James Ferguson (anthropologist)

James Gordon Ferguson

Ferguson at the University of Sussex, July 2016
Born (1959-06-16) June 16, 1959[1]
Nationality American
Occupation professor, scholar
Title Susan S. and William H. Hindle Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences[2]
Academic background
Education Ph.D.
Alma mater Harvard University[3]
Thesis title Discourse, knowledge, and structural production in the "development" industry : an anthropological study of a rural development project in Lesotho[4]
Thesis year 1985[4]
Academic work
Discipline Anthropologist
Sub discipline Development studies
Institutions Stanford University (2003 - )
University of California, Irvine (1986-2003)[3]
Main interests Political economy, Development studies, Migration[3]

James Ferguson is an American anthropologist. He is known for his work on the politics and anthropology of international development, specifically his critical stance (development criticism). He is currently chair of the Anthropology Department at Stanford University.[2] His best-known work is his book, The Anti-Politics Machine. He earned his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his Ph.D. from Harvard University.[3]

Selected publications

References

  1. "Ferguson, James, 1959-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "James Ferguson". Stanford - Department of Anthropology. Stanford University. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ferguson, James (May 2015). "Curriculum Vitae - James Ferguson" (PDF). Stanford - Department of Anthropology. Stanford University. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Ferguson, James Gordon (1985). Discourse, knowledge, and structural production in the "development" industry : an anthropological study of a rural development project in Lesotho (Ph.D.). Harvard University. OCLC 19506355. Retrieved November 5, 2016.


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