Research into minorities: between science and politics

• Published in: Arctic and North
• Main Author: Lena Ingilæ Landsem
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Northern Arctic Federal University 2017
• Subjects: research on minorities; research politics; University of Tromsø; Sami and Kven research; Social Sciences; H; Alta; Norway; Tromsø; Kautokeino; North Norway; Northern Norway; sami
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17238/issn2221-2698.2017.27.165; https://doaj.org/article/5641cc13e94c45a987a1b2a0f501661b

The article examines the interplay between science and politics in minority research in the period 1979 to mid-1980s at the University of Tromsø. Research was influenced by different conditions at the time, such as political events and policy priorities and ideological of streams in academia. Three...