Tiden börjar på nytt : en analys av samernas etnopolitiska mobilisering i Sverige 1900-1950
This study deals with the ethnopolitical mobilization among the Sami in Sweden during the first half of the 20th century. The investigation focus on why this mobilization took place, the demands the Sami made, and the strategies used to achieve these goals. Opposition towards the Swedish Sami policy...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-50562 2023-10-09T21:55:44+02:00 Tiden börjar på nytt : en analys av samernas etnopolitiska mobilisering i Sverige 1900-1950 Time begins anew : an analysis of the etnopolitical mobilization among the Sami in Sweden, 1900-1950 Lantto, Patrik 2000 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-50562 swe swe Historiska studier Umeå : Umeå University Kulturens frontlinjer : skrifter från forskningsprogrammet Kulturgräns norr, 1402-8506 32 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-50562 urn:isbn:91-88466-41-8 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sami history ethnopolitical mobilization Sami identity Swedish Sami policy majority-minority relations cultural boundaries Samisk historia samerörelsen svensk samepolitik lappväsendet History Historia Doctoral thesis, monograph info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis text 2000 ftumeauniv 2023-09-22T13:49:33Z This study deals with the ethnopolitical mobilization among the Sami in Sweden during the first half of the 20th century. The investigation focus on why this mobilization took place, the demands the Sami made, and the strategies used to achieve these goals. Opposition towards the Swedish Sami policy was the most important reason for the political mobilization among the Sami. Both the formation of the Sami policy at the central administrative level, and the implementation of the policy at the regional and local level by the Lapp administration were criticised. During the first half of the period of investigation the Sami protests focused on policy decisions at central government level. During the later half of the period, it was the actions of the Lapp administration that triggered Sami activity. The central demands brought forward by the Sami movement concerned the position of the Sami in Swedish society. At the beginning of the period the Swedish Sami policy was based on the so called "Lapp shall remain Lapp" ideology. The Sami were looked upon as a reindeer herders by nature, who were weak and could not protect themselves against civilization, which was viewed as a threat to the cultural survival of the Sami. Therefore, they were to be protected by being segregated from the surrounding society. Only the reindeer herding Sami, however, were considered to be Sami which meant that a majority of the Sami population was not included in the Swedish Sami policy. A cultural boundary was drawn, which separated the Sami population into two large segments. Because of this, the main demands of the Sami movement were that the Sami should be granted an equal position in the Swedish society and that the Sami policy should include more aspects than just reindeer herding.Two main strategies were adopted by the Sami leaders to achieve the goals of the Sami movement. The first was to try to create a network of local Sami societies within a national Sami organization. As in Swedish society group interests were represented by a ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis sami sami samisk Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) |
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This study deals with the ethnopolitical mobilization among the Sami in Sweden during the first half of the 20th century. The investigation focus on why this mobilization took place, the demands the Sami made, and the strategies used to achieve these goals. Opposition towards the Swedish Sami policy was the most important reason for the political mobilization among the Sami. Both the formation of the Sami policy at the central administrative level, and the implementation of the policy at the regional and local level by the Lapp administration were criticised. During the first half of the period of investigation the Sami protests focused on policy decisions at central government level. During the later half of the period, it was the actions of the Lapp administration that triggered Sami activity. The central demands brought forward by the Sami movement concerned the position of the Sami in Swedish society. At the beginning of the period the Swedish Sami policy was based on the so called "Lapp shall remain Lapp" ideology. The Sami were looked upon as a reindeer herders by nature, who were weak and could not protect themselves against civilization, which was viewed as a threat to the cultural survival of the Sami. Therefore, they were to be protected by being segregated from the surrounding society. Only the reindeer herding Sami, however, were considered to be Sami which meant that a majority of the Sami population was not included in the Swedish Sami policy. A cultural boundary was drawn, which separated the Sami population into two large segments. Because of this, the main demands of the Sami movement were that the Sami should be granted an equal position in the Swedish society and that the Sami policy should include more aspects than just reindeer herding.Two main strategies were adopted by the Sami leaders to achieve the goals of the Sami movement. The first was to try to create a network of local Sami societies within a national Sami organization. As in Swedish society group interests were represented by a ... |
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Tiden börjar på nytt : en analys av samernas etnopolitiska mobilisering i Sverige 1900-1950 |
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Tiden börjar på nytt : en analys av samernas etnopolitiska mobilisering i Sverige 1900-1950 |
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Tiden börjar på nytt : en analys av samernas etnopolitiska mobilisering i Sverige 1900-1950 |
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Tiden börjar på nytt : en analys av samernas etnopolitiska mobilisering i Sverige 1900-1950 |
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Tiden börjar på nytt : en analys av samernas etnopolitiska mobilisering i Sverige 1900-1950 |
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tiden börjar på nytt : en analys av samernas etnopolitiska mobilisering i sverige 1900-1950 |
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Kulturens frontlinjer : skrifter från forskningsprogrammet Kulturgräns norr, 1402-8506 32 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-50562 urn:isbn:91-88466-41-8 |
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