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Alue ja ympäristö, Sep 1, 2005

ABSTRACT Since 2008, Europe has been shaken by an ongoing crisis. If relevant parts of population... more ABSTRACT Since 2008, Europe has been shaken by an ongoing crisis. If relevant parts of populations are exposed to socioeconomic risks, it is a distinctive characteristic of European political ethics that they must not be left alone, but should be subject to support and solidarity by budget support policy, economic development policies and social policy at different levels. But, in analogy with medical and psychological findings, some parts of the vulnerable population, although experiencing the same living conditions as others, are developing resilience, which in our context means that they perform social, economic and cultural practices and habits which protect them from suffer and harm and support sustainable patterns of coping and adaption. This resilience to socioeconomic crises at household levels is the focus of the project. It can consist of identity patterns, knowledge, family or community relations, cultural and social as well as economic practices, be they formal or informal. Welfare states, labour markets and economic policies at both macro or meso level form the context or ‘environment’ of those resilience patterns. For reasons of coping with the crisis without leaving the common ground of the implicit European social model (or the unwritten confession to the welfare state) under extremely bad monetary conditions in many countries, and for reasons of maintaining quality of life and improving social policy, it is a highly interesting perspective to learn from emergent processes of resilience development and their preconditions. Thus, the main questions are directed at understanding patterns and dimensions of resilience at micro-/household level in different types of European member and neighbour states accounting for regional varieties, relevant internal and external conditions and resources as well as influences on these patterns by social, economic or labour market policy as well as legal regulations.

Sana "hetero" viittaa erilaisuuteen ja "topia" tilasuhteisiin. Heterotopiat ovat arkipäiväisiä, k... more Sana "hetero" viittaa erilaisuuteen ja "topia" tilasuhteisiin. Heterotopiat ovat arkipäiväisiä, konkreettisia ja todellisia paikkoja erotuksena utopioista tai dystopioista. 40 Näyttelyn avajaisten yhteydessä pitämälläni luennolla tuli selville Sahanperän asukkaiden into kertoa alueesta ja kokemuksistaan sieltä. Sen innoittamana laadin avoimen kirjoituskutsun, johon vastasi kaiken kaikkiaan 30 henkeä eri tavoin, ei vain kirjeitse. Tästä aineistosta on tarkoitukseni tehdä myöhemmin erikseen artikkeli.

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Sep 1, 2015

This paper investigates the ways in which the economy has been incorporated into the political re... more This paper investigates the ways in which the economy has been incorporated into the political reasoning and practice of region-building in the Barents Region among experts. While economic regionalism has been a key strand of studies on historic regionalism, this is not the case for the Barents Region. Yet, the natural resources of the region continue to raise high expectations about cross-border economic cooperation and development. Full appreciation of any regional development is underpinned by research and knowledge combining both political and economic considerations, but this basis is somewhat less solid in the Barents area. The knowledge base about the region and its development is therefore fragmented, limited and partial. This is an obvious problem, as many of the recent developments in the Barents Region, and also in the larger Arctic context, relate to economic opportunities, cooperation and development with implications also for political cooperation and governance. The paper analyses the development of political Barents studies from early 1990s until today, in particular its relation with economic developments in the region.

Journal of Historical Geography, 2015

Although the region known today as the Nordic countries has been considered since the early stori... more Although the region known today as the Nordic countries has been considered since the early stories of Germania and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as “barbarian” and “far northern” – that is to say, culturally “other”, and as a “land of ice” – Nordic people have struggled to identify themselves as “Arctic.” A single example illustrates the attitudes of young adults very clearly: When I asked history students if they thought Finland was an Arctic country, only 20% considered that it was. For them, the Arctic is somewhere more northern, like Greenland or Spitsbergen. I am sure that Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish students would agree with their Finnish counterparts. From this perspective, this collection, edited by Swedish historian Sverker Sörlin, is timely, welcome and important.We have much work to do to put Nordic Arctic expertise on the global map and to make what constitutes the cultural identities of Nordic people more visible.

The cumulative impacts of environmental, climatic and societal changes and their consequences wil... more The cumulative impacts of environmental, climatic and societal changes and their consequences will affect the development of the Arctic region in the coming decades. Adaptation to these changes will require measures of all the actors in the region. Finland, part of the Euro-Arctic region, will adapt to these changes in a variety of ways. The Barents area is unique in the Arctic in being a multicultural, relatively densely populated area with well-developed industries and infrastructure. This report examines adaptation to changes and their consequences in the Barents area in terms of governance and Finland’s capacities to adapt. The aim has been to produce comprehensive information from the Finnish perspective for local and national decision-makers about long-term changes in the region, their expected impacts and adaptation options, and to support decision-making that will advance adaptation. The report includes recommendations. This report is based on the contribution of Finnish exp...

This chapter examines current approaches for studying local and regional perspectives of change a... more This chapter examines current approaches for studying local and regional perspectives of change and implications for regional knowledge production, such as this assessment of the Barents area. There are three main approaches: community studies, indigenous knowledge and stakeholder approaches.

Alue ja ympäristö, Sep 1, 2005

ABSTRACT Since 2008, Europe has been shaken by an ongoing crisis. If relevant parts of population... more ABSTRACT Since 2008, Europe has been shaken by an ongoing crisis. If relevant parts of populations are exposed to socioeconomic risks, it is a distinctive characteristic of European political ethics that they must not be left alone, but should be subject to support and solidarity by budget support policy, economic development policies and social policy at different levels. But, in analogy with medical and psychological findings, some parts of the vulnerable population, although experiencing the same living conditions as others, are developing resilience, which in our context means that they perform social, economic and cultural practices and habits which protect them from suffer and harm and support sustainable patterns of coping and adaption. This resilience to socioeconomic crises at household levels is the focus of the project. It can consist of identity patterns, knowledge, family or community relations, cultural and social as well as economic practices, be they formal or informal. Welfare states, labour markets and economic policies at both macro or meso level form the context or ‘environment’ of those resilience patterns. For reasons of coping with the crisis without leaving the common ground of the implicit European social model (or the unwritten confession to the welfare state) under extremely bad monetary conditions in many countries, and for reasons of maintaining quality of life and improving social policy, it is a highly interesting perspective to learn from emergent processes of resilience development and their preconditions. Thus, the main questions are directed at understanding patterns and dimensions of resilience at micro-/household level in different types of European member and neighbour states accounting for regional varieties, relevant internal and external conditions and resources as well as influences on these patterns by social, economic or labour market policy as well as legal regulations.

Sana "hetero" viittaa erilaisuuteen ja "topia" tilasuhteisiin. Heterotopiat ovat arkipäiväisiä, k... more Sana "hetero" viittaa erilaisuuteen ja "topia" tilasuhteisiin. Heterotopiat ovat arkipäiväisiä, konkreettisia ja todellisia paikkoja erotuksena utopioista tai dystopioista. 40 Näyttelyn avajaisten yhteydessä pitämälläni luennolla tuli selville Sahanperän asukkaiden into kertoa alueesta ja kokemuksistaan sieltä. Sen innoittamana laadin avoimen kirjoituskutsun, johon vastasi kaiken kaikkiaan 30 henkeä eri tavoin, ei vain kirjeitse. Tästä aineistosta on tarkoitukseni tehdä myöhemmin erikseen artikkeli.

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Sep 1, 2015

This paper investigates the ways in which the economy has been incorporated into the political re... more This paper investigates the ways in which the economy has been incorporated into the political reasoning and practice of region-building in the Barents Region among experts. While economic regionalism has been a key strand of studies on historic regionalism, this is not the case for the Barents Region. Yet, the natural resources of the region continue to raise high expectations about cross-border economic cooperation and development. Full appreciation of any regional development is underpinned by research and knowledge combining both political and economic considerations, but this basis is somewhat less solid in the Barents area. The knowledge base about the region and its development is therefore fragmented, limited and partial. This is an obvious problem, as many of the recent developments in the Barents Region, and also in the larger Arctic context, relate to economic opportunities, cooperation and development with implications also for political cooperation and governance. The paper analyses the development of political Barents studies from early 1990s until today, in particular its relation with economic developments in the region.

Journal of Historical Geography, 2015

Although the region known today as the Nordic countries has been considered since the early stori... more Although the region known today as the Nordic countries has been considered since the early stories of Germania and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as “barbarian” and “far northern” – that is to say, culturally “other”, and as a “land of ice” – Nordic people have struggled to identify themselves as “Arctic.” A single example illustrates the attitudes of young adults very clearly: When I asked history students if they thought Finland was an Arctic country, only 20% considered that it was. For them, the Arctic is somewhere more northern, like Greenland or Spitsbergen. I am sure that Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish students would agree with their Finnish counterparts. From this perspective, this collection, edited by Swedish historian Sverker Sörlin, is timely, welcome and important.We have much work to do to put Nordic Arctic expertise on the global map and to make what constitutes the cultural identities of Nordic people more visible.

The cumulative impacts of environmental, climatic and societal changes and their consequences wil... more The cumulative impacts of environmental, climatic and societal changes and their consequences will affect the development of the Arctic region in the coming decades. Adaptation to these changes will require measures of all the actors in the region. Finland, part of the Euro-Arctic region, will adapt to these changes in a variety of ways. The Barents area is unique in the Arctic in being a multicultural, relatively densely populated area with well-developed industries and infrastructure. This report examines adaptation to changes and their consequences in the Barents area in terms of governance and Finland’s capacities to adapt. The aim has been to produce comprehensive information from the Finnish perspective for local and national decision-makers about long-term changes in the region, their expected impacts and adaptation options, and to support decision-making that will advance adaptation. The report includes recommendations. This report is based on the contribution of Finnish exp...

This chapter examines current approaches for studying local and regional perspectives of change a... more This chapter examines current approaches for studying local and regional perspectives of change and implications for regional knowledge production, such as this assessment of the Barents area. There are three main approaches: community studies, indigenous knowledge and stakeholder approaches.

Resources, social and cultural sustainabilities in the Arctic, 2020

This book focuses on the understudied social and cultural dimensions of sustainability in the Arc... more This book focuses on the understudied social and cultural dimensions of sustainability in the Arctic. More specifically, it explores these thematics through paying attention to resources in different definitions and forms and the ways in which they entangle in the realities and expectations of social and cultural sustainability in the region.

The book approaches resources as socially and culturally constructed and also draws attention to social, human and cultural capabilities and the roles they have in making and shaping the imaginaries of sustainability. Together, this volume and its case studies contribute to a broadened understanding of the interplay of natural and material resources and social and cultural capabilities as well as their discursive framings.

This multidisciplinary text includes contributions from political sciences, sociology, gender studies, regional studies, economics and art research. With its wide range of conceptually informed case studies, the book is relevant for researchers and professionals as well as advanced students and for institutions and organizations offering education in Arctic affairs.