The Anthropologist as Entrepreneur: Neoliberal Reforms & Social Knowledge in a Post-socialist State (Case study Bulgaria/ BAS/ IEFESEM)

The Anthropologist as Entrepreneur: Neoliberal Reforms & Social Knowledge in a Post-socialist State

Stanislav Inchovski-Turnin

PhD candidate

IEFEM, BAS

Classic Ethnography / Wӧlkerkunde

Volkskunde

Igdrasil / Arbor mundi/ World three

Some of main anthropological/ ethnological approaches

• Otherness (ethnos, tribes, migrants, gender, minority...) • Pattern, custom, ritual (majority, nationalism)• Cross cultural • Historical • Contemporary • ….

Parameters of research

• Participant observation- 3 years participation as a PhD student

• Qualities methods- semi structured interviews -15 recorded, informal conversations, etc.

• Statistic data – official documents ( inside report, year institutes report, year BAS report, outside attestation, etc.)

• Literature overview • Content and topic analysis (scientific products of IEFEM-

magazine, article, proceeding, conference, issues, etc. ) • Triangulation of data

Inside point of view

Different images about scientists(Outside point of view)

Several different point of view

Outside point of view

What scientists actualli do?

Ethnography = describing +constructing national identity

Before and after

New beginning

Collectivism Vs Individualism

Variety of Funding Sources

Scien-tist

Salary

Pro-jects

Lec-ture

Con-sultin

g

Hierarchy of funding distribution

Government

Official funding Fond

External Funders Others

Universities BAS

NGO, Others

Faculties

Department

Institutes

Department

Researches

Doctrine

Distribution of resources

Government BAS Institute Scientist

Budget

Administrative staff salary

Scientists salary

Building maintains

Research & Development

Equipment

Travel & specializati

onLab &

Hardwere

Living expenses

Family

Self-investment

Equipment

Travel

Other

Publishing

Magic goldfish / Quantum & total

Hierarchy structure of IEFEM, BAS

Scientist Council

Head of Department

Head of Department

Scientist Scientist

PhD PhD

Director

Chief MuseumVice director

Scientist

Staff

Curator

Advisors

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BAS

Scientist

How ethnologists in IEFEM works?(preliminary conclusion)

• Individually• Secretly (managing him self)• Epistemologically indefinite • Publicly unrecognizable • Without working place• Lack of funds • Hopeful • Calm • Without democratic rights• Weak relationship with the museum• Without concern for the future of the institute

Някои аспекти на представителността в презентациите

(future research)

Why ethnologists keep working?

http://www.kldn.net/?p=857

Sources of images • http://www.kldn.net/?p=857• http://paintisthenewdope.deviantart.com/art/revolutionary-red-star-58239619#/d408ixy• http://paintisthenewdope.deviantart.com/art/revolutionary-red-star-58239619• www.lostbulgaria.com• http://www.layoutsparks.com/pictures/dumbledore-0• http://www.manager.bg/sites/default/files/news_photos/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-cowboys-and-aliens.• http://plovdivweek.com/media/news/8346/original/e38df533b3e28b33c46de5fc5b3d985e.jpg&w• http://9gag.com/gag/5031841?fbauth=1#_=_ • http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/science_idol/2008-science-idol-finalists• http://genomicenterprise.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Peer-Review-Cartoon2.jpg&w=461&h• http://thepickledhedgehog.com/2012/02/21/science-life/• http://nyamamideya.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post_22.html • http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/06/28/what-social-networking-sites-do-you-use-how-do-they-benefit-your-blog/ • http://www.thechangingbehaviornetwork.com/2012/08/12/my-brother-is-different-the-sibling-side-of-autism-guest-barbara-morva

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• http://clog.dailycal.org/tag/diversity/ • http://www.canstockphoto.com/individualism-loneliness-isolation-10189054.html • http://dougwick.com/2007/07/12/you-on-the-web-is-about-individualism-not-narcissism/ • http://www.thepiratescove.us/2009/03/22/comrade-obama-seeks-more-oversight-over-executive-pay/ • http://bawzoo.com/6357/%/ • http://www.sanownik.com/tapeti-Wallpaper-kotki-wpc5.html• http://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/tag/vladimir-restoin-roitfeld?currentPage=23• http://imamluqman.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/african-american-muslims-making-hard-choices-that-will-change-our-condition/• http://www.stuffintheair.com/Blowin_in_the_Wind-FogWeather.html

Thank you Stanislav Incovski-Turnin

PhD candidate