Experiencing (in)securities in northern Norway : Narratives of emotion and extractivism
The role of emotions within extractive industries has been acknowledged and embraced in recent years, though security studies research on it remains limited. This article argues that to better understand narratives of everyday security, the role of emotions should be acknowledged. I focus on an Arct...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/334637 2024-01-07T09:41:10+01:00 Experiencing (in)securities in northern Norway : Narratives of emotion and extractivism Kangasluoma, Sohvi Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies The Global Extractivisms and Alternatives Initiative 2021-09-27T14:16:03Z 8 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/334637 eng eng Elsevier 10.1016/j.exis.2021.100955 Kangasluoma , S 2021 , ' Experiencing (in)securities in northern Norway : Narratives of emotion and extractivism ' , The Extractive Industries and Society , vol. 8 , no. 3 , 100955 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.100955 85109430221 f461aa5a-2145-49f4-a697-696f7f6a9b50 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/334637 000680435200016 cc_by openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 5172 Global Politics Emotions Human security Arctic Norway Resource extraction Article publishedVersion 2021 ftunivhelsihelda https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.100955 2023-12-14T00:01:39Z The role of emotions within extractive industries has been acknowledged and embraced in recent years, though security studies research on it remains limited. This article argues that to better understand narratives of everyday security, the role of emotions should be acknowledged. I focus on an Arctic locality in northern Norway, and on local experiences and emotions surrounding everyday securities and insecurities of having an oil and gas production site nearby. The Arctic oil and gas industry is important economically for local communities; however, it also accelerates global climate change. The article scrutinizes interviews collected from local people and concludes that security narratives are complex and conflicted, portraying various stories about having the petroleum industry in one's neighbourhood. The narratives express concern and worry for the environment while expressing gratitude to the economic benefits of the industry. The Arctic communities have been tied to the global oil and gas market while being forced to find new means to cope with the change. Contributing to the wider discussion on the local security impacts of extractivist projects, as well as further developing the concept of human security, I argue that the role of emotions cannot be ignored. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Northern Norway HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Arctic Norway The Extractive Industries and Society 8 3 100955 |
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The role of emotions within extractive industries has been acknowledged and embraced in recent years, though security studies research on it remains limited. This article argues that to better understand narratives of everyday security, the role of emotions should be acknowledged. I focus on an Arctic locality in northern Norway, and on local experiences and emotions surrounding everyday securities and insecurities of having an oil and gas production site nearby. The Arctic oil and gas industry is important economically for local communities; however, it also accelerates global climate change. The article scrutinizes interviews collected from local people and concludes that security narratives are complex and conflicted, portraying various stories about having the petroleum industry in one's neighbourhood. The narratives express concern and worry for the environment while expressing gratitude to the economic benefits of the industry. The Arctic communities have been tied to the global oil and gas market while being forced to find new means to cope with the change. Contributing to the wider discussion on the local security impacts of extractivist projects, as well as further developing the concept of human security, I argue that the role of emotions cannot be ignored. Peer reviewed |
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Experiencing (in)securities in northern Norway : Narratives of emotion and extractivism |
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