Jeremy MacClancy is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Anthropological Centre for Conservation, the Environment, and Development, Oxford Brookes University. His latest books are Ethics in the Field: Contemporary Challenges (with A. Fuentes), and Alternative Countrysides: Anthropological Approaches to Rural West Europe Today.

• Chapter 1. Introduction
: Anthropology and Public ServiceJeremy MacClancyChapter 2. On Her Majesty’s Service (and Beyond): Anthropology’s Contribution to an Unconventional CareerMils HillsChapter 3. You Can’t Go Home Again: Anthropology Displacement and the Work of GovernmentBenjamin R. SmithChapter 4. Anthropology in the Closet: Contributions to Community Development and Local Government in the UKRobert GregoryChapter 5. Parading through the Peace Process: Anthropology, Governance and Crisis in Northern IrelandDominic Bryan and Neil JarmanChapter 6. From Participant Observer to Observed Participant: a Prison Governor’s ExperiencePeter BennettChapter 7. Identity and Appropriation in Applied Health ResearchRachael Gooberman-HillBibliographyIndex

“A good contribution to mainstream anthropological literature. Anthropology and Public Service will be a valuable and interesting resource for applied and practicing anthropology.” · Riall Nolan, Purdue University“Anthropology and Public Service is well-crafted and many of the chapters are fascinating to read. This text charts and advances perspectives of applied anthropology.” · Karen Boll, Copenhagen Business School