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Ethical issues for North American anthropologists conducting research in Mexico: the national dimension

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Robert V. Kemper's and Anya P. Royce's article 'Ethical Issues for Social Anthropologists: A North American Perspective on Long-Term Research in Mexico' discusses ethical issues related to research in Mexico. They lament the fact that North American anthropologists generally have little knowledge about the history of Mexican anthropology and that this subject is seldom included in US course curricula. However, Mexico produces anthropological information that is all too often processed north of the border and does little to enrich what should be joint intellectual enterprise.

Research, Anthropology

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Response to "Ethical Issues for Social Anthropologists: A North American Perspective on Long-Term Research in Mexico." (response to article by Robert V. Kemper and Anya P. Royce in Human Organization, vol. 56, no. 4, p. 479, 1997)

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An anthropologist is surprised by the article 'Ethical Issues for Social Anthropologists: A North American Perspective on Long-Term Research in Mexico' by Robert V. Kemper and Anya P. Royce as it appears to be divergent from the writer's own experience. However, their article fails to include the sense of participation or involvement in major problems confronting Mexico-US relations especially the long-standing problem of legal and illegal Mexican immigration. The question also of whether or not both authors as anthropologists should or should not try to influence policy.

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Anthropologists, development, and situated truth

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Anthropologist Arturo Escobar's proposed alternatives to international development are flawed. Attention should be given to Third World groups with no political influence and their potential effect on empowerment and autonomy. Escobar, however, was right to refute assertions that access to superior knowledge, singular truth and objective reality is not exclusive to highly-developed nations.

Social aspects, Analysis, Developing countries, Economic development, Escobar, Arturo

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