Anthropology & Political Relations

1. Anthropology & Political Relations

2. Learning Objectives • Identify and describe why anthropologists would be interested in studying political relations and organizations • Describe the basic terminology associated with political relations • Apply a holistic approach when examining economic, subsistence, and political systems

3. Definitions • Power: • _______________________________ • Authority: • _______________________________ • Differential access: • _______________________________

4. Political Organization • Regulation of relations among groups & their representatives • _______________________________

5. Political Anthropology • Associated with_______________________________ • – WHY? Study of _______________________________ • Research questions: influenced by globalization • Power & inequality

6. Political System • All societies demand some minimal degree of conformity from their members • Social control: • _______________________________ • encourages _______________________________ • discourages _________________________

7. Coercion in Non-State Societies • Checkpoint: What are non-state societies? • Kinship institutions organized social life • Maintain harmonious social relationships • Enhance the cohesion of society • Strengthen social solidarity Political Organization: ____________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

8. Coercive & Persuasive Powers • What could lead people to accept coercion by others as legitimate? • Ideology: _______________________________ • Checkpoint: ____________

9. Concept of Hegemony • Persuasion of subordinates to accept the ideology of the dominant group • ____________

10. Concept of Hegemony • Example: ___________________ • ♀ -- ♀ • ♂ -- ♂ • ________________ __________ __________

11. Social Control • Maintaining social norms, and regulating conflict • _________________________________ • How? • Hegemony • Shame & Gossip:______________________

12. Politics and Immigration • France’s project deemed “___________” (Melotti, 1997) • 19th century: encouraged immigration, promises made to migrants • As long as they ____ ___________________

13. France’s 2011 Immigration Law • French ________________ are now require • Written proof is required • An individual must prove that ____________ to make it through their __________________

14. Politics and Immigration • British Project termed “______________” (Melotti, 1997) • Immigrants – loyal and law-abiding citizens that do not threaten British way of life • ___________________________

15. Politics and Immigration • Germany: “the ________________________” (Melotti, 1997) • Immigrants perceived as ‘____________’ not citizens • ______________________________ • Labor Migration: Germany ______________ • By 1970 – more than 780,000 workers to Western Europe • ~80% went to Germany