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Towards a sustainable future of the Indigenous youth : Arctic negotiations on (im)mobility
Get PDFBased on ethnographic research in the northernmost part of Finland, Norway and Russia (Barents region), this chapter analyses the elements of wellbeing and discusses the (im)mobility dilemma of Indigenous youth in the Arctic. Wellbeing is here understood as lived citizenship that encompasses the feeling of being in charge of one’s own life path. The dilemma of (im)mobility presupposes that young people need to decide between staying in (traditional or new) professions in the Arctic area or leave for the cities. This dilemma is supported by dominant contradictory narratives surrounding the Arctic and its inhabitants, which leave little space for the local people. The chapter asks whether there is necessarily an either/or demand, to stay or to leave, for the Indigenous youth. The young Indigenous peoples living in the Arctic challenge these discourses in multifarious ways. They do not, as assumed in much of the literature on minorities and language and culture loss, necessarily abandon their cultures, languages and lands in the case that they physically move away. Using the example of Sámi youth in Finland, this chapter argues that young Indigenous people are finding creative ways to challenge the dominant societal discourses that have for decades deprived them of agency.Peer reviewe
Martin Scheinin ; Reetta Toivanen (Hrsg.): Rethinking Non-Discrimination and Minority Rights / [rezensiert von] Bernhard Plamper
No full textrezensiertes Werk: Scheinin, Martin ; Toivanen, Reetta (Hrsg.): Rethinking Non-Discrimination and Minority Rights. - Berlin : German Institute for Human Rights (Selbstverl.), 2004. - 245 S. ISBN:952-12-1306-
Do You Speak Swiss? The Rights and Obligations of Members of New Linguistic Minorities in a Multilingual Immigration Society
No full textFinnic minorities of Ingria: The current sociolinguistic situation and its background
No full textThe chapter discusses Finnic languages spoken in Ingria (Votic, Ingrian and Ingrian Finnish), gives a detailed overview of the current language situation, and analyses the processes that have caused a language and identity shift. There are many common features in the history of these languages, and they greatly influenced each other through intensive language contacts. Nonetheless, the current situation shows individual characteristics for each language. The paper addresses the following issues for each of the three languages: the dialectal structure and historical language contacts; contemporary language situation (the number and geographical distribution of the speakers, their age, gender, mobility, contacts with other languages and attitudes towards the native language); historical background of the present situation; and prospects for the near future and recent language maintenance and revitalization efforts
Über künstlerische Strategien der Sichtbarmachung der gesellschaftlich verankerten Zwei-Geschlechter-Norm in der Ausstellung 1-0-1 [one’o one] intersex – Das Zwei-Geschlechter-System als Menschenrechtsverletzung
Get PDFIn ihrem Beitrag befassen sich Sandra Stoll und Berit Kitzing mit dem gesellschaftlichen Umgang mit Intersexualität aus einer kulturanthropologischen, Akteur_Innen zentrierten Perspektive. Sie haben sich einem gesellschaftlichen Bereich genähert, in dem medizinisches Wissen und juristische Normen in Lebensformen, Identitäten und Körper lenkend eingreifen, sich gegenseitig legitimieren und das ‚Andere’ pathologisieren bzw. ausschließen. Hierzu haben sie Interviews mit internationalen Künstler_Innen des Ausstellungs- und Archivprojekts 1-0-1 [one’o one] intersex – Das Zwei-Geschlechter-System als Menschenrechtsverletzung (NGBK Berlin-Kreuzberg 17.06. – 31.07.2005) geführt. Nach einer theoretischen Einführung in das Zwei-Geschlechter-System analysieren sie genauer die Kunstprojekte von Ins A Kromminga, Del LaGrace Volcano und Terre Thaemlitz. Im Fokus stehen deren Strategien der Sichtbarmachung von selbstverständlich erscheinenden Normen im Hinblick auf das Postulat der Ausstellung, "dass Eingriffe in die Menschenrechte von Intersexuellen kein individuelles, sondern ein gesamtgesellschaftliches Problem sind, das alle angeht.
Eine Weltenwechslerin berichtet
Get PDFStefanie Müller erfasst in ihrem Text die Biographie von Anna, einer jungen Frau, die von ihrer Zeit vor, während und nach dem Verlassen der Gemeinschaft der Zeugen Jehovas berichtet. Der Essay ist halbfiktional und entstand aus verschiedenen Interviews mit ehemaligen Zeugen Jehovas. Die Autorin fasst gemeinsame Aussagen der Akteure zusammen und kreiert eine fiktionale Person dessen Leben vor und nach den Zeugen Jehovas geschildert wird. Die Fragestellung ist diskursiv in den Text integriert und untersucht durch welche Leitbilder/Rituale sich die Kontrolle durch die Gemeinschaft der Zeugen Jehovas auswirkt, und wie der Übergang von der einen in die andere Wertewelt bei ehemaligen Zeugen Jehovas vollzogen wird. Die Autorin bezeichnet ehemalige Zeugen Jehovas als „geistige Migranten“ und stellt die These auf, ehemalige Zeugen Jehovas machten sich mit ihrem Ausstieg auf die Reise in eine Welt, die sie zwar kennen, deren Werte, Rituale und Weltbild sie bisher nicht jedoch geteilt haben. Der Essay ist ein Versuch dieses "Phänomen des Weltenwechsels" (Neitz) in biographischer Form wiederzugeben
Motives for migrating among youth in Russian Arctic industrial cities
Get PDFYoung people are widely acknowledged to be the innovative force in a nation’s population, the most creative, mobile and willing to take risks to achieve their goals. Due to the strategic importance of the Arctic for the Russian Federation, it is generally recognized by authorities that this region should not lag behind with regard to the latest developments in terms of economy, technology and innovation. However, the proportion of youth in the Russian Arctic is significantly lower than in the rest of the country, prompting a need to study the reasons for such an imbalance and to identify potentially attractive avenues for young people to make their living in Arctic cities. This chapter deals with the perceptions of youth living in the Arctic as these are reflected in their perspectives, general motivations, attitudes and values regarding living, studying and working in their hometowns. Using three case cities from three different Arctic Russian regions, we studied the relation between an expressed interest in migration and notions of wellbeing among Arctic urban youth. The results show that it is not only the economic, but also the social conditions of life in the Arctic that are important for young people. We investigate whether the economic diversification that many Arctic industrial towns aim for has made them more attractive as arenas for youth to unlock their potential for development and wellbeing. We identify the readiness among active Arctic youth to accept the challenges of building a prosperous life there, which is essential if upcoming reforms in the Russian Arctic are to be implemented
Youth law, policies and their implementation in the Russian Arctic
Get PDFThis chapter introduces the main features of Russian youth policy and focuses on how it is being implemented in the territories classified as the Arctic zone by Russian law. While Russia does not have a specific law on youth or on the Arctic, both are strategically important for the development of the country, and numerous legal and political measures are implemented for youth in the Arctic. The chapter analyses three levels of regulation pertaining to youth in the Arctic, reflecting the organizational levels of the Russian state, that is, the federal, regional and municipal. We first trace how the main principles of national youth policy are interpreted differently in the regional administrative units of the Arctic. We then illustrate the implementation of particular municipal programmes through case studies from the cities of Neryungri (Yakutia), Novy Urengoy (Yamal), and Kirovsk/Apatity (Murmansk Region). We conclude that Russian law cannot currently handle the challenges facing Arctic youth, because it is too fragmented and antiquated. Furthermore, funding is lacking for its implementation, rendering some legislation tokenistic in nature and limited in effect. Federal laws on youth and the Arctic might solve that problem if backed by budget programmes. In the region, the main focus of youth policy is producing qualified personnel for the extractive industries, a focus too narrow to make the Arctic attractive enough to youth as place in which to realize their dreams. However, our cases show that there is more agency in Russia’s Arctic regions than the image of a strong centralized federal state with a strong president might suggest
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