期刊名称：Barents Studies: Peoples, Economies and Politics
电子版ISSN：2324-0652
出版年度：2014
卷号：1
期号：1
出版社：University of Lapland
摘要：There are currently high hopes in the Barents Region for economic growth, higher employment and improved well-being, encouraged by developments in the energy in- dustry, tourism and mining. The article discusses these prospects from the perspective of local communities in five locations in the region, which spans the northernmost counties of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Northwest Russia . The communities studied are remote, relatively small, multicultural, and dependent on natural resources. The salient dynamic illuminated in the research is how ideas of sustainability and neoliberal governance meet in community development. While the two governmentalities often conflict, they sometimes also complement one another, posing a paradox that raises concerns over the social aspect of sustainable development in particular. The article is based on international, multidisciplinary research drawing on interviews as well as
