Anthropological views on researching parliaments | GRNPP | SOAS University of London
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 2021-08-09

A coalition of scholars in SOAS and partner organisations are exploring the ruptures in relationships between politicians and others in society in Brazil, Ethiopia, Fiji, India, the UK and the US. With an European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant of €2.5 million, our aim is to position anthropology as an even more influential source of scholarship on politicians and everyday politics. For more information see: https://grnpp.org/ethnographies-of-parliaments/ 

Who are we?

Cristiane Brum Bernardes (Legislative School of Brazilian Chamber of Deputies)
Cristina Leston-Bandeira (Leeds University) 
Emma Crewe (SOAS, University of London) 
Jastinder Kaur (SOAS University of London) 
Mitiku Tesfaye Gabrehiwot (Mekelle University, Ethiopia) 
Richard Axelby (SOAS University of London) 

In this video we talk about our approach to research, addressing the following questions:

• What do anthropologists do?
• What makes ethics within anthropology distinctive?
• What is reflexivity? What is it important?
• How is the data gathered by anthropologists used?
• How is the study of parliaments different from other field-sites?
• What must an anthropologist have in mind when studying parliaments?