Michael M. Cernea
Encyclopedia
Michael M. Cernea is a Romanian social scientist who introduced sociological and anthropological approaches into the World Bank. He worked as the World Banks Senior Adviser for Sociology and Social Policy until 1997. He has published on a wide range of aspects of development including: social change, social forestry, participation, grassroots organizations, and perhaps most notably, population resettlement.
Freidenbreg reports Cernea as arguing, in a nice turn of phrase, that "Development Anthropology is a Contact Sport".
Freidenbreg reports Cernea as arguing, in a nice turn of phrase, that "Development Anthropology is a Contact Sport".
Awards
- Academia RomânăRomanian AcademyThe Romanian Academy is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 acting members who are elected for life....
(elected 1991) - Solon T. Kimball Award (1988) for Public Policy and Applied Anthropology - American Anthropological AssociationAmerican Anthropological AssociationThe American Anthropological Association is a professional organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology. With 11,000 members, the Arlington, Virginia based association includes archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, biological anthropologists, linguistic...
- Bronislaw Malinowski AwardBronislaw Malinowski AwardThe Bronislaw Malinowski Award is an award given by the US-based Society for Applied Anthropology in honor of Bronisław Malinowski , an original member and strong supporter of the Society...
(1995) - Society for Applied AnthropologySociety for Applied AnthropologyThe Society for Applied Anthropology is a U.S.-based professional association for applied anthropology, established "to promote the integration of anthropological perspectives and methods in solving human problems throughout the world; to advocate for fair and just public policy based upon sound...
in recognition of scholarly efforts to understand and serve the needs of the world through social science.
Key publications
- (1985, 1991) Putting People First: Sociological Variables in Development
- (1993) Anthropological Approaches to Resettlement: Policy, Practice, Theory (edited with Scott Guggenheim)
- (1996) Social Organization and Development Anthropology
- (1997) Social Assessment for Better Development (edited with Ayse Kudat)
- (1996–1998) Resettlement and Development (vol. I and II)
- (1999) The Economics of Involuntary Resettlement: Questions and Challenges