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Promoting Young People’s Ecosocial Participation Through Socially Engaged Art and a New Materialist Approach
No full textClimate change causes eco-anxiety among young people globally. New approaches are needed to address their well-being. This article discusses a socially engaged art process organized by the On the Frontline of the Climate Crisis research project and the Sosped Foundation in Tampere, Finland, during the summer of 2024. The art process utilizes an art-based action research methodology with reflective analysis, grounded in an ecocultural sustainability orientation. The article explores how socially engaged art and a new materialist approach can promote young people’s ecosocial participation and support them in expressing and processing their eco-anxiety and other difficult eco-emotions. Observations are made about the development of these activities and their impacts, and the broader potential of socially engaged art is discussed. It is pointed out that intra-action with materials and various forms of participation can support young people in coping with difficult eco-emotions. A trusting environment requires effort from facilitators
Portfolio-opas luoville aloille -podcast : osa 2
No full textPodcastissa kerrotaan kuinka ammatti- ja henkilö-brändiä luodaan. Miten kerrot itsestäsi ja osaamisestasi työnhaussa? Mikä on hissipuheen kaava? Entä millainen on hyvän portfolion rakenne
Muistio kansallisen julkisten hankintojen tietovarannon perustamisesta ja ostolaskutietojen julkaisemisesta syntyvistä mahdollisista taloudellisista vaikutuksista
No full textUrban landscape organization is associated with differences in avian-mediated regulating ecosystem services
No full textUrbanization alters ecosystems through multiple biotic and abiotic changes that directly affect urban biodiversity. However, we still lack information on how urban areas influence the ecosystem services provided by wildlife, particularly regulating ecosystem services (RES) such as seed dispersal, pollination, pest control, and scavenging. Recent studies have shown marked differences in animal communities depending on urban landscape configuration, which ranges from land-sharing (low-density housing with small, fragmented green areas) to land-sparing (high-density housing with large, unfragmented green areas). Because this gradient affects animal communities, we expect it to also influence potential ecosystem service provision. In addition, several local urban attributes may influence these communities and, consequently, could also affect RES provision. To address these research questions and their potential temporal variation, we collected bird assemblage data from nine European cities during the breeding and non-breeding seasons. We used bird diets and abundances to identify the main species providers of the four avian-mediated RES mentioned above and analyzed their variation in potential service provision along the urban landscape organization gradient. Land-sharing areas provided higher potential scavenging (both seasons), seed dispersal (non-breeding), and pest control (non-breeding). Several urban attributes (e.g., abundance of fleshy fruit-bearing plants) significantly enhanced RES, while others (e.g., built cover) reduced them, although these effects varied seasonally. These findings provide new insights into the debate on how cities can be more biodiversity-friendly and can help to implement measures based on local urban attributes that promote RES provision, both of which are vital for urban ecosystems and citizens’ well-being.<br/
No room in the North:housing scarcity as infrastructure’s failed relations in the Arctic
No full textThis article examines the entanglements of housing infrastructure, economic structures, and social relations in Arctic regions, focusing on Nunavut (Canada) and Malmfälten (Sweden). Using a comparative ethnographic approach, we explore how housing scarcity is shaped not only by physical infrastructure but by broader political and economic forces. Drawing on thematic content analysis and an infrastructural relations framework, we highlight how capitalist logics, demographic shifts, and governance structures contribute to ongoing housing crises. Rather than viewing infrastructure as a static entity, we adopt a relational perspective that emphasizes the reciprocal dynamics between housing, social networks, and state policies. Our findings suggest that housing scarcity in the Arctic is not merely a consequence of remoteness or material limitations but a product of structural neglect, economic disincentives, and governance complexities. By framing infrastructure as a site of contested relations rather than a neutral technical system, we argue that addressing Arctic housing challenges requires not only increased investment but a fundamental rethinking of infrastructural governance, social responsibility, and sustainability in northern communities
Resilience in Finnish security and defence rhetoric:Examining colonial underpinnings
No full textThis paper examines Finland’s transformed security and defence policies. Following a broader European trend, Finland has begun emphasising resilience as a source of national security. Drawing on previous scholarship that has problematised the normalisation of resilience in security discussions, we examine Finland’s resilience rhetoric. Our focus is on two government reports from 2024 that represent the country’s new security vocabulary. Using Toulmin’s model or argumentation, we dissect how the argument for security-driven resilience is constructed. Finland is an Arctic country where an Indigenous people — the Sámi — live and, overall, the country has acknowledged Indigenous peoples’ vital role in the development of the region. Accordingly, it is pertinent to study how the notion of resilience proffered by the state acknowledges Sámi perspectives. By problematising the assumptions of unity and neutrality that characterise Finland’s security and defence rhetoric, the paper contributes to the discussions on the colonial underpinnings of resilience
Raportointi keinona saavuttaa vihreyttä?:EU:n uuden raportointisääntelyn vaikutukset
No full textIlmastonmuutoksen torjunta ja kestävä kehitys ovat olleet jo vuosia sääntelyn kehittämisen keskiössä, ja niiden rooli tuskin ainakaan heikkenee tulevaisuudessa. Erityisesti EU:sta on viime vuosina tullut runsaasti uutta sääntelyä aiheesta. Vuonna 2020 annettiin paljon julkista keskusteluakin herättänyt taksonomia-asetus. Vuonna 2022 annettiin kestävyysraportointidirektiivi, joka sinänsä ei ole uusi direktiivi, vaan kolmen aiemman direktiivin muuttaminen. Muutokset erityisesti listatuille yhtiöille ja rahoituslaitoksille ovat todella suuria, ja ne alkavat näkyä lähivuosina. Nämä molemmat ovat olleet runsaan akateemisen keskustelun ja tutkimuksen kohteena. Suomessa aiheesta ei ole juurikaan vielä kirjoitettu oikeustieteellistä tutkimusta. Tämän katsauksen tarkoituksena on tarkastella sekä kestävyysraportointidirektiiviä että taksonomia-asetusta. Katsauksen tavoite on tarkastella vihreään rahoitukseen liittyvää aikaisempaa tutkimusta ja siellä kehitettyjä politiikkasuosituksia, ja verrata niitä EU-sääntelyn tavoitteisiin ja sääntelyvalintoihin. Artikkelissa aihetta käsitellään seuraavien kysymysten avulla: 1) Mitkä ovat raportointisääntelyn kannalta keskeisiä seikkoja vihreän rahoituksen edistämisessä, ja 2) Miten EU:n taksonomia-asetus ja kestävyysraportointidirektiivi suhtautuvat näihin keskeisiin seikkoihin
Playing with the present in Pyhä
No full text*This blog post is based on the One By Walking network's workshop in Finnish Lapland, hosted by the Intra-Living in the Anthropocene research group. It’s written by PhD students Anna-Emilia Haapakoski, Juulia Tikkanen, and Daijiro Yamagishi, and takes inspiration from three activities we took part in: An Introductory Walk: A Taste of Pyhä (guided by Outi Rantala), Walking Futures at Keropirtti Kota (led by Camilla Brudin Borg), and Audible Walking (with Neal Cahoon, Dominica Williamson, John Martin, and Yue Hu). Our reflections also draw on conversations with fellow participants Noel B. Salazar and Emily Höckert. We are thankful for the insightful collaboration with all of yo