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In June 2016, the Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (Norhed) hosted a conference on the theme of 'knowledge for development' in an attempt to shift the focus of the programme towards its academic content. This book follows up on that event. The conference highlighted the usefulness of presenting the value of Norhed's different projects to the world, showing how they improve knowledge and expand access to it through co-operation. A wish for more meta-knowledge was also expressed and this gives rise to the following questions: Is this way of co-operating contributing to the growth of independent post-colonial knowledge production in the South, based on analyses of local data and experiences in ways that are relevant to our shared future? Does the growth of academic independence, as well as greater equality, and the ability to develop theories different to those imposed by the better-off parts of the world, give rise to deeper understandings and better explanations? Does it, at least, spread the ability to translate existing methodologies in ways that add meaning to observations of local context and data, and thus enhance the relevance and influence of the academic profession locally and internationally? This book, in its varied contributions, does not provide definite answers to these questions but it does show that Norhed is a step in the right direction. Norhed is an attempt to fund collaboration within and between higher education institutions. We know that both the uniqueness of this programme, and ideas of how to better utilise the learning and experience emerging from it, call for more elaboration and broader dissemination before we can offer further guidance on how to do things better. This book is a first attempt

The results of this study point to a number of limitations in the consultation with the Sámi, such as incomplete information, lack of transparency and the failure of governments to build relationships based on trust with the Sámi. The article discusses limitations and opportunities of consulting Indigenous peoples based on two cases, the Arctic Railway and Davvi Vindpark. It builds on the analysis of news articles from the Sámi unit of the Finnish national broadcasting company as well as "memory-work." Additionally, the findings of this study seem to indicate that the limitations to consultation and participation of Indigenous peoples persist even after signing international agreements such as the ILO Convention No. 169. In the conclusions, we also point to some opportunities for consultation and greater participation found in the investigation. ; publishedVersion

In this article, we propose a history of Sámi journalism and news media as a step in the direction of analysing the existing media system in Sápmi. Numerous Sámi activists and organisations have contributed to the establishment and running of Sámi media – in interaction, cooperation, and conflict with external actors such as missionaries, investors, and state institutions. This has resulted in a rich and vivid Sámi media environment and infrastructure, with many of the characteristics of a media system. However, fundamental processes governing the Sámi media system are subjected to regulations, procedures, and institutions external to Sámi society. This article calls for greater Sámi self-determination over key elements of the media system. ; publishedVersion

¿Qué es lo que motiva a investigadores de las ciencias sociales de un país pequeño, periférico y lejano como Noruega a estudiar fenómenos sociales en América Latina? ¿En qué medida podemos decir que el pensamiento social noruego forma parte de un proyecto hegemónico occidental de conocimiento? ¿Poseen realmente algo en común los investigadores que, que por nacimiento o (mala) suerte tienen a Noruega como su base geográfica para su labor académica? Estas son algunas de las preguntas que exploramos en este libro. El propósito es analizar el pensamiento social noruego sobre América Latina en el contexto de la geopolítica noruega – aquí interpretada como "la geopolítica del débil"-, las políticas de cooperación y desarrollo, así como las diferentes corrientes académicas e ideológicas de índole internacional. Eso se hace a través de capítulos que tratan, entre otras temáticas: pensamiento social noruego anterior a las ciencias sociales; estudios sobre conflictos sociales y paz; estudios sobre los gobiernos izquierdistas; estudios sobre desarrollo; estudios agrarios y movimientos rurales; estudios sobre justicia; estudios sobre democracia y clivajes políticos; y estudios indígenas. Entre los principales hallazgos, lo más llamativo no son las características de las ideas noruegas sobre América Latina, sino la influencia que las ideas y las teorías sociales latinoamericanas han tenido en el mundo académico noruego. Eso se puede ver en diversos casos, desde el estructuralismo cepalino hasta las ideas de buen vivir. A pesar de la diversidad, se puede observar que distintos académicos noruegos se han acercado al estudio de América Latina como una región dividida –entre indígenas y no indígenas, entre mujeres y hombres, entre lo rural y lo urbano, entre oprimidos y opresores, entre víctimas y agresores, o entre ricos y pobres. Muchas de las investigaciones noruegas se han enfocado en las razones y la naturaleza de esas divisiones, y cómo son – o pueden ser– superadas. Esto se evidencia en la búsqueda y centralidad de la presencia del Estado, que también refleja la confianza noruega en el Estado benefactor. La presente obra es un aporte fundamental a entender esta relación entre dos regiones distantes, pero que cultivan un siempre enriquecedor diálogo académico.