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Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic
Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic addresses a comprehensive understanding of security in the Arctic, with a particular focus on one of its sub-regions – the Barents region. The book presents a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective to which the Arctic is placed as referent, and special attention is paid to the viewpoint of local and indigenous communities. Overarching topics of human and societal security are touched upon from various angles and disciplinary approaches, The discussions are framed in the broader context of security studies. The volume specifically addresses the challenges facing the Arctic population which are important to be looked at from human security perspectives.
Mining in the Nordic Countries
The last few years have seen a lot of activity within the Nordic mining industry. New mines have opened, but there have also been cases of bankruptcies. Heightened activity has in turn led to discussions on the role of legislation and taxation in ensuring that mining contributes to sustainable development. At the same time, a number of voluntary sustainability initiatives have appeared. For historic reasons, the Nordic countries share a lot of similarities with regards to legislation. And not least with regards to environmental laws, the EU has contributed to further harmonisation, even among the non-member states Iceland and Norway. Yet important differences exist. Legal revisions are sometimes the result of much-publicised problems, so experiences in each country plays an important role. An overview of taxation also indicates both similarities and differences.
Arctic Energy and Social Sustainability
In recent years the Arctic has become the focus of political, popular and scholarly debates around the future of our world’s Energy. Increasing consumption, dwindling reserves, climate warming and developing technologies are expected to push energy-related activities ever further into the previously inaccessible north. Within this framework, energy in the Arctic is predominantly understood as synonymous with oil and gas production for international exports; meanwhile, any social sustainability concerns associated with energy-related developments remain largely neglected or reduced to regional socioeconomic concerns. Lempinen adopts an alternative approach, exploring how energy and its societal aspects are defined and debated in the context of the circumpolar north. Combining an in-depth conceptual discussion on energy and the social dimension of sustainability with an empirical focus on the scientific and political “truths” produced about energy and society in the Arctic energyscape, this book is an enlightening read for students, scholars and professionals interested in issues related to energy and society in the Arctic or beyond.
Suuri Ilmasto-oppi
Monet katsovat opin ihmisen aiheuttamasta lähestyvästä ilmastokatastrofista (Ilmasto-oppi) edustavan tiedettä. Käsillä olevassa kirjoituksessa pyritään aluksi arvioimaan klassisen tieteenfilosofian valossa, onko valtioiden edustajista koottu poliittinen elin yhtä kuin tiedeyhteisö, ja onko sen valitsemista teorioista ja tutkimuksista koostuva Ilmasto-oppi tiedettä. Tämän jälkeen Ilmasto-oppia tarkastellaan joukkoliikkeenä joukkopsykologian kannalta. Huomiota kiinnitetään myös pelottelulle altistaviin ihmiselle luontaisiin psykologisiin tekijöihin: potentiaaliseen nimettömään pelkoon, syyllisyyteen ja ahdistukseen. Kirja on vertaisarvioimaton.
Nuoriso. Mainettaan parempi?
Suomen nuoriso voi enimmäkseen hyvin. Levottomuutta koulussa, kiusaamista käytävillä ja laiskuutta työnhaussa. Talouskriisi on saanut Suomen kilpailukyvystä huolestuneet syyttämään nuorisoa työtä vieroksuvaksi, välittömiä palkintoja tavoittelevaksi ja rappeutuneeksi. Todellisuus on syytöksiä valoisampi. Nuorisolle työ on tärkeää mutta sisällön ei palkan takia. Nuoret osaavat asettua toisen asemaan aiempia polvia paremmin. Nuorten vanhemmat ovat kohdelleet lapsiaan persoonina ja viettäneet heidän kanssaan aikaa omista kiireistään huolimatta. Ongelmia aiheuttaa kilpailupaine, joka voi johtaa ihmisarvon tavoitteluun toisen kustannuksella. Yhteiskunnan toiveiden ja nuorten tavoitteiden välinen ristiriita on merkittävä, mutta kuinka sovittamaton sen tarvitsee olla? Juha Siltala (s. 1957) on historian professori ja psykohistorioitsija. Siltala on tutkinut Suomen historiaa psykologisen näkökulman kautta ja kirjoittanut mm. sisällissodasta, ahdistuksesta ja 1800-luvun kansallisesta herätyksestä. Juha Siltalan teokset kuten Työelämän huonontumisen lyhyt historia ovat nousseet kansallisiksi ilmiöiksi.
Additive Manufacturing of Structural Electronics
Additive manufacturing, also called rapid prototyping or 3D printing is a disruptive manufacturing technique with a significant impact in electronics. With 3D printing, bulk objects with circuitry are embedded in the volume of an element or conformally coated on the surface of existing parts, allowing design and manufacturing of smaller and lighter products with fast customisation. The book covers both materials selection and techniques. The scope also covers the research areas of additive manufacturing of passive and active components, sensors, energy storage, bioelectronics and more.
Greening the Media
Greening the Media rethinks media technologies from an ecological perspective, developing a new approach to historical and social analysis of information and communication technology.
Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic
Understanding human security as a tool to promote societal security in the Arctic / Kamrul Hossain, Miguel Roncero and Anna Petretei -- Policies and strategies for the Arctic : a review of the approaches to human security in the Arctic / Jose Miguel Roncero -- The interplay of the human security and sustainable development concepts : the case of Russia's Arctic industrial centers / Alexander Sergunin -- Human security, risk and sustainability in the Swedish policy for the Arctic / Sara Nyhlen, Katarina Giritli Nygren, Anna Olofsson and Johanna Bergstrom -- Colonialism, statehood, and Sami in norden and the Norwegian high north / Wilfrid Greaves -- Outer space and indigenous security : Sweden...
A Companion to Comparative Literature
A Companion to Comparative Literature presents a collection of more than thirty original essays from established and emerging scholars, which explore the history, current state, and future of comparative literature. Features over thirty original essays from leading international contributors Provides a critical assessment of the status of literary and cross-cultural inquiry Addresses the history, current state, and future of comparative literature Chapters address such topics as the relationship between translation and transnationalism, literary theory and emerging media, the future of national literatures in an era of globalization, gender and cultural formation across time, East-West cultural encounters, postcolonial and diaspora studies, and other experimental approaches to literature and culture
