Applied Anthropology for Community Development

Running head: APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
Applied Anthropology
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APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY 1
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
1. The Applied Anthropological Domain of Community Development – A Theoretical
Overview....................................................................................................................................2
2. Case Study Analysis of Community Development – Pilot Project on Community
Development in East Hampshire................................................................................................4
3. How Applied Anthropology can be utilized for the Community Development Project on
Personalization and Empowerment in East Hampshire – The Role of Research and Activism 7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9

2APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
Introduction
Applied anthropology refers to the application of theories and methods of
anthropology for analyzing and solving practical problems. It is a complex process that
makes use of instrumental and research based methods for producing stability or change in
very specific cultural systems, by initiating direct action, providing specific day and
formulating specific policies for this purpose. Applied anthropology in a simpler sense, is the
praxis dimension of anthropological research that includes activism as well as research
involvement within the community (Faas and Barrios 2015). This essay examines the applied
anthropological domain of community development by displaying an understanding of the
various theories that operate in this particular domain, analyzing a community development
case study, that is, the case of personalization and community empowerment in the county of
Hampshire in the United Kingdom, and develops an argument for how applied anthropology
is something that can be best applied to the chosen domain, which is community
development.
1. The Applied Anthropological Domain of Community Development – A
Theoretical Overview
Community development is defined by the United Nations as a process in which
the members of a community come and take collective action together and generate
solutions for common problems that are being faced by that community. According to
the International Association for Community Development, the process of community
development may be regarded to be both an academic discipline as well as a practice
based profession. After formally adopting this definition in 2016, the International
Association for Community Development has established a number of standards for the
purpose of community development practice. In fact, the ethos and the values that ought to be