Human Migration in the Arctic
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-13-6560-7 (ISBN)
Contributors comprise researchers from various Arctic countries.
This book discusses the past, present, and future of migration in the Arctic. It addresses many of the critical dynamics of immigration and migration, and emerging challenges that now confront the region. What can be learned from the past? What are the challenges and solutions of tomorrow?
Migration in the Arctic is a fascinating and topical - but less studied - phenomenon that influences various societal levels, such as education. The book introduces research on economic, social, and educational perspectives of migration in the region. It provides analysis of minorities immigrating to the North without neglecting the viewpoint of indigenous people of the Arctic.
Contributors comprise researchers from various Arctic countries. Multidisciplinary research provides a unique viewpoint to the theme. The book is suitable for researchers and teachers of higher education as well as anyone interested in Arctic studies and (im)migration.
Satu Uusiautti, PhD, is Professor of Education at the University of Lapland, Finland. Her research interests include positive psychology and development, flourishing and the phenomenon of success in various contexts, and education and positive educational psychology in the Arctic. Nafisa Yeasmin, PhD, is a researcher of International Relations at the University of Lapland, Finland. Her research focuses mainly on immigration to the North and Socio-economic adaptation of immigrants in the region. She is leading the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Migration.
Chapter 1 Introduction.- Part 1 Historical Approaches to (Im)migration in the Arctic.- Chapter 2 Historical Perspectives of the Environmental and Human Security in the Arctic.- Chapter 3 Nomadic Narratives of Sámi Peoples’ Migration in Historic and Modern Times.- Chapter 4 Immigrant Women and Their Social Adaptation in the Arctic.- Part 2 Present Dialogue and Discourses.- Chapter 5 Newcomers to Ancestral Lands: Immigrant Pathways in Anchorage, Alaska.- Chapter 6 A ‘Micro-Macro’ Factor Analysis of the Determinants of Economic Integration of Immigrants: A Theoretical Approach.- Chapter 7 How to Enhance Immigrant Students’ Participation in Arctic Schools?.- Part 3 Viewpoints to the Future.- Chapter 8 The Determinants of Economic Integration of Immigrants in the Nordic countries.- Chapter 9 Arctic Education in the Future.- Chapter 10 Human Strength-spotting at School as the Future Foundation of “us” in the Arctic.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.03.2019 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 13 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 261 p. 16 illus., 13 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Schlagworte | Arctic migration • Arctic pedagogy • Arctic Studies • Diaspora groups • Immigration to Arctic |
| ISBN-10 | 981-13-6560-1 / 9811365601 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-13-6560-7 / 9789811365607 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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