Anthropology, Democracy, and Authoritarianism: Reflections from Brazil and the Philippines

• Main Authors: Gonçalves, João Felipe, Lasco, Gideon
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: Brazil; Philippines; authoritarianism; political anthropology; Anthropology; Other Anthropology; Political Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/130; https://doi.org/10.1086/723300
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article examines the challenges that the right-wing populist governments in Brazil and the Philippines pose to anthropological practices as a way of discussing the responses and responsibilities of anthropologists vis-à-vis situations of growing authoritarianism across the globe. It explores th...