Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
| Abbreviation | MPIEF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1999 |
| Type | Scientific institute |
| Purpose | Research in sociocultural anthropology and social change |
| Headquarters | Halle, Germany |
Managing director | Ursula Rao |
Directors | Marie-Claire Foblets Chris Hann Ursula Rao Biao Xiang |
Key people | Chris Hann and Günther Schlee, founding directors |
Parent organization | Max Planck Society |
| Staff | >175 |
| Website | (in English) (in German) |
The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (German: Max-Planck-Institut für ethnologische Forschung) is a scientific research institute founded in 1999 in Halle, Germany. It is one of the institutes of the Max Planck Society.