Une salle, plusieurs sites : les négociations internationales comme terrain de recherche anthropologique

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One Room, Many Fields : International Negotiations as a Field Site for Anthropological Research This paper discusses dimensions of fieldwork in complex fields as they present themselves in international institutions, especially in the United Nations and its many sub-organizations and associated committees. The paper seeks to complement the growing literature on the anthropology of the United Nations and the anthropology of the European Community with reflections on the specific methodologies applicable to research in such settings. On the basis of field research in the World Intellectual Property Organization, the paper shows how the complexity of the international research field may be addressed. Understanding the ethnographic parameters of this field site contributes to an understanding of negotiation dynamics and of international organizations.