A Comparative Analysis of Indigenous Rights in Fennoscandia
The historic claim of the Sami to lands that they have traditionally used and occupied – an issue that has long been dormant – is emerging as a significant public issue in Finland, Sweden and Norway. This article develops a control‐consociationalism typology to analyze bow each of the three states r...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1997.tb00192.x 2024-09-30T14:34:48+00:00 A Comparative Analysis of Indigenous Rights in Fennoscandia Sillanpää, Lennard 1997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9477.1997.tb00192.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9477.1997.tb00192.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-9477.1997.tb00192.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Scandinavian Political Studies volume 20, issue 3, page 197-217 ISSN 0080-6757 1467-9477 journal-article 1997 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9477.1997.tb00192.x 2024-09-17T04:52:38Z The historic claim of the Sami to lands that they have traditionally used and occupied – an issue that has long been dormant – is emerging as a significant public issue in Finland, Sweden and Norway. This article develops a control‐consociationalism typology to analyze bow each of the three states responds to Sami claims to their historic rights. Under a control situation, the cultural identity of a minority is almost exclusively determined by the laws, regulations and administrative procedures of the state. Under a consociationalism model, there would be a continuing dialogue between a stale and a minority within an administrative framework that the minority has had a major role in developing. The typology traces more than two centuries of administrative control by the three states and examines how existing institutions deal with the Sami minority. Interviews indicate that most authorities see collective minority rights as a component of human rights and, furthermore, that the Sami constitute an indigenous minority. However, the concept of aboriginal land title divides politicians and administrators; many oppose it or maintain that it is not really necessary. Many Sami rights activists, on the other hand, see it as a fundamental issue – even one of moral justice – that ultimately must be addressed by each state. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia sami sami Wiley Online Library Norway Scandinavian Political Studies 20 3 197 217 |
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The historic claim of the Sami to lands that they have traditionally used and occupied – an issue that has long been dormant – is emerging as a significant public issue in Finland, Sweden and Norway. This article develops a control‐consociationalism typology to analyze bow each of the three states responds to Sami claims to their historic rights. Under a control situation, the cultural identity of a minority is almost exclusively determined by the laws, regulations and administrative procedures of the state. Under a consociationalism model, there would be a continuing dialogue between a stale and a minority within an administrative framework that the minority has had a major role in developing. The typology traces more than two centuries of administrative control by the three states and examines how existing institutions deal with the Sami minority. Interviews indicate that most authorities see collective minority rights as a component of human rights and, furthermore, that the Sami constitute an indigenous minority. However, the concept of aboriginal land title divides politicians and administrators; many oppose it or maintain that it is not really necessary. Many Sami rights activists, on the other hand, see it as a fundamental issue – even one of moral justice – that ultimately must be addressed by each state. |
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A Comparative Analysis of Indigenous Rights in Fennoscandia |
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