Resources, Rights and Communities:Extractive Mega-Projects and Local People in the Russian Arctic

• Published in: Europe-Asia Studies
• Main Authors: Stammler, Florian, Ivanova, Aytalina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/14/3; name=Social anthropology; Arctic; Sakha; Yakutiya
• Online Access: https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/2588aac3-f24e-4a95-83b1-88862fbb1cf4; https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2016.1222605

Industry in the twenty-first century advances to ever-remoter regions, seen as ‘periphery’ from the point of view of headquarters and capital cities, while for local people these areas are the core of their world. This article investigates the encounter between communities, regulatory authorities an...