The Making of a University Hub for Basic Cultural Anthropological Research Related to Cultural and Biodiversity Conservation

建立与文化和生物多样性保护相关的基础文化人类学研究大学中心

• 批准号: 2309069
• 负责人: Rui Diogo
• 金额: $ 45.81万
• 依托单位: Howard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2309069&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Making; University; Hub; Basic; Cultural

No group is immune to ecological crises but indigenous, rural, and minority communities are often the ones that suffer most. The project addresses inequities during crises in two ways: 1) by focusing on 'other others', particularly on indigenous communities of the higher Himalayas, that are now confronting major environmental problems; and 2) by including undergraduate and graduate students who will conduct research, outreach activities, and workshops. In this sense, the project further develops long-term synergies between communities and international institutions of higher learning, including stakeholders that study cultural anthropological and biodiversity conservation.The research triangulates a variety of scientific fields including the behavioral and social sciences. It studies the Traditional Ecological Knowledge hypothesis (TEK) by focusing on four interconnected yet separate objectives to determine (1) whether some forms of market incorporation could develop without eroding local ecological knowledge; (2) whether religious beliefs are associated with the conservation of the physical environment; (3) the extent to which individual socio-cultural and demographic traits affect TEK; and finally (4) whether the selection of knowledge sharing is based on social cues. The study involves several highly innovative elements, such as being one of the first in-depth examinations of cultural norms, cosmology, and beliefs to integrate cutting-edge statistical modeling and social network studies with more qualitative, traditional cultural approaches to explore how the learning process change over time.The project is funded with co-funding support from the HBCU-Excellence in Research Program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

没有哪个群体能够免受生态危机的影响，但土著、农村和少数民族社区往往是受害最严重的群体。该项目通过两种方式解决危机期间的不平等问题：1）关注“其他其他人”，特别是目前面临重大环境问题的喜马拉雅山较高地区的土著社区； 2) 邀请本科生和研究生开展研究、外展活动和研讨会。从这个意义上说，该项目进一步发展社区和国际高等教育机构之间的长期协同作用，包括研究文化人类学和生物多样性保护的利益相关者。该研究三角测量了包括行为科学和社会科学在内的各种科学领域。它通过关注四个相互关联但又独立的目标来研究传统生态知识假说（TEK），以确定（1）某些形式的市场整合是否可以在不侵蚀当地生态知识的情况下发展； (2) 宗教信仰是否与自然环境的保护有关； (3) 个人社会文化和人口特征对 TEK 的影响程度；最后（4）知识共享的选择是否基于社会线索。该研究涉及几个高度创新的元素，例如首次对文化规范、宇宙学和信仰进行深入研究，将尖端统计模型和社交网络研究与更定性的传统文化方法相结合，以探索学习如何该项目由 HBCU 卓越研究计划共同资助。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。