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Introduction: ethnographic engagements with global elites
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posted on 2023-06-09, 13:34 authored by Paul GilbertPaul Gilbert, Jessica SklairAnthropological interest in critical studies of class, system and inequality has recently been revitalized. Most ethnographers have done this from “below, while studies of financial, political and other professional elites have tended to avoid the language of class, capital and inequality. This themed section draws together ethnographies of family wealth transfers, philanthropy, and private-sector development, to reflect upon the place of critique in the anthropology of elites. While disciplinary norms and ethics usually promote deferral to our research participants, the uncritical translation of these norms “upwards” to studies of elites raises concerns. We argue for a critical approach that does not seek political purity, nor attempt to “get the goods” on elites, but which makes explicit the politics involved in doing ethnography with elites.
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FocaalISSN
0920-1297Publisher
Berghahn JournalsExternal DOI
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81Page range
1-15Department affiliated with
- International Development Publications
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2018-05-31First Open Access (FOA) Date
2020-06-01First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2018-05-30Usage metrics
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