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Examining Climate Injustices in Swedish Mining Policies

Hedin, Miranda LU (2024) SIMZ31 20241
Graduate School
Abstract (Swedish)
This paper aims to examine whether instances of climate injustice faced
by the Sami community are acknowledged and given priority in
Sweden's efforts to mitigate climate change. The study centers on
mining, which has a complex relationship spanning both current issues
and historical tensions between Sami interests and governmental
ambitions. The paper will take a postcolonial approach, with a particular
focus on postcolonial theory and climate governance. Three key concepts
arisen from postcolonial theory and climate governance will guide the
analysis, these are: (1) coloniality of knowl- edge hierarchies with the
climatization of issue areas; (2) colonization of time in policy-making
through the dominant concepts of climate... (More)
This paper aims to examine whether instances of climate injustice faced
by the Sami community are acknowledged and given priority in
Sweden's efforts to mitigate climate change. The study centers on
mining, which has a complex relationship spanning both current issues
and historical tensions between Sami interests and governmental
ambitions. The paper will take a postcolonial approach, with a particular
focus on postcolonial theory and climate governance. Three key concepts
arisen from postcolonial theory and climate governance will guide the
analysis, these are: (1) coloniality of knowl- edge hierarchies with the
climatization of issue areas; (2) colonization of time in policy-making
through the dominant concepts of climate history(ies) and climate
future(s); and (3) coloniality of solutions in adaptation, mitigation and
technical fixes in the liberal order. The course of action was to analyze
Swedish policies in regards to mining and climate efforts. This, through
applying the method “What's the problem represented to be?” (WPR) by
feminist scholar Carol Bacchi.The findings from the study underscore the
need for genuine consultation and inclusion of the Sami community in
climate policies to address climate injustices effectively (Less)
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author
Hedin, Miranda LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ31 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Indigenous people, Sami rights, Mining, Postcolonialism, Diverse way of knowledge, Traditional knowledge, Western knowledge
language
English
id
9186609
date added to LUP
2025-03-19 10:53:05
date last changed
2025-03-19 10:53:05
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  abstract     = {{This paper aims to examine whether instances of climate injustice faced
by the Sami community are acknowledged and given priority in
Sweden's efforts to mitigate climate change. The study centers on
mining, which has a complex relationship spanning both current issues
and historical tensions between Sami interests and governmental
ambitions. The paper will take a postcolonial approach, with a particular
focus on postcolonial theory and climate governance. Three key concepts
arisen from postcolonial theory and climate governance will guide the
analysis, these are: (1) coloniality of knowl- edge hierarchies with the
climatization of issue areas; (2) colonization of time in policy-making
through the dominant concepts of climate history(ies) and climate
future(s); and (3) coloniality of solutions in adaptation, mitigation and
technical fixes in the liberal order. The course of action was to analyze
Swedish policies in regards to mining and climate efforts. This, through
applying the method “What's the problem represented to be?” (WPR) by
feminist scholar Carol Bacchi.The findings from the study underscore the
need for genuine consultation and inclusion of the Sami community in
climate policies to address climate injustices effectively}},
  author       = {{Hedin, Miranda}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Examining Climate Injustices in Swedish Mining Policies}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}