Since Global Peace and Development are multi-layered processes and Anthropology promotes the tradition of multifaceted thinking that ranges from the local to the global and also traverses the space in between, the discipline can unveil new dimensions in promoting lasting peace and sustained human development.

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Robert Borofsky, for one, has invited anthropologists to move beyond the immediate compass of their discipline; illuminate larger social issues; and encourage broad, public conversations with the explicit goal of fostering social change. (Some have criticized Borofsky's concept of "public anthropology", or what this query terms "anthropology in the public sphere", on the ground that "applied anthropology" is already about the application of the methods and theory of anthropology to the analysis and solution of practical problems.) Irrespective, there can be no doubt that applied/public anthropology can shine a light on global peace and development, for example by investigating the personal, relational, structural, and cultural dimensions of conflict. SDG-16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions offers great scope.

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Suraj Kapoor

Thank you very much for your insightful reply.

Olivier Serrat

Thank you very much for your meaningful reply. I am hugely impressed by your critical inputs to the discussion.

"Public sphere" in what sense?

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