Too Good to be True? : The Expectations and Reality of Mine Development in Pajala, Sweden

• Published in: Arctic Review on Law and Politics
• Main Authors: Poelzer, Gregory A., Ejdemo, Thomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Samhällsvetenskap 2018
• Subjects: Political Science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies); Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier); Economics; Nationalekonomi; Pajala; Arctic; Arctic review on law and politics; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-67594; https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v9.674

In order to achieve legitimacy, reality must match expectations. Resource development projects, such as mining, often force small communities to make difficult decisions regarding which projects to support or reject based on whether their expectations regarding the development of a mine manifest in...