The institutionalisation of Sami interest in municipal comprehensive planning – a comparison between Norway and Sweden
The Sami are recognized as an Indigenous people and a national minority in both Norway and Sweden, and their involvement in any planning concerning their traditional territories is required. The aim of this article is to examine how Sami interests are secured and institutionalized in municipal compr...
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ftnorce:oai:norceresearch.brage.unit.no:11250/2673149 2023-05-15T18:10:20+02:00 The institutionalisation of Sami interest in municipal comprehensive planning – a comparison between Norway and Sweden Bjärstig, Therese Nygaard, Vigdis Riseth, Jan Åge Sandström, Camilla 2020 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2673149 https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2020.11.2.10574 eng eng Norges forskningsråd: 483784 urn:issn:1916-5781 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2673149 https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2020.11.2.10574 cristin:1704529 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 2020, Therese Bjärstig, Vigdis Nygaard, Jan Åge Riseth, Camilla Sandström CC-BY-NC-ND International Indigenous Policy Journal 11 2 Journal article 2020 ftnorce https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2020.11.2.10574 2022-10-13T05:50:18Z The Sami are recognized as an Indigenous people and a national minority in both Norway and Sweden, and their involvement in any planning concerning their traditional territories is required. The aim of this article is to examine how Sami interests are secured and institutionalized in municipal comprehensive planning (MCP). We use two case study areas: Sortland municipality in Norway and Vilhelmina municipality in Sweden. Analysis of various qualitative materials indicates that, despite contextual and institutional differences, the planning processes in the case study areas have similar outcomes. We conclude that formal rights of the Sami are not always acknowledged by the politicians who make the final decision. Rather, the Sami depend on the politicians’ willingness to consider their needs. acceptedVersion acceptedVersion publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper sami NORCE vitenarkiv (Norwegian Research Centre) Norway Sortland ENVELOPE(13.595,13.595,68.245,68.245) International Indigenous Policy Journal 11 2 |
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The Sami are recognized as an Indigenous people and a national minority in both Norway and Sweden, and their involvement in any planning concerning their traditional territories is required. The aim of this article is to examine how Sami interests are secured and institutionalized in municipal comprehensive planning (MCP). We use two case study areas: Sortland municipality in Norway and Vilhelmina municipality in Sweden. Analysis of various qualitative materials indicates that, despite contextual and institutional differences, the planning processes in the case study areas have similar outcomes. We conclude that formal rights of the Sami are not always acknowledged by the politicians who make the final decision. Rather, the Sami depend on the politicians’ willingness to consider their needs. acceptedVersion acceptedVersion publishedVersion |
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Bjärstig, Therese Nygaard, Vigdis Riseth, Jan Åge Sandström, Camilla The institutionalisation of Sami interest in municipal comprehensive planning – a comparison between Norway and Sweden |
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The institutionalisation of Sami interest in municipal comprehensive planning – a comparison between Norway and Sweden |
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The institutionalisation of Sami interest in municipal comprehensive planning – a comparison between Norway and Sweden |
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The institutionalisation of Sami interest in municipal comprehensive planning – a comparison between Norway and Sweden |
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The institutionalisation of Sami interest in municipal comprehensive planning – a comparison between Norway and Sweden |
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The institutionalisation of Sami interest in municipal comprehensive planning – a comparison between Norway and Sweden |
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institutionalisation of sami interest in municipal comprehensive planning – a comparison between norway and sweden |
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