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- Jokinen, Johanna Carolina, 1981-
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Bolivian transnational livelihoods : Impacts of labour migration on wellbeing and farming in Cochabamba
- 2018
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This thesis explores the diverse consequences of transnational labour migration on individual migrants and their household members within out-migration communities in the agricultural valleys of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Using a multiple methods approach and the livelihoods framework, the aim of this work is to shed light on different experiences of migration in terms of objective wellbeing, subjective wellbeing, and changed practices in agricultural production. These issues are addressed in three papers.Paper I investigates international migrants’ remittance behaviours through a regression analysis of a survey data set including household-level variables from the migrants’ place of origin, as well as their individual-level variables in their destination countries. The results highlight the role of remittances as a means to strengthen financial, physical, and human capital in low-income households and to promote local development and objective wellbeing in the outskirts of the city of Cochabamba.Paper II explores ethnographic accounts of challenging migration conditions in order to develop the understanding of social networks. The study shows how family networks may function as negative social capital for individual migrants. The study findings emphasise the need to acknowledge migration as a dynamic process, with elements of both ’success’ and ’failure’, which can increase subjective wellbeing of the migrants and migrant households as well as counteract unrealistic expectations of migration.Paper III examines the impact of transnational labour migration on agriculture in two urbanizing communities in Cochabamba by applying several qualitative methods. The results show that major investments in agricultural intensification by migrant households are not attractive due to the communities’ proximity to urban areas. This article highlights the need for nuanced conceptualization when studying migration-driven agricultural change in hybrid peri-urban spaces.Overall, this thesis highlights the importance of considering and assessing the various capabilities and assets of migrants and their households, according to the livelihoods framework, when studying the consequences of transnational labour migration in socio-economically marginal settings. Furthermore, this thesis reveals that individual migrants’ agency may be limited when migration becomes an integral part of household livelihood strategies, which may hamper migrants’ subjective wellbeing as their household members are more focused on the economic returns of migration. Finally, this thesis emphasises how transnational labour migration and remittances function to maintain agricultural landesque-capital landscapes in peri-urbanising spaces near growing cities.
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- Søholt, Susanne, et al.
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Conditioned receptiveness: Nordic rural elite perceptions of immigrantcontributions to local resilience
- 2018
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In: Journal of Rural Studies. - : Elsevier. - 0743-0167 .- 1873-1392. ; 64, s. 220-229
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Drawing on case studies among rural elites in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, this study investigates how rural elites in Nordic rural communities link immigration to rural resilience as expressed in their place narratives. Applying the dual concepts of retention vs. receptiveness and exclusion vs. inclusion, we find that rural elites relate variously to immigration and local resilience, but that immigrants are deemed valuable for the local economy, and for population growth. Further, rural elites expect immigrants to become co-producers for local resilience. We term the elites' views conditioned receptiveness. The study sheds light on how rural elites' norms of diversity influence how ‘difference’ is placed and handled through processes of inclusion/exclusion vs. retention and receptiveness, with the rural as an enabling space for building local resilience.
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- Forsberg, Gunnel, et al.
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Creating and challenging gendered spatialities : how space affects gender contracts
- 2017
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In: Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0435-3684 .- 1468-0467. ; 99:3, s. 223-237
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper discusses the spatial component of gender relations through an analysis of contemporary gender relations in rural Sweden. We use the concept of local gender contracts, analysing their nature and transformation in various contexts. When gendered practices are analysed at local level, negotiations about the gendering of everyday practices become visible. The focus is on analysing the (informal) strategies in such negotiations and how people act and react in relation to them. The results point to two alternative strategies. Women and men either adapt to the mainstream gender contract of the region, and adhere to it regardless of changes in society's demands, or challenge existing norms, practices and representations in their public and/or private lives, according to changes in local conditions. The local context is thus active in reproducing and maintaining, as well as transforming, gender relations and thereby reshaping the gender contract.
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- Forsberg, Gunnel, 1950-, et al.
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How to improve regional and local planning by applying a gender-sensitive analysis : examples from Sweden
- 2018
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In: Regional studies. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0034-3404 .- 1360-0591. ; 52:2, s. 274-284
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- How to improve regional and local planning by applying a gender-sensitive analysis: examples from Sweden. Regional Studies. Regional development projects normally have gender-equality objectives, as these are recognized as one of the cornerstones of regional development. The success of gender-equality objectives is often analyzed by counting the number of men and women taking part in the projects. However, the extent to which this will enhance regional development is unclear and regional agents at a range of organizational levels express uncertainty about the most effective objectives and implementation measures. This paper proposes a way to assess the gender situation at the local level and, thus, to help enhance gender equality.
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- Forsberg, Gunnel, 1950-, et al.
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Mapping Gendered Ruralities
- 2013
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In: European Countryside. - : Walter de Gruyter GmbH. - 1803-8417. ; 5:1, s. 1-20
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The conventional picture of gender relations in rural places is that of a traditional, masculine social fabric. In this article, we challenge this understanding of the rural. By applying three methodological approaches – quantitative, discursive and narrative – we test the hypothesis that there exists an on-going femininization of the rural, which is concealed by society’s focus on the masculine rural. Our conclusion is that each method can give important, but not necessarily sufficient, information to answer such a process-oriented question. The methodological triangulation demonstrates the complexity of the gendering of rural space. The quantitative analysis shows a gendered geography, the media analysis unpacks how gender is spatialized and the interviews show how space is gendered.
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- Forsberg, Gunnel, 1950-, et al.
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Trends and Challenges in Nordic Gender Geography
- 2022
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In: Socio-Spatial Theory in Nordic Geography. - Cham : Springer. - 9783031042331 - 9783031042348 - 9783031042362 ; , s. 127-146
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The development of Nordic gender geography is closely related to societal transformation. The way the gendered labour market is structured and re-structured is a recurrent theme for investigation. In this chapter, we discuss Nordic gender geography since its establishment in the 1980s, with the aim of scrutinising long-term and contemporary trends and challenges. We discern an engagement in issues based on socio-spatial conditions, where agency, identity and intersectional perspectives work together with materiality, institutions and structures. Nordic gender geography thereby contributes with a contextual gender theory, emphasising space as both a designer and an interpreter of gender relations. Regional and local gender relations become a player in the structure-agency relationship, and we argue that socio-spatial gender theorising can modify the idea of universal and all-embracing theoretical explanation of how gender is constructed. Nordic gender geography constitutes a prevailing and growing potential for a significant contribution to gender theory and to socio-spatial analysis of power.
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- Grubbström, Ann, 1967-, et al.
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Balancing family traditions and business : Gendered strategies for achieving future resilience among agricultural students
- 2014
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In: Journal of Rural Studies. - : Elsevier. - 0743-0167 .- 1873-1392. ; :35, s. 152-161
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper emphasises the future generation of farmers, a group that has been relatively neglected in previous research. Based on focus group interviews, it highlights Swedish agricultural students’ gendered strategies to create a successful farm business in the future, along with the opportunities and obstacles they foresee in generational succession and their future farming activities. The interviews are analysed within the framework of resilience theory, focusing on adaption and renewal. Students highlight the importance of balancing emotional bonds to family and traditions with business goals. It is shown that strategies of renewal are guided by social values. The solitary farmer is replaced by a networking farmer that gathers knowledge in local and international settings. The view of how a partner contributes is, on the one hand, traditional while also showing signs of gender role transformation. We argue that a functioning ‘work-love balance’ reinforces resilience processes in farming.
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- Hermelin, Brita, 1960-, et al.
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The making of the gourmet restaurateur – masculine ideology, identity and performance
- 2017
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In: NORMA International Journal for Masculinity Studies. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1890-2138 .- 1890-2146. ; 12:1, s. 48-64
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In recent decades, there has been growing interest in renowned gourmet restaurants, and increased awareness about how food is prepared, presented and served. A small and select group of chefs have thereby gained prestigious positions and high-profile images as restaurateurs. Most of these restaurateurs are men. The research question this article sets out to study is: How is the identity and ideology of masculinity imbued into the subjectivity and representations of gourmet restaurateurs? The selection of data sources means that our geographical focus is on Stockholm, Sweden’s main urban region. The methodological approach of this article to employ empirical material from interviews and media articles reveals how this masculine discourse is attained through a particular interplay of subjects (the chefs and entrepreneurs) and representations (the media). The focus of this article has included a quite exclusive category of a few restaurants and restaurateurs, which may have implications on the findings pointing to a homogenous profile of the ideals of the gourmet chefs. The results point out that the micro-spaces of gourmet restaurants’ kitchens and dining rooms can be understood as nurseries for ‘nostalgic and conservative masculinities’.
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- Hinchcliffe Voglio, Gabriela, 1981-
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Jaget, laget, Dotterbolaget : En studie av feministiskt nätverkande och rummets betydelse
- 2019
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This research explores how entrepreneurship interacts with feministic political commitments and praxis. It shows that this interaction is intimately shaped by its spatial setting, in this case Möllevången in the city of Malmö, Sweden. For a long time, the independent comics industry in Sweden has had men in leading positions and the medium has had masculinist connotations. My thesis shows that for women and transgender persons working in such a male-dominated industry, networking and collaborating are crucial for succeeding and staying in business. The particular network studied here is Dotterbolaget, a women and transgender separatist comic’s network based in Malmö.Dotterbolaget practices a feministic approach. The thesis analyses firstly its work practices and secondly the motives animating their adoption. Avoiding competition and promoting collaboration are important factors. So too is finding a means of motivation other than monetary, such as having fun and creating a professional environment for one another. The analysis also considers the spatial setting of the network, showing the deep significance of physical place. Finally, the non-hierarchal form of the network is considered. What does it mean to work as a comic’s artist without hierarchies in an individualised society? What tensions and strengths does such an organisational form give rise to?
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- Mathisen, Tina, 1981-, et al.
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Sweden
- 2021
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In: 10 Country Reports on Qualitative Impacts of TCNs. - Joensuu : University of Eastern Finland. ; , s. 145-162
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)
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