In this episode, we talk with Dan Podjed, the founder of the Applied Anthropology Network (AAN) of EASA. https://applied-anthropology.com/

Dan tells us about his recent projects on how he is bringing people together to co-create cultural change in and with communities and with that boosts fun in and quality of life for many.

He is a Slovenian anthropologist who is interested in how isolated people live and create their lives, in human-technology interactions, digitalization, sustainable lifestyles, volunteering and many more topics of our time.

He also co-founded the event “Why the world needs anthropologists” – the experience is transcribed in a book. Link to book: Podjed, D., Gorup, M., Borecký, P., & Guerrón-Montero, C. M. (Eds.). (2021). Why the World Needs Anthropologists. Abingdon & New York: Routledge.

He holds a PhD in Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology from the the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Contact and Publications via: https://danpodjed.eu/

Disclaimer: »This episode of the podcast is a result of the research project Isolated People and Communities in Slovenia and Croatia, financed by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (J6–4610) and the Croatian Science Foundation (ISOLATION IPS-2022-02-3741).«

Our co-host Margret Jaeger from Vienna, Austria talks about her experience and passion of being a medical anthropologist in the health sector since 2010. Her work towards equity and diversity in health services is driven by the right to health for all. Margret teaches health professionals worldwide and offers trainings in structural competency – which links her to Mirko Pasquini, one of our following guests. She lobbies intensively for medical anthropology and is engaged in many initiatives.

Margret on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margret-jaeger-2621498b/

She holds a doctoral degree and a master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology from the Karl Franzens University Graz, Austria.

For contact and publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Margret-Jaeger-2