Editing Applied anthropology (section)

==Scholarly works and organizations==
There are three primary groups based in the US that are founded on the application of anthropology with acute attention to ethics and social implications: American Anthropological Association (AAA), Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA), and the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA).

The premiere journal of applied anthropology in the United States is called ''[[Human Organization]]'', published by the Society for Applied Anthropology. In the UK, the main journal for applied anthropology is called ''[[Anthropology in Action]]''.

The [[Association of Social Anthropologists]] (ASA) has a network of Applied Anthropologists known as "Apply".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theasa.org/networks/apply.phtml |title=ASA Apply |website=www.theasa.org |publisher=Association of Social Anthropologists |access-date=2021-03-14}}</ref> Within the [[European Association of Social Anthropologists]] (EASA), there is the Applied Anthropology Network,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.applied-anthropology.com/ |title=Why the World Needs Anthropologists: Mobilizing the Planet |website=www.applied-anthropology.com |publisher=EASA's Applied Anthropology Network |access-date=2021-03-14}}</ref> which annually organises the international symposium, Why the World Needs Anthropologists. The theme of the first symposium was New Fields for Applied Anthropology in Europe (Amsterdam, 2013), followed by; Coming Out of the Ivory Tower (Padua, 2014), Burning Issues of Our Hot Planet (Ljubljana, 2015), Humanise IT (Tartu, 2016), Powering the Planet (Durham, 2017), and Designing the Future (Lisbon, 2018). Within the EASA [[Medical anthropology|Medical Anthropology]] Network, there is also an applied anthropology special interest group.

Under the direction of the [[Royal Anthropological Institute]], Jonathan Benthall (author of ''The Best of Anthropology Today'') created the annual [[Lucy Mair]] Medal of Applied Anthropology. This recognizes excellence in using anthropology "for the relief of poverty or distress, or for the active recognition of human dignity".