  We discuss the properties of Skyrmions in the Fractional Quantum Hall effect
(FQHE). We begin with a brief description of the Chern-Simons-Landau-Ginzburg
description of the FQHE, which provides the framework in which to understand a
new derivation of the properties of FQHE Skyrmions (S. Baez, A.P. Balachandran,
A. Stern and A. Travesset cond-mat/9712151) from anomaly and edge
considerations.
