Kollektiv identitet och bevarandestrategier i Malmberget : En studie om samhällsomvandlingen i Gällivare kommun

• Main Author: Hedermo, Viktor
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Stockholms universitet, Sociologiska institutionen 2018
• Subjects: collective identity; Gällivare; Malmberget; mining society; place; place identity; preservation strategies; urban transformation; Sociology; Sociologi; Gällivare kommun; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-155368

Focusing on the town of Malmberget in northern Sweden, this study addresses the relationship between place, identity formation and social transformation among mining communities. Due to an expanding mining area, the town is being gradually demolished and remaining inhabitants will eventually have to...