Scholarly Works and Organizations
The premiere journal of applied anthropology in the United States is called Human Organization, published by the Society for Applied Anthropology. In the UK, the main journal for applied anthropology is called Anthropology in Action. Under the directorship of the RAI, Jonathan Benthall, author of The Best of Anthropology Today, created the annual Lucy Mair Medal of Applied Anthropology. This recognizes excellence in using anthropology "for the relief of poverty or distress, or for the active recognition of human dignity". The Association of Social Anthropologists (ASA) has a network of Applied Anthropologists known as 'Apply'. Within the European Association of Anthropologists' Medical Anthropology Network there is an applied anthropology special interest group. There are three primary groups based out of the U.S. that are founded on the application of anthropology with acute attention to ethics and social implications: American Anthropological Association (AAA), Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA), and the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA).
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