A Roadmap for Swedish Island Research – Previous Knowledge, Current Debates, and Imminent Research Gaps

Sammanfattning

This study is the result of a participatory and collaborative project in which Swedish scholars and representatives of island organizations in Sweden set out to define what Swedish island research is and identify imminent research gaps. The article answers the following questions: 1) Which key research gaps can be identified in Swedish island research? 2) How can we relate Swedish island research to the international field of island research? The study is based on community based participatory research. Data was collected through a participatory process with workshops, webinars, and participatory activities in 2022. The main conclusion is that there is a democracy deficit affecting island development which is caused by the institutional structure in Sweden where island communities are mainly subordinated mainland municipalities, and a lack of island and archipelago policies.

Nyckelord

Democracy deficit; Institutions; Island studies; Islandness; Swedish islands and archipelagos

Publicerad i

Rural Landscapes
2024, volym: 11, nummer: 1, artikelnummer: 5

SLU författare

• Tunon, Håkan

  • Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Associerade SLU-program

SLU Centrum för biologisk mångfald, CBM

UKÄ forskningsämne

Kulturgeografi
Tvärvetenskapliga studier

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/rl.131

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/139917