The Institutionalisation of Sami Interest in Municipal Comprehensive Planning: A Comparison Between Norway and Sweden

Authors

  • Therese Bjärstig Department of Political Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
  • Vigdis Nygaard Norwegian Research Center (NORCE), Angi Alta, Norway
  • Jan Åge Riseth Norwegian Research Center (NORCE), Tromsø, Norway
  • Camilla Sandström Department of Political Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2020.11.2.10574

Keywords:

Indigenous people, reindeer herding, land use, sustainability, Sami, Sami Parliament, Sametinget, Norway, Sweden

Abstract

The Sami are recognized as an Indigenous people and a national minority in both Norway and Sweden, and their involvement in any planning concerning their traditional territories is required. The aim of this article is to examine how Sami interests are secured and institutionalized in municipal comprehensive planning (MCP). We use two case study areas: Sortland municipality in Norway and Vilhelmina municipality in Sweden. Analysis of various qualitative materials indicates that, despite contextual and institutional differences, the planning processes in the case study areas have similar outcomes. We conclude that formal rights of the Sami are not always acknowledged by the politicians who make the final decision. Rather, the Sami depend on the politicians’ willingness to consider their needs.

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Published

2020-04-28

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Research

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Copyright (c) 2020 Therese Bjärstig, Vigdis Nygaard, Jan Åge Riseth , Camilla Sandström

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