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Practicing Anthropology hosts expansive content on the practice of anthropology in the world. With a global community of authors and readers, Practicing Anthropology content highlights the usefulness of active research at all stages of life and career through accessible, quick-to-read content. Content includes knowledge sharing and solutions for working in transdisciplinary, global networks alongside creative first-person reflections, poetry, and art related to the social sciences in practice. Practicing Anthropology welcomes questions and discussions, encourages partnerships and mentorship in publishing, and strives to create transparent policies and communication. We publish in multiple languages and welcome contributions from a wide range of authors with varying levels of experience and ideas.

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Examples of content in Practicing Anthropology:

  • Instruments for research and fieldwork
  • Ideas for career readiness
  • Policy briefs and white papers based on research
  • Examples of social science research in government and non-government organizations
  • Question and answer conversations with practitioners
  • Companion articles between researchers and community partners or students
  • Research informed political advocacy
  • Creative arts related to social science practice
  • First person reflections on fieldwork
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Volume 46, Issue 2, 2024

Advancing Methods in Anthropology: The New Big Tent Guest Editors: A. Wutich, H.R. Bernard, A. Ruth, M. Beresford, and R. Nelson

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Human Organization

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