Introduction - The quest for a good life: Contributions from the Arctic towards a theory of wellbeing
Desire for what is good—and for a good life—is one of the human universals spanning across all societies and cultures. Yet, how people imagine a good life differs significantly according to the individual, and it also depends on numerous social, political, cultural, economic and geographical variabl...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/335414 2024-01-07T09:40:25+01:00 Introduction - The quest for a good life: Contributions from the Arctic towards a theory of wellbeing Toivanen, Reetta Stammler, Florian Stammler, Florian Toivanen, Reetta Department of Cultures Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Social Sciences) Area and Cultural Studies Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ) Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives 2021-10-18T11:07:01Z 13 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/335414 eng eng 10.4324/9781003110019-1 Young People, Wellbeing and Placemaking in the Arctic Routledge Research in Polar Regions 978-0-367-62629-7 978-0-367-62630-3 978-1-003-11001-9 Toivanen , R & Stammler , F 2021 , Introduction - The quest for a good life: Contributions from the Arctic towards a theory of wellbeing . in F Stammler & R Toivanen (eds) , Young People, Wellbeing and Placemaking in the Arctic . Routledge Research in Polar Regions , Routledge , New York , pp. 1-13 . https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003110019-1 ORCID: /0000-0002-1441-6272/work/109261336 765c8ef7-add9-4c71-9d9c-86a42d0ff74c http://hdl.handle.net/10138/335414 cc_by_nc_nd openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 5143 Social and cultural anthropology ETHNOGRAPHY Arctic Youth (im)mobility Chapter publishedVersion 2021 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:03:58Z Desire for what is good—and for a good life—is one of the human universals spanning across all societies and cultures. Yet, how people imagine a good life differs significantly according to the individual, and it also depends on numerous social, political, cultural, economic and geographical variables. In this book we explore what a good life looks like for young people in a place that, at first glance, may appear difficult or hostile for human inhabitation: the Arctic region. The Arctic is often portrayed in popular and scientific literature as a frontier characterized by the catastrophic impacts of a changing climate and resource extraction. This adds to the image of the Arctic as a region that is ill-fit for human wellbeing and emplacement, where outmigration should be the default goal of the young generation. In a globalized world, however, youth have more choices than ever where to emplace themselves and how to realize their dreams. This introduction focuses on three principal questions from a theoretical vantage point rooted in the anthropology of wellbeing. What affordances does the Arctic offer for a good life as young people make their choices? What can empirical evidence from working with young people in the Arctic contribute to our general understanding of wellbeing as a concept in the social sciences? Which factors make Arctic towns attractive as places for youth to realize their dreams in life? The chapters in this volume all approach these questions in their own way with empirical evidence from various places in the Arctic. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Arctic London |
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Desire for what is good—and for a good life—is one of the human universals spanning across all societies and cultures. Yet, how people imagine a good life differs significantly according to the individual, and it also depends on numerous social, political, cultural, economic and geographical variables. In this book we explore what a good life looks like for young people in a place that, at first glance, may appear difficult or hostile for human inhabitation: the Arctic region. The Arctic is often portrayed in popular and scientific literature as a frontier characterized by the catastrophic impacts of a changing climate and resource extraction. This adds to the image of the Arctic as a region that is ill-fit for human wellbeing and emplacement, where outmigration should be the default goal of the young generation. In a globalized world, however, youth have more choices than ever where to emplace themselves and how to realize their dreams. This introduction focuses on three principal questions from a theoretical vantage point rooted in the anthropology of wellbeing. What affordances does the Arctic offer for a good life as young people make their choices? What can empirical evidence from working with young people in the Arctic contribute to our general understanding of wellbeing as a concept in the social sciences? Which factors make Arctic towns attractive as places for youth to realize their dreams in life? The chapters in this volume all approach these questions in their own way with empirical evidence from various places in the Arctic. Peer reviewed |
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