Sami Research in Transition: Knowledge, Politics and Social Change

This book explores the implementation of the Sámi turn in research, highlighting the meanings and implications of this shift across disciplines. It provides a critical appraisal of the impact of decolonizing research in the Sámi context on Nordic societies and state policies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 238 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

For several decades, there has been a growing call to decolonize research on the Indigenous Sámi people and to ensure that it is accountable to the Sámi society. While this has led to the establishment of a vibrant Sámi research community in the Nordic countries, there has been limited attention to the extent to which and how the Sámi perspective has been incorporated into research practices. Written by prominent Nordic and Sámi scholars who are deeply rooted in the Sámi research communities in Finland, Norway, and Sweden, this volume delves into the meanings and implications of this shift across various disciplines, as well as the challenges that continue to arise in efforts to create space for Sámi voices, knowledge, and perspectives.

The book offers a timely and interdisciplinary engagement with the central themes that have shaped the development of Sámi research, while also providing a critical assessment of the impact that decolonizing research in the Sámi context has had on Nordic societies and state policies to date.

Sámi Research in Transition is a valuable resource for scholars and students interested in Sámi history and society, Arctic and Circumpolar Indigenous studies, and critical studies on the relationship between knowledge and social change.

Weight: 390g
Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367548438