Stories of Change and Sustainability in the Arctic Regions

This book presents stories of sustainability from communities in circumpolar regions as they grapple with environmental, economic, and societal changes and challenges.

Autorentext

Rita Sørly is an Associate Professor in Social Work at UiT The Arctic University of Norway and a Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE), Norway.

Tony Ghaye is a Professor at the Loughborough University in London, UK.

Bård Kårtveit is a Senior Researcher in the Department for Regional Development at the Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE), Norway.

Inhalt

Introduction: Being in-between stories Tony Ghaye, Rita Sørly, and Bård Kårtveit 1. Concerned Arctic peoples: Characteristics of conversations-that-matter Tony Ghaye 2. Disappearing flexibility: The story of Gielas reindeer herding district Jan Åge Riseth 3. Stories transmitted through art for the revitalization and decolonization of the Arctic Timo Jokela and Maria Huhmarniemi 4. Mental health research in an Arctic Indigenous context: The presence of silent dominant narratives Rita Sørly, Vår Mathisen and Vigdis Nygaard 5. Stories of empowerment, resilience and healing: A participatory research project with two Indigenous communities in Québec Liliana Gomez Cardona, Kristyn Brown, Mary McComber, Echo Parent-Racine, and Outi Linnaranta 6. Learning through lived experiences: A structural narrative analysis of one person's journey of recovery and implications for peer support services. Rita Sørly, Tony Ghaye, and Wibecke Årst 7. The decline and changes in the tundra today: The nature of state systems and services as a critical factor in the condition of minority indigenous peoples in Russia Zoia Vylka Ravna 8. Overcoming isolation in the Arctic during COVID-19 times through new ways of co-writing research Rita Sørly, Bård Kårtveit, Vigdis Nygaard, Anne Katrine Normann, Ludmila Ivanova, Svetlana Britvina, and Larissa Riabova 9. Green colonialism: The story of wind power in Sápmi Bård Kårtveit 10. Transforming Arctic municipalities: The winding road to low-emission communities Nils Aarsæther and Hege Westskog 11. The quest for fresh vegetables: Stories about the future of Arctic farming Doris Friedrich 12. Greening discourses of the Nordic Arctic region: The region as vulnerable, late bloomer or the arena of possibilities? Trond Nilsen and Jukka Teräs Reflections: What can we create together? Tony Ghaye, Rita Sørly, and Bård Kårtveit Index