Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Chapter 1 Anthropology and Public Service 1
5. Chapter 2 On Her Majesty’s Service (and Beyond) Anthropology’s Contribution to an Unconventional Career 61
6. Chapter 3 You Can’t Go Home Again: Anthropology, Displacement and the Work of Government 79
7. Chapter 4 Anthropology in the Closet: Contributions to Community Development and Local Governmen 101
8. Chapter 5 Parading through the Peace Process: Anthropology, Governance and Crisis in Northern Ireland 123
9. Chapter 6 From Participant Observer to Observed Participant: A Prison Governor’s Experience 147
10. Chapter 7 Identity and Appropriation in Applied Health Research 165
11. Afterword: An Endnote, About How to Begin 179
12. Index 185