Anthropology of Economy Network
The Anthropology of Economy network was launched at EASA 2012 in Nanterre. We are a young and growing network, with about 165 subscribers to our listserve so far. We have a friendly association with the Society of Economic Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association, and some cross-membership.
Research interests among the group are both diverse and strongly resonant with one another; we range from work on rural economies and agriculture to household and informal economies to energy technologies, from local money lenders and micro-credit schemes to international development projects, from local experiences of economic crisis to studies of multi-national corporations, taxation and investment practices.
Intention and justification
Anthropology of economy is one of the most vivid, rich and complex subfields of the discipline, and its scope
has grown and diversified in many ways, particularly during the last decade. Economy is integral to genuine
anthropological preoccupations like globalization, development, entrepreneurship, household organization,
institutions, food, work, consumption, sustainable energies, fisheries or markets. Given the ongoing economic
instability in Europe and shifts in global economies, fostering widespread concerns that the dominance of the
prevailing economic theory is no longer tenable, there is clearly an opening for the diverse perspectives on
economy that anthropology can provide, and a need for anthropologists of economy to collectively engage in
unfolding debates.
In this context, an EASA network on Anthropology of Economy makes sense and is past due. Given the number of workshops convened for EASA 2012, 2014 and 2016 devoted to themes of economy, finance, development, etc., it appears that significant interest in anthropology of economy exists within EASA.
Objectives
The purpose of this network is to provide a rallying point for EASA members who share this interest. To that
end, the first step is to set up an easaonline.org listserve to facilitate communication among members and to
enable them to share announcements about developments in research, conferences, publications, funding and
employment opportunities, etc. The Network can also serve as a platform to liaise with similar networks
elsewhere, such as the U.S.-based Society for Economic Anthropology, as well
as with alternative economics organizations such as the recently launched World Economics Association.
Activities
The Anthropology of Economy Network is active during the EASA conventions (sponsoring one official workshop, holding a network meeting, facilitating the organization of other workshops). It supports a Network Event in the years between EASA’s biannual conferences. Members are encouraged to hold smaller local networking events that will be valuable in and of themselves for the scholarly engagement they would foster, which could also be catalysts for research and writing collaborations. A main activity of this network is its listserve. Members are encouraged to communicate their interests to one another.
Mailing list
The network is now operating a mailing list. To join the list, click here and follow the
instructions. Please also send a short paragraph describing your research interests (plus URL of your homepage,
if you have one) to the network convenors.
Network convenors 2024-2026:
Ognjen Kojanić, ognjenkojanic(at)gmail.com
Ieva Snikersproge ieva.snikersproge(at)graduateinstitute.ch
Nikolaos Olma Nikolaos.Olma(at)zmo.de
Elena Sischarenco elena.sischarenco(at)gmail.com
