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
Cultural Anthropologists: Why study Political Systems?
Approach is global & comparative
Examines both states & nonstates
Connections between economics, social and political organization

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

4. Political Organization
Regulation of relations among groups & their representatives
_______________________________
Our focus: Those who make decisions & resolve conflicts

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?
_________________________________
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