The establishment of a scientific field: The history of reindeer husbandry research in Sweden 1900-1970
The focus of this article is the development of reindeer husbandry research as a scientific field within the natural sciences, 1900-1970. Up until after World War II, research within this field was mostly carried out by social scientists, while it was given very limited attention within the natural...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:86c0215b38f0401cb18ec040f4593ddf 2023-05-15T18:04:00+02:00 The establishment of a scientific field: The history of reindeer husbandry research in Sweden 1900-1970 Patrik Lantto 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.31.1.2031 https://doaj.org/article/86c0215b38f0401cb18ec040f4593ddf EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/2031 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.31.1.2031 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/86c0215b38f0401cb18ec040f4593ddf Rangifer, Vol 31, Iss 1 (2011) reindeer husbandry research history natural sciences Swedish Sami policy Animal culture SF1-1100 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.31.1.2031 2022-12-31T06:22:29Z The focus of this article is the development of reindeer husbandry research as a scientific field within the natural sciences, 1900-1970. Up until after World War II, research within this field was mostly carried out by social scientists, while it was given very limited attention within the natural sciences. From the late 1940s this changed, as interest in reindeer husbandry research grew and more academic disciplines became involved, and during the following decades the field became established. The article examines research initiatives focused on reindeer husbandry within the natural sciences during the first half of the 20th century, discussing the motives for these studies as well as why they did not lead to the establishment of a scientific field. It then turns to the development after World War II, analyzing why reindeer husbandry research was established so quickly, and how the field developed up until 1970, both nationally within Sweden and as a Nordic cooperation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer reindeer husbandry sami sami Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Rangifer 31 1 91 109 |
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The focus of this article is the development of reindeer husbandry research as a scientific field within the natural sciences, 1900-1970. Up until after World War II, research within this field was mostly carried out by social scientists, while it was given very limited attention within the natural sciences. From the late 1940s this changed, as interest in reindeer husbandry research grew and more academic disciplines became involved, and during the following decades the field became established. The article examines research initiatives focused on reindeer husbandry within the natural sciences during the first half of the 20th century, discussing the motives for these studies as well as why they did not lead to the establishment of a scientific field. It then turns to the development after World War II, analyzing why reindeer husbandry research was established so quickly, and how the field developed up until 1970, both nationally within Sweden and as a Nordic cooperation. |
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