Patrons

Patrons are individuals who are internationally recognized in their efforts to achieve a number of OICD related aims. We are delighted to announce that our patrons for Dec 2010-2012 are:

Jean and John Comaroff

Our patron for the period 2007-2010 was:

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Having fulfilled his term of Patronage Professor Eriksen is now a Lifetime Research Affiliate.

Executive Committee

Working to keep the cogs of the OICD turning, the executive committee make the key decisions on how the organization runs. The exec comprises

left to right:

Richard Chenhall, Tim Crosland, Mark Davidheiser, Patricia Foxen, Henry Jeffrey, Tammy Kohn, Yuko Nishimura, Reiko Ogawa, Larry Thomas, Bruce White (Director)

Research Affiliates

The OICD has a wide range of interests in fields from conflict studies to traditional ethnography. Research affiliates are individuals whose work is closely aligned with the aims and acitivites of the OICD. These individuals bring a broad set of interdisciplinery persepectives to the OICD, enriching the organization’s work and expanding our areas of expertise.

left to right:

Eduardo Terren, Gary Gregg, Joy Hendry, Ellen Kaplan, Gordon Mathews, Peter Ackermann, Greg Poole

Are you a professional researcher who works on themes related to Intra-Cultural Development theory and practice? We accept applications for research affiliate status. Visit the contribute page to find out more.

Editors & Production Managers

OICD publishing ventures span a forthcoming in-house publishing house (EMIC Press), an on-line magazine of interpretative anthropology (Global Ethnographic), and our workshop periodical (Narrative Ethnology).

left to right:

Angela Hong (Emic Press), Peter Ackermann (Narrative Ethnology), Whitney Conti (Global Ethnographic, not yet pictured), Jehonathan Ben (Global Ethnographic, not yet pictured), Iona Sugihara (Emic Press, not yet pictured)

Do you have skills that could be put to use in any of the OICDs publishing projects? Goto our contribute page to learn how to get involved.

General Members

The OICD has approximately 200 general members from all over the world. General members are eligible to vote on some issues and receive updates on the organization. Membership is currently free. If you would like the join the organization as a general member and/or contribute in other ways please follow this link.

How We Work

The below graphic illustrates how the OICD network works together to achieve its aims: