The annual workshops are the core of the network, establishing a physical platform for all researchers to meet and discuss certain topics and allowing training for participating Ph.D. students and young researchers. During the years 2019-2020, the NORSIL will organised a workshop series on the topic of the sustainable transition and the rights of the Sámi people. The workshops organised by NORSIL in 2019 and 2020 are funded by the Nordic Research Council

The theme for the workshop 2019 is “Transitioning towards a sustainable Nordic Society: Assessing and monitoring the implementation of the rights of the Indigenous Sámi people as a means to achieve inclusive and sustainable development”.

This event is the first of a NOH-HS workshop series to examine what societal and legal changes must occur over the next generation to ensure the implementation of the rights of the Sámi people in order to achieve an inclusive transition to sustainability in the Nordic countries. The workshop will be organised on 27-28 Mai 2019, in January 2020 and June 2020 at the universities of Umeå, Tromso and Helsinki.

In 2015, the Nordic countries announced support as a whole for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed under UN auspices. The goals aim to eradicate extreme poverty and to achieve sustainable development in all fields while leaving no one behind. Yet, numerous problems are still limiting the inclusion of the Sami people in the sustainable transition of the countries of Finland, Norway and Sweden. Despite the recognition of their rights at the national and international levels, there are still important concerns regarding the implementation of their rights on the ground. While adopting a human rights based-approach to sustainable development, this workshop series provides a platform to assess and measure the progress and challenges towards the implementation of the rights of the Sami people in order to promote a sustainable and inclusive transition in the Nordic countries.

For program, please contact Dorothée Cambou: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The deadline for abstract submission is April 1, 2019