about easa

EASA is a professional association open to all social anthropologists either qualified in, or else working in, Europe. It is a society of scholarship, founded on January 14th, 1989 at the "Inaugural General Assembly" in Castelgandolfo/Italy of twenty-one founder members from thirteen European countries and one from the US, supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. This meeting drafted the Constitution and elected the Association's first Executive Committee (1989-90), chaired by Prof. Adam Kuper, Brunel University.

The Association seeks to advance anthropology in Europe by organizing biennial conferences, by editing its academic journal Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale, its Newsletter and the two publication series. The Association further encourages and supports thematic networks.
EASA is a self-governing democratic body. No member may be elected to office more than twice in succession; the only exception are up to two members co-opted by the elected Executive so as to ensure the continuity of EASA's administrative and publishing functions. The composition of the successive Executive Committees shows the pan-European character of EASA.

Executive Committee 2009 and 2010
Michal Buchowski, University of Poznań, President
Manuela da Cunha, University of Minho
Maria Couroucli, Université Paris Ouest–Nanterre La Défense
Paolo Favero, Unversity College London
Gíslí Pálsson, University of Iceland
David P. Shankland, University of Bristol, Treasurer
Dorle Dracklé, Journal Co-Editor
Thomas Fillitz, University of Vienna, Secretary

newsletters

Download the latest EASA newsletter (Vol 50) as a PDF.