BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THIS RESEARCH
This research is being conducted by Nikki Kuper to meet the requirements for Honours in Anthropology, under the supervision of Dr Lisa Wynn, Department of Anthropology, Macquarie University, Sydney.
Nikki can be contacted on +61422467240 or at nikki.kuper@gmail.com. Dr. Lisa Wynn can be contacted on +612 9850 8095 or at llwynn@scmp.mq.edu.au.
This study is concerned with examining the factors at stake in debates about the use of anthropologists and anthropological knowledge in military operations. I am particularly interested in the nature of debates and discussions within the anthropological community in regards to the Human Terrain System (HTS). This research will help inform and contextualize debates about the ethics, consequences, and benefits of anthropological involvement in military operations, and will hopefully assist in analysing future ethical dilemmas likely to arise through the use of anthropological knowledge in highly political contexts.
Your insights would be of great value to this research. The questionnaire will take between 15 and 20 minutes to complete. Any information you supply will be completely anonymous. Any information or personal details gathered in the course of the study will be treated as confidential.
If you have any questions or queries please contact me at nikki.kuper@gmail.com.
The ethical aspects of this study have been approved by the Macquarie University Ethics Review Committee (Human Research). The reference number for this project is HE28NOV2008-H06247. If you have any complaints or reservations about any ethical aspect of your participation in this research, you may contact the Ethics Review Committee through its Secretary (telephone (011612) 9850 7854; email ethics@mq.edu.au). Any complaint you make will be treated in confidence and investigated, and you will be informed of the outcome.