Here I argue that anthropologists, whether we want it or not, affect the localities and the people at our fieldwork sites. These effects can be short, medium or long‐term, depending on the place and the circumstances. Short term help may mean helping to pick up fruit or vegetables for dinner or lend a hand during the harvest. Mid‐term engagement may mean to set up a school for local teachers wanting to learn anthropological methods or participate over the years in a single project helping with help, funds, or both. Long‐term projects may include setting up museums and helping support them through foreign donations or working with locals through the mediation of a foreign or world‐wide institution such as the World Health Organization or the United Nations. There are specialty areas, such as medical anthropology, which could seem to have the in‐built purpose of achieving long‐term effects, but most other anthropological work does not fall within these categories and anthropologists can choose when and how to commit to local welfare depending on their circumstances and those of their hosts. Here I discuss the ways in which different anthropologists have chosen to engage with locals during and after fieldwork.

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当地人需要我们的帮助吗？人类学参与性研究

在这里，我认为，无论我们是否愿意，人类学家都会影响我们的野外工作现场的当地人和人们。这些影响可能是短期，中期或长期的，具体取决于地点和环境。短期帮助可能意味着帮助收获水果或蔬菜作为晚餐，或在收获期间伸出援助之手。中期参与可能意味着为希望学习人类学方法或多年来参与单个项目的当地教师建立一所学校，以寻求帮助，资金或两者兼而有之。长期项目可能包括建立博物馆，并通过外国捐赠来支持博物馆，或者通过外国或世界范围内的机构（例如世界卫生组织或联合国）的调解与当地人合作。有一些专门领域，例如医学人类学，这似乎具有实现长期效果的内在目的，但大多数其他人类学工作并不属于这些类别，人类学家可以根据自己的情况和所在国的情况来选择何时以及如何致力于当地的福利。在这里，我讨论了不同的人类学家在田野调查期间和之后选择与当地人互动的方式。