Neoliberal governance, sustainable development and local communities in the Barents Region
There are currently high hopes in the Barents Region for economic growth, higheremployment and improved well-being, encouraged by developments in the energy industry,tourism and mining. The article discusses these prospects from the perspectiveof local communities in five locations in the region, wh...
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ftluleatu:oai:DiVA.org:ltu-12612 2023-05-15T15:37:57+02:00 Neoliberal governance, sustainable development and local communities in the Barents Region Tennberg, Monica Vola, Joonas Espiritu, Aileen A. Fors, Bjarge Schwenke Ejdemo, Thomas Riabova, Larissa Korchak, Elena Tonkova, Elena Nosova, Tatiana 2014 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-12612 eng eng Luleå tekniska universitet, Samhällsvetenskap Arctic Centre, University of Lapland Barents Institute, University of Tromsø Luzin Institute of Economic Studies, Kola Science Centre Institute of Social Technologies, Syktyvkar State University Barents Studies, 2014, 1:1, s. 41-72 orcid:0000-0001-6072-9184 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-12612 Local bc4a5468-97c8-40f7-b1b4-68c7d6c329cd info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Economics Nationalekonomi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2014 ftluleatu 2022-10-25T20:57:41Z There are currently high hopes in the Barents Region for economic growth, higheremployment and improved well-being, encouraged by developments in the energy industry,tourism and mining. The article discusses these prospects from the perspectiveof local communities in five locations in the region, which spans the northernmostcounties of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Northwest Russia. The communities studiedare remote, relatively small, multicultural, and dependent on natural resources. Thesalient dynamic illuminated in the research is how ideas of sustainability and neoliberalgovernance meet in community development. While the two governmentalities oftenconflict, they sometimes also complement one another, posing a paradox that raisesconcerns over the social aspect of sustainable development in particular. The articleis based on international, multidisciplinary research drawing on interviews as well asstatistical and documentary analysis Godkänd; 2014; 20140502 (thoejd) Article in Journal/Newspaper barents region Northwest Russia Luleå University of Technology Publications (DiVA) Norway |
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There are currently high hopes in the Barents Region for economic growth, higheremployment and improved well-being, encouraged by developments in the energy industry,tourism and mining. The article discusses these prospects from the perspectiveof local communities in five locations in the region, which spans the northernmostcounties of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Northwest Russia. The communities studiedare remote, relatively small, multicultural, and dependent on natural resources. Thesalient dynamic illuminated in the research is how ideas of sustainability and neoliberalgovernance meet in community development. While the two governmentalities oftenconflict, they sometimes also complement one another, posing a paradox that raisesconcerns over the social aspect of sustainable development in particular. The articleis based on international, multidisciplinary research drawing on interviews as well asstatistical and documentary analysis Godkänd; 2014; 20140502 (thoejd) |
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Neoliberal governance, sustainable development and local communities in the Barents Region |
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Neoliberal governance, sustainable development and local communities in the Barents Region |
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Neoliberal governance, sustainable development and local communities in the Barents Region |
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Neoliberal governance, sustainable development and local communities in the Barents Region |
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neoliberal governance, sustainable development and local communities in the barents region |
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