We survey anthropologists who work in Arab League countries to ascertain their perceptions of fieldwork security conditions. Based on the responses of forty-seven specialists reporting on conditions in 127 field sites, we find the security environment in the Arab League to be diverse. Scholars working in nations such as Morocco, Oman, and Qatar report overwhelmingly favorable research conditions, while their colleagues working in Lebanon and Syria report a largely dismal situation. The paper also queries respondents on their perceptions of the impact that Trump administration policies and rhetoric have on their ongoing field research. Here, we find Arab League specialists nearly universal in their assessment: they regard Trump’s policies as having a negative impact on their ability to conduct academic research.

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伊斯兰国和特朗普时代的实地研究

我们调查了在阿拉伯联盟国家工作的人类学家，以确定他们对田野工作安全状况的看法。根据 47 位专家报告 127 个现场情况的反应，我们发现阿拉伯联盟的安全环境是多种多样的。在摩洛哥、阿曼和卡塔尔等国工作的学者报告说，研究条件非常有利，而在黎巴嫩和叙利亚工作的同事则报告说情况非常糟糕。该论文还询问受访者对特朗普政府政策和言论对其正在进行的实地研究的影响的看法。在这里，我们发现阿拉伯联盟专家的评估几乎是普遍的：他们认为特朗普的政策对他们进行学术研究的能力有负面影响。