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Young People, Wellbeing and Sustainable Arctic Communities book cover

1st Edition

Young People, Wellbeing and Sustainable Arctic Communities

Edited By Florian Stammler, Reetta Toivanen Copyright 2022
264 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Youth are usually not (yet) decision makers in politics or in business corporations, but the sustainability of Arctic settlements depends on whether or not youth envision such places as offering opportunities for a good future. This is the first multidisciplinary volume presenting original research on Arctic youth. This edited book presents the results of two research projects on youth... Read more

Introduction

The Quest for a Good Life: Contributions from the Arctic towards a Theory of Wellbeing

Florian Stammler & Reetta Toivanen

Part  I: Movement and Emplacement

  1. Motives for Migrating among Youth in Russian Arctic Industrial Cities　

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    Anna Simakova, Maria　Pitukhina　&　Aytalina　Ivanova

  2. Not Wanting to be "Stuck":　Exploring　the　Role　of　Mobility　for Young People’s　Wellbeing in　Northern Finland　

Teresa　Komu　& Ria-Maria Adams　

　3.　Leaving or Staying?　 Youth Agency and the　Livability　of Industrial Towns in the Russian Arctic　
Alla　Bolotova　

Part II: Youth Agency for the Future: Alternatives and Livelihoods

　4. Towards a Sustainable Future of the Indigenous Youth: Arctic Negotiations on (Im)mobility　
Reetta　Toivanen


　5.　Youths’ and　Their Guardians’ Prospects　of Reindeer Husbandry　in Finland　　
Tanja　Joona　&　Pigga　Keskitalo

6. Indigenous Youth　Perspectives on　Extractivism　and　Living in a Good　Way　in　the Yukon　
Susanna　Gartler with Taiya Melancon & Eileen Peter

　

Part　III:　Regulating Youth’s Paths to Independence

7. Youth Law, Policies and Their Implementation in the Russian Arctic
　　Aytalina　Ivanova, Tatiana　Oglezneva　& Florian Stammler

　8. The Quest for Independent Living in Finland: Youth Shelter as a Critical Moment in Young Adults’ Life Courses　
Miia　Lähde　& Jenni　Mölkänen

　9.　Planning for the Future: Future Orientation,　Agency and Self-Efficacy of Young Adults Leaving Care in the Russian Arctic　
Meri Kulmala　&　Anna　Fomina

　10.　Youth Well-being in "Atomic　Towns": The Cases of　Polyarnye　Zori and　Pyhäjoki　　
Ria-Maria Adams,　Lukas　Allemann　&　Veli-Pekka　Tynkkynen

　

　

　

　

　

Biography

Florian Stammler is Research Professor at the University of Lapland’s Arctic Centre (Finland), and coordinates its anthropology team. He led the WOLLIE project consortium "Live, Work or Leave? Youth - wellbeing and the viability of (post) extractive Arctic industrial cities in Finland and Russia"

Reetta Toivanen is a Professor of Sustainability Science at the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Docent in Social and Cultural Anthropology and the Vice-Director of the Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives. She is based at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

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