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Felix Moos (born September 28, 1929) is a Professor Emeritus of anthropology and East Asian Studies at the University of Kansas. Moos is an expert on terrorism and military intelligence. He has been an outspoken advocate for the contributions of anthropology to U.S. military and intelligence efforts and played an instrumental role in the establishment of the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program.

Professional Career

Moos career in anthropology spans over 60 years of education, research and experience in applied anthropology, forty-nine of which were spent as a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas. Much of his time was spent in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia conducting field research on applied anthropology, ethnology, culture change and development, comparative value systems, ethnic conflict, and the anthropology of terrorism.

Teaching Strategies

Dr. Moos’ courses frequently involved unique practical exercises such as having students take control of supposedly secure buildings on the campus. He also encouraged students' direct learning from presentations and interviews with experienced individuals, often inviting guests to his class that included representatives of rebel groups and residents from areas of violent conflict.

Research Areas and Contributions

East and Southeast Asia

Moos conducted extensive research and field work on the topics of migration, modernization, problems of rapid acculturation, refugee populations, religious and political movements in East and Southeast Asia. Much of the work was related to post-war situations in Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and immigration to the United States.

Anthropology in Public Service

Moos has assisted U.S. government agencies with understanding cultural factors as they relate to international relations, strategic decision-making, wartime environments, counter-terrorism, and humanitarian aid. Throughout his career, he has strongly advocated for cooperation among the anthropological community and government agencies as a means for achieving more informed, effective and culturally sensitive foreign policy and national security decisions. His support of U.S. military and particularly intelligence agencies has been a source of contention in the anthropological community, as some feel this has the potential to be misused. Dr. Moos has drawn fire for his participation in both Project Themis (1968-1971), and the creation of the current Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program (PRISP), but maintains his advocacy for continued dialogue between the wider anthropological community and government agencies, including the U.S. military and intelligence agencies.

Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program (PRISP)

Moos was the 2004 Primary Academic Sponsor for the establishment of the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program (PRISP), designed as a training program in area studies and language education to enhance intelligence analysis for seventeen different Federal agencies.

In his own words: "It should be noted that PRISP--the source of much of our current debate on anthropological ethics, conflict and security--does not exist to place spies in US classrooms nor in foreign countries; rather it was established with the aim to educate US intelligence analysts about foreign areas and languages, surely one of the most serious current weaknesses in the US."

"PRISP simply allows some 150-plus professionals to become more globally attuned and educated, which may become instrumental in helping minimize some global conflicts."

Awards and Honors

Moos is a Distinguished Member of the American Anthropological Association, and recipient of several awards and fellowships recognizing both his contributions to the academic and anthropological fields. These include:

• Fulbright Scholar, University of Tokyo, 1958-60
• General Research Grants, University of Kansas 1962, 1963, 1965
• Summer Faculty Fellowship (Ford Foundation--International Programs University of Kansas) 1966, 1967
• Sponsored Research Project, Project Themis, ARPA/Department of Defense, Co-Director, 1968-71
• Standard Oil Company (Indiana) Foundation Award for Outstanding Classroom Teaching, 1970
• Outstanding Educators of America, 1973
• Japan Foundation Fellow, 1976
• Rockefeller Foundation Sumitomo Fund, Sponsored Research Project, Director, 1976-78
• German Academic Exchange Fellowship, Visiting Professor 1979, University of Heidelberg
• Senior Fulbright Scholar, University of Tokyo, 1981-82
• United States Information Agency, Sponsored Research Project, Korea, 1986-89
• University of Kansas, Senior Class H.O.P.E. Award Finalist, 1997-98
• Distinguished Member, American Anthropological Association, 2012

Education

Undergraduate (United States)

• University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Attended January 1949 to February 1950, left for U.S. Military Service; resumed attendance September 1953; graduated June 1955, B.A. Anthropology

Graduate School

• University of Washington, Seattle - Department of Anthropology; Far Eastern and Russian Institute, Attended September 1955 to June 1958.
• Received M.A. in Anthropology from University of Washington, Seattle in June 1957
• Received Ph.D. in Anthropology from University of Washington, Seattle in Spring Quarter 1963
• Member, Central Asia Research Colloquium, Far Eastern & Russian Institute, 1957, 1958

Additional Studies Abroad

• Summer School, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 1955
• Tokyo Nihongo Gakko, Tokyo, Japan (Japanese Language), 1958
• Institute for Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1959-61
• University of Costa Rica, 1963

Academic Contributions, Publications and Research Reports

• 1956 - Origin and Development of High Culture (annotated translation from J. Haeckel's “Urpsrung und Entwicklung der Hochkultur"). Davidson Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 2, pp. 8-14.
• 1959 - Some Remarks on Culture Change, Theory and Approaches. Tokyo Daigakku Bunka Jinrui Kenkvu "Diary", Tokyo University, Department of Cultural Anthropology Publication.
• 1960 - Japan: Culture Change and Acculturation, Some Considerations. Transactions of the International Conference Orientalists in Japan, No.5, pp. 151-158.
• 1961 - Foundations of the J apanese Worldview. Orient/West, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 9-16.
• 1963 - The New Religions of Japan (Review article). Orient/West, Vol. 8, No.1, pp. 129-135.
• 1964 - Some Aspects of Park Chang no Kyo: A Korean Revitalization Movement. Anthropological Quarterly, Vol. 37, No.3, pp. 110-120.
• 1964 - The Olive Tree Movement of Korea. Orient/West, Vol. 9, No. 3,pp. 55-59.
• 1966 - Some Reflections on Modernization-Korea and Japan. Transactions of the Pacific Science Congress, Tokyo, Japan.
• 1968 - Some Special Problems of Rapid Acculturation in East and Southeast Asia. Proceedings of the VIII International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Tokyo & Kyoto, Vol. II, pp. 222-225.
• 1970 - Aspects of Rapid Acculturation in the Pacific. (With R.C. Smith, M.A. McCormick, J. lou, and C. Williams). Paperback editor and contributor. Analysis of Changing Systems Project, University of Kansas, Technical Report No.53.
• 1975 - Leftist Take-over or Rightist Coup' --Observations on Revolutionary Social Change. Sankom Mantsayasart (Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities), Vol. 5, No.3, September 1975. Bangkok, Thailand.
• 1978 - Tomorrow's Dilemma: What kind of Education?' TUB-Dokumentation Aktuell', Technische Universitat Berlin. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, June 1978.
• 1981 - A Brief Overview of the Role of Anthropology in Public Policy (with Donald D. Stull). Policy Studies Review, Vol. 1, No.1.
• 1981 - The Vietnamese Refugees at Our Doorstep: Political Ambiguity and Successful Improvisation (wih G.S. Morrison). Policy Studies Review, Vol. 4, No.1.
• 1982 - National Character: Americans, Germans and Japanese. Nucleus, Vol. XXXV, No.1. Tokyo, Japan, 1982.
• 1982 - Halfway to Nowhere: Vietnamese Refugees on Guam (with G.S. Morrison). In Involuntary Migration and Resettlement: The Problems and Responses Dislocated People, edited by Art Hansen and Anthony Oliver-Smith. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado.
• 1984 - Notes On A THEORY OF TERRORISM (with Maynard Shelly). Proceedings of the 9th Symposium on Psychology, Department of Defense, Apri1 1984.
• 1986 - Dynamics of Colonialism: Japan and German in Micronesia (Book-chapter). In Japan und die Mittelmaechte. Hrsg. Josef Kreiner Bouvier, Bonn.
• 1990 - Living With Terrorism (with Ron W. Olin). Classroom text, Professor Publishing.
• 1993 - Democratization in Korea: Dragon Endangered. Proceedings of Global Democratization: Societies in Transition. International Studies and Programs, University of Kansas.
• 2002 - The Stark Reality .Anthropology and War. American Anthropological Association 101st Annual Meeting, Panel Presentation (Defending the Nation? Ethics and Anthropology After 9/11), New Orleans, Louisiana.
• 2004 - Commentary, Anthropology: Vital or Irrelevant (with Murray Wax). Human Organization, Vol. 63, No.2.
• 2004 - Anthropology and the United States Military (Book Review Essay of Pamela R. Freese and Margaret C. Marrells). Anthropological Quarterly, Vol. 79, No.4, Fa11 2004.
• 2004 - Terrorism Revisited. Conference Proceedings, Combat Studies Institute, U.S .Army. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
• 2005 - Information Contributed, Cloak and Classroom, by David Glenn. Chronicle of Higher Education, Vol. LI, No.29.
• 2005 - Some Thoughts on Anthropological Ethics and Today's Conflicts. Anthropology News, Vol. 46, No.6.
• 2005 - Anthropology: Vital or Irrelevant. In Talking About People, Readings in Contemporary Cultural Anthropology, William A. Haviland et al., McGraw-Hill College Publishing Company
• 2006 - Anthropology: Vital or Irrelevant. In Varieties of Human Experiences, Nancy Erickson, Bartholomew Dean et al, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
• 2008 - Anthropology Today: A Conversation with Felix Moos. KU Anthropologist, Nov. 2008
• 2009 - Some Concluding Remarks ‘On A New Era In Warfare’. Professors in Trenches: Deployed Soldiers and Social Science Academics (Part 5 or ). Small Wars Journal. www. small Wars.com (online publications).
• 2012 - "Migration, Globalization, Instability and Chinese in Peru." In Causes and Consequences of Human Migration (in press). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.