Abstract
Anthropictures is an independent organization that focuses on applied anthropological research in the fields of community development, urban development and quality evaluation. Its aim is to contribute to the solutions of social challenges by exploring anthropological research methods.
This paper focuses on a long-term research in one specific urban area (Prague 14) partly financed by local authorities. On the basis of fieldwork, researchers build a picture of the population structure in individual locations.
This data could provide better understanding of the nature of social relations between different actors, local communities, informal community groups, local boards and private entities and could thus - if used correctly - serve as a basis for more transparent and democratic local governance. In general, we would like to emphasize the methodological and ethical problems caused by the difference between academic research projects and the research project financed by local authorities.