Essays about: "Kallak"

Found 5 essays containing the word Kallak.

1. 1. Opposing ‘green’ extractivism: Voices of resistance in the case of the Gállok iron mine, Sápmi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Elena Maria Gnant; [2022]
   Keywords : political ecology; ’green’ extractivism; energy transition; frontier racism; colonial capitalism; Sámi resistance; just transition; Sápmi; Gállok; Kallak; Jåhkåmåhkke; Jokkmokk; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Embedded in a history of global colonial capitalism and the system’s crisis ridden tendencies and fixes for capital accumulation, extractivism increases globally. The intensive exploitation of resources is increasingly framed as compatible with and necessary to climate change mitigation for the possibility of a low-carbon future, opening new extractive frontiers through a path of ‘green’ extractivism (GE). READ MORE

3. 2. A Minefield in Sápmi: A text analysis regarding Kallak K nr 1

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ida Fahlstedt; [2022]
   Keywords : Sápmi; Sami people; mines; mining industry; government of Sweden; cultural violence; structural violence; direct violence; indigenous rights; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis is a text analysis regarding the processing concession of Kallak K nr 1, an iron ore deposit located in Sweden outside of Jokkmokk. On March 22, 2022, processing concession was granted the Jokkmokk Iron Mines AB. READ MORE

4. 3. Mediated Justice : Mapping news media narratives about indigenous peoples’ rights and the mining conflicts in Renca (Brazil) and Gállok (Sweden)

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

   Author : Natália Santana Faria; [2018]
   Keywords : narrative; human rights; indigenous peoples; mining conflicts; justice; media responsibility; media representation; Amazon; Laponia; Renca; Gállok; Kallak; Wajãpari; Rio Paru D’Este; Sami;

   Abstract : Conflicts between the mining industry and traditional communities have been challenging indigenous peoples’ rights and endangering the environment around the world. The purpose of this study is to gain a broad perspective on the role of media representations in framing (or misframing) justice (Fraser 2009) and in reflecting (or not) media responsibility (Silverstone 2017) when reporting such events. READ MORE

5. 4. The Impacts of Mining on Arctic Environment and Society from Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Perspectives : The Case of Jokkmokk (Kallak) Iron Mines in Northern Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Yohannes Assefa Hassen; [2016]
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   Abstract : Extractive industry in Arctic is controversial due  to the ecosystems and communities in the region are highly sensitive to natural and anthropogenic disturbances as it is one of the world’s global change hot-spots, as well as its uniqueness and distinctive social and ecological significance. As mining industry has developed into sophisticated operations, yet the basic causes of environmental pollution and degradation and impacts on the natural environment of the Arctic region remain unchanged. READ MORE

6. 5. Invisible Histories and Stories of Progress : Discourses and Narratives in Decision-Making Institutions in Mining Affairs in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Markus Nyström; [2015]
   Keywords : mining; Kallak; Gállok; Sámi; Sápmi; Sweden; colonialism; masterplot; narrative theory; discourse analysis; capitalist realism; capitalism metanarrative; temporal ontology; historical narratives;

   Abstract : During the summer of 2013, fierce protests broke out against a test-mining operation in Gállok (Kallak) outside Jokkmokk, Sweden. Environmental activists joined with local indigenous Sámi in the protest. READ MORE