Month: November 2013

Arctic city-communities and the extractive industries: urbanisation, industrial livelihoods and sustainability-considerations

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The extractive industries working group (EIWG) of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) and the Uarctic Thematic Network on Arctic Extractive Industries start their  course in the Pan-Arctic PhD programme on Arctic Extractive industries next Monday until Friday. We have a very nice group of instructors and students alike, with participants from Canada, Norway, …

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Sámi people of Jona: pride and prejudice

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The anthropology research team, organised by Anna Stammler-Gossmann, invites to a workshop (in Russian) with  Sámi activist and writer, Aleftina Sergina from Jona village (Kola Peninsula, approx. 30 km from the Finnish border, around 100 inhabitants). Issues  that we shall discuss at the meeting with Aleftina include -      Lovozero is not the only Sami village …

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