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ne their decision-making process
and relationships of power, and
this knowledge assists in the faci-
litation process in order to conduct
any kind of civil or military initiative.
In conclusion, a deep anthropolo-
gical training for the peacekeeping
personnel should be not only ne-
cessary but mandatory in order to
conduct any activity in the Stability
Policing within Peace Operation.

References:
1. Endsley M.R., 1995. “Toward a
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through examples and models be- guous situation that has been en- 3. Long, N., 2001. Development Socio-
cause it will be experienced by the countered. When deployed, and logy. Actor Perspectives, London and
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model created by Mica Endsley ta- sions or risks, the field operators London.
kes into consideration perception, should use not only the two con- 5. Wan Yusof W.S.Ea.Y., O. Zakaria
comprehension, and projection. cepts above-mentioned but also and Z. Zainol, July 2018. “Investi-
The first is the perception of cur- the basic anthropological metho- gating Tacit Knowledge on Military
rent state elements. This means an dology, that is participant obser- Observers Throughout Situational
Awareness in Peacekeeping Opera-
understanding of the physical en- vation, emic perspective, and ac- tions: A Methodological Issue”.
vironment that an operator has. tor-oriented approach. Participant
The second is an understanding observation is a technique by whi-
of the situation, that is observing ch the observer studies the life of
the dynamics of the physical ele- a social group (passive participant
ments and what happens in terms observation) even by trying to sha-
of action/reaction, motives/goals. re in its activities (active participant
The third is the projection of the observation). Emic perspective fo-
possible changes of the situation. cuses on the intrinsic cultural di-
Cultural awareness and situatio- stinctions that are meaningful to
nal awareness help the peaceke- the members of a given society.
eping personnel to engage people Data collection and reports done
in the most adequate way, and to from an emic perspective often
list what actions could be taken include more detailed and cultu-
to solve a problematic or ambi- rally rich information because the
observer places themselves within
the local community, and can go
further in-depth on the details of
practices and beliefs of this social
group that may otherwise be igno- Desirée Pangerc
red. The actor-oriented approach
involves understanding the field on Anthropology and Epistemology
the basis of power, goals, and in- of Complexity (CELS University -
formation of the social actors. Un- Padua)
derstanding the parties involved in
a conflicting situation can determi-

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