘the mere absence of inequality or hierarchy’ (Woodburn : 431) – but is assertively and repeatedly acted out. Egalitarian society is defined by a number of features which set it apart from hierarchical society, and an acknowledgement of these is central to understanding women's status in such groups.…”

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The politics of Eros: ritual dialogue and egalitarianism in three Central African hunter‐gatherer societies

Finnegan

2013

Royal Anthropological Inst

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It has become standard practice within feminist anthropology to repudiate any essential relationship between the biological body and cultural identity. In recent years, the ongoing deconstruction of the body has come to seem the only ‘natural’ fact. By contrast, this article seeks to reconnect sex, power, and culture in a positive sense, by identifying a political system in which power is kept in motion through the body. Literally dancing it out, organized Mbuti or Yaka gender groups perform a recurrent ritual repartee where power is continually churned up and funnelled back and forth between coalitions. The graphic somatic language that emerges through these dances suggests an alternative power‐principle: kinetic, erotic, and fundamentally non‐coercive. Here, the drawing back of the collective eye to the anatomical nature of power, with the simultaneous ritual de‐privatization of ‘biology’, explodes the body out into a collective political force. The cultural visibility of the female procreative body in such contexts is striking. Using the core theme of dialogism, I rethink the creative potential of sexual duality, and work towards a new understanding of gender, power, and the body.

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“…In such a line of argument, trust can therefore be viewed as an end in itself as well as a lubricant for social and economic action as noted in Ref. [16]. This view highlights the dimension of trust as a goal in itself as well as 'oil' for socio-economic action.…”

Section: Trust As Social Capital Among Malayishasmentioning

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Trust and Networking in Entrepreneurial Relations: A Cultural Perspective

Nyoni¹

2016

Entrepreneurship - Practice-Oriented Perspectives

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The chapter focuses on the utility of the concepts of trust in understanding the relations among entrepreneurs. In this case, trust is viewed as social capital and functional for the day-to-day operations of entrepreneurs. It provides arguments that explore the contexts under which cooperation prevails in what one can call 'trustful conditions.' The chapter is based on a qualitative research, which utilized in-depth interviews, key informants, and direct observation. The target group is that of remittance transporters popularly known as malayisha (a Zulu concept derived from the bulkiness of the goods they ferry). The concept of trust and how it creates and sustains a culture of networking is explored particularly from classical views of scholars like Durkheim in which case it is likened to 'social facts.' The chapter further examines the utility of trust in institutional settings such as in families, friendships, and group alliances. The role of trust is viewed as inclusionary and exclusionary in networks. The chapter also highlights some of the challenges related to using the concept of trust in theory and practice.

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Power and Its Disguises

Cited by 24 publications

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Anthropological research of the state: A view on postsocialism

Anthropological research of the state: A view on postsocialism

The politics of Eros: ritual dialogue and egalitarianism in three Central African hunter‐gatherer societies

Trust and Networking in Entrepreneurial Relations: A Cultural Perspective

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