Background
Aronoff, Myron Joel was born on March 1, 1940 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Harry J. and Rebecca (Copaken) Aronoff.
( What can anthropology and political science learn from...)
What can anthropology and political science learn from each other? The authors argue that collaboration, particularly in the area of concepts and methodologies, is tremendously beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling aspects of the relationship. Focusing on the influence of anthropology on political science, the book examines the basic assumptions the practitioners of each discipline make about the nature of social and political reality, compares some of the key concepts each field employs, and provides an extensive review of the basic methods of research that "bridge" both disciplines: ethnography and case study. Through ethnography (participant observation), reliance on extended case studies, and the use of "anthropological" concepts and sensibilities, a greater understanding of some of the most challenging issues of the day can be gained. For example, political anthropology challenges the illusion of the "autonomy of the political" assumed by political science to characterize so-called modern societies. Several chapters include a cross-disciplinary analysis of key concepts and issues: political culture, political ritual, the politics of collective identity, democratization in divided societies, conflict resolution, civil society, and the politics of post-Communist transformations.
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Political science educator anthropology educator
Aronoff, Myron Joel was born on March 1, 1940 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Harry J. and Rebecca (Copaken) Aronoff.
Student, Northwestern University, 1958-1960; Bachelor, Miami University, Oxford, 1960-1962; MAin Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965; PhDin Anthropology, Manchester U., 1968.
Teaching assistant, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962-1965; research fellow, Manchester (England) University, 1965-1969; visiting lecturer, Tel Aviv U., Ramat Aviv., Israel, 1969-1970; lecturer, Tel Aviv U., Ramat Aviv., Israel, 1970-1973; senior lecturer, Tel Aviv U., Ramat Aviv., Israel, 1974-1975; associate professor, Tel Aviv U., Ramat Aviv., Israel, 1976-1977; associate professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1977-1981; professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1982-1990; professor II, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1990. Fellow in residence Netherlands Institute Advanced Study, Wassenaar, Holland, 1974-1975, 96-97. Visiting professor U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1988.
( What can anthropology and political science learn from...)
Member American Political Science Association, American Anthropol. Association, Association Political and Legal Anthropology (president 1985-1987), Association Israel Studies (president 1985-1987), International Union Anthropol. and Ethnological Sciences (vice president since 1993).
Married Hendrika Elizabeth Liedermooy, December 21, 1962. Children: Miriam S., Yael S.