the anthropologist as entrepreneur: neoliberal reforms & social knowledge in a post-socialist...
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The Anthropologist as Entrepreneur: Neoliberal Reforms & Social Knowledge in a Post-socialist State
Stanislav Inchovski-Turnin
PhD candidate
IEFEM, BAS
Classic Ethnography / Wӧlkerkunde
Volkskunde
Igdrasil / Arbor mundi/ World three
Some of main anthropological/ ethnological approaches
• Otherness (ethnos, tribes, migrants, gender, minority...) • Pattern, custom, ritual (majority, nationalism)• Cross cultural • Historical • Contemporary • ….
Parameters of research
• Participant observation- 3 years participation as a PhD student
• Qualities methods- semi structured interviews -15 recorded, informal conversations, etc.
• Statistic data – official documents ( inside report, year institutes report, year BAS report, outside attestation, etc.)
• Literature overview • Content and topic analysis (scientific products of IEFEM-
magazine, article, proceeding, conference, issues, etc. ) • Triangulation of data
Inside point of view
Different images about scientists(Outside point of view)
Several different point of view
Outside point of view
What scientists actualli do?
Ethnography = describing +constructing national identity
Before and after
New beginning
Collectivism Vs Individualism
Variety of Funding Sources
Scien-tist
Salary
Pro-jects
Lec-ture
Con-sultin
g
Hierarchy of funding distribution
Government
Official funding Fond
External Funders Others
Universities BAS
NGO, Others
Faculties
Department
Institutes
Department
Researches
Doctrine
Distribution of resources
Government BAS Institute Scientist
Budget
Administrative staff salary
Scientists salary
Building maintains
Research & Development
Equipment
Travel & specializati
onLab &
Hardwere
Living expenses
Family
Self-investment
Equipment
Travel
Other
Publishing
Magic goldfish / Quantum & total
Hierarchy structure of IEFEM, BAS
Scientist Council
Head of Department
Head of Department
Scientist Scientist
PhD PhD
Director
Chief MuseumVice director
Scientist
Staff
Curator
Advisors
adm
inis
trat
ors
Adm
inis
trat
ive
vice
dire
ctor
BAS
Scientist
How ethnologists in IEFEM works?(preliminary conclusion)
• Individually• Secretly (managing him self)• Epistemologically indefinite • Publicly unrecognizable • Without working place• Lack of funds • Hopeful • Calm • Without democratic rights• Weak relationship with the museum• Without concern for the future of the institute
Някои аспекти на представителността в презентациите
(future research)
Why ethnologists keep working?
http://www.kldn.net/?p=857
Sources of images • http://www.kldn.net/?p=857• http://paintisthenewdope.deviantart.com/art/revolutionary-red-star-58239619#/d408ixy• http://paintisthenewdope.deviantart.com/art/revolutionary-red-star-58239619• www.lostbulgaria.com• http://www.layoutsparks.com/pictures/dumbledore-0• http://www.manager.bg/sites/default/files/news_photos/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-cowboys-and-aliens.• http://plovdivweek.com/media/news/8346/original/e38df533b3e28b33c46de5fc5b3d985e.jpg&w• http://9gag.com/gag/5031841?fbauth=1#_=_ • http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/science_idol/2008-science-idol-finalists• http://genomicenterprise.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Peer-Review-Cartoon2.jpg&w=461&h• http://thepickledhedgehog.com/2012/02/21/science-life/• http://nyamamideya.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post_22.html • http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/06/28/what-social-networking-sites-do-you-use-how-do-they-benefit-your-blog/ • http://www.thechangingbehaviornetwork.com/2012/08/12/my-brother-is-different-the-sibling-side-of-autism-guest-barbara-morva
y/
• http://clog.dailycal.org/tag/diversity/ • http://www.canstockphoto.com/individualism-loneliness-isolation-10189054.html • http://dougwick.com/2007/07/12/you-on-the-web-is-about-individualism-not-narcissism/ • http://www.thepiratescove.us/2009/03/22/comrade-obama-seeks-more-oversight-over-executive-pay/ • http://bawzoo.com/6357/%/ • http://www.sanownik.com/tapeti-Wallpaper-kotki-wpc5.html• http://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/tag/vladimir-restoin-roitfeld?currentPage=23• http://imamluqman.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/african-american-muslims-making-hard-choices-that-will-change-our-condition/• http://www.stuffintheair.com/Blowin_in_the_Wind-FogWeather.html
Thank you Stanislav Incovski-Turnin
PhD candidate