Election statement: I stand for this election because I believe in the important role of transnational independent scholarly societies. My experience of different academic systems within Europe (Poland, Germany, UK, Russia) taught me that anthropologists, especially as employees of particular institutions, are confronted with divergent national systems of academic governance, hence experiencing diverse kinds of pressures. In extreme cases, they have to fight for the recognition of their discipline as an academic field, as it happened in Poland. EASA has to take those differences into account while thinking about the association’s strategies and goals.
My research on how governing regimes shape and are shaped by people’s actions is also relevant. My main field of research is the anthropology of religion, constructed very broadly. I look at how the realm of life, which for many people is one of emotional and extraordinary engagements, is shaped by particular organizational regimes.
Nominating member: Jeanne Kormina (Higher School of Economics in St Petersburg); Seconded by: Alexandra Schwell (University of Klagenfurt)