Essays about: "Sami political movement"
Found 3 essays containing the words Sami political movement.
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1. Solidarity in decolonization : Indigenous-Environmentalist alliance and the struggle against clearcutting in Sápmi
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study concerns the alliance against clearcutting that has been formed between the Swedish environmental movement and the Sami movement. Earlier studies on environmentalist/Indigenous alliances have found that such cooperation often has been formed through reproductions of a colonial political relationship, perpetuating Indigenous peoples' structural marginality. READ MORE
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2. An Analysis of How the Political Legitimacy of the Sámi Peoples is Perceived by Actors in the Indigenous Community Itself
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The Nordic countries continued disregard for their colonial past and persistent discrimination and forced assimilation has created a hostile environment for the indigenous population within the nation-states. The contemporary situation faced by the Sámi peoples of northern Europe is beset with inadequate political representation, an unequal hieratical structure, and a neglect of the Sápmi region's nature preservation. READ MORE
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3. The Construction of Truth and the Silence of Responsibility : A discourse analysis on the idea of justice and a Sami Truth Commission
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Throughout history the Sami community have been excluded from Swedish society. They were submitted to discrimination, abuse and the denial of rights. Although the political movement of Sami people is long, we have in recent years seen how a demand for truth and justice is taking more space within the official Sami political movement. READ MORE
