Yes, We Can! Anthropologists Impact Public Policy (Part 1)

CHAIR: EISENBERG, Merrill (U Arizona)

ABSTRACT: As applied anthropologists, our work frequently has the potential to inform the development of public policy. However, the knowledge generated by applied
anthropologists does not usually penetrate the policy conversation. The papers in this session will provide examples of exceptions. After a brief review of social theories of
policy development, the presenters will relate their experiences generating policy relevant information and working with traditionally disenfranchised communities to influence the
policy process in administrative and legislative contexts at the state and federal levels.

DISCUSSANT: DOWNING, Theodore (U Arizona)

EISENBERG, Merrill (U Arizona)
LEWIS, Nancy Owen (Sch for Adv Rsch)
RUBINSTEIN, Robert A. and CORNELL, Caitlin (Syracuse U), HODGENS, Alexander (LeMoyne Coll), and LANE, Sandra D. (Syracuse U)
EISENBERG, Merrill (U Arizona)

Session took place on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Merida, Mexico at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.