Sammanfattning

Researchers of adaptive capacity and sustainable livelihoods have frequently used social, cultural, human, economic and institutional capitals to better understand how rural and resource-dependent communities address environmental, social and economic stresses. Yet few studies have considered how men and women contribute differently to these capitals to support community resilience overall. Our research sought to understand the differential contributions of Sami men and women to the adaptive capacity of reindeer husbandry and reindeer herding communities in northern Sweden. Our focus revealed a gendered division of labour in reindeer herding as an economic enterprise as well as gendered contributions to a broader conceptualization of reindeer husbandry as a family and community-based practice, and as a livelihood and cultural tradition. Based on our results, we recommend that community resilience be enhanced by generating more opportunities for men to achieve higher levels of human and economic capital (particularly outside of herding activities) and encouraging women to contribute more directly to institutional capital by participating in the formation and implementation of legislation, policies and plans.

Nyckelord

Adaptive capacity; Community resilience; Gender; Indigenous peoples; Reindeer husbandry; Sustainable livelihoods; Sami

Publicerad i

AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
2016, Volym: 45, sidor: S352-S362
Utgivare: SPRINGER

SLU författare

• Lidestav, Gun

  • Institutionen för skoglig resurshushållning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen

SDG5 Jämställdhet
SDG8 Anständiga arbetsvillkor och ekonomisk tillväxt
SDG10 Minska ojämlikhet
SDG13 Bekämpa klimatförändringarna


UKÄ forskningsämne

Genusstudier
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
Kulturgeografi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0834-1

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/80199