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1. 6. Beyond Bright City Lights : The Migration Patterns of Gay Men and Lesbians

   Författare :Thomas Wimark; Gunnel Forsberg; Eva Andersson; Carina Listerborn; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gay and lesbian; migration; rural urban; tolerance; life course; Sweden; Turkey; kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

   Sammanfattning : One of the most persistent popular notions of gay men and lesbians is that they either live in or move to larger cities. In this thesis, the geography and migration paths of gay men and lesbians are studied using the life course perspective to challenge this idea. LÄS MER

3. 7. On Environmental Grounds : Outdoor Recreation, Place Relations and Environmental Sustainability

   Författare :Daniel Wolf-Watz; Klas Sandell; Peter Fredman; Robert Pettersson; Ebba Lisberg Jensen; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Environmental Concern; Place; Nature; Practice; Tourism; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the relationship between outdoor recreation and environmental concern as part of the wider issue of environmental sustainability in late-modern societies. It includes studies of environmentalists’ (that is environmentally committed individuals’) preferences and motivations with regard to outdoor recreation, and covers the inquiries of whether and how outdoor recreation can influence levels of environmental concern. LÄS MER

4. 8. Åter till släktens mark? : En studie av markåterlämningen i Estlands svenskbygder efter Sovjetunionens sammanbrott

   Författare :Sigrid Hedin; Göran Hoppe; Tommy Book; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; Estonia; Estonian Swedes; transition; restitution; land ownership; land use; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : During the 1990s land has been reprivatised in Eastern and Central Europe. The focus of this thesis is directed at the restitution process in Estonia, and particularly in the rural north-western part of the country, inhabited by a Swedish speaking minority until 1943-1944. LÄS MER

5. 9. Restructuring and employment change in sparsely populated areas : examples from Northern Sweden and Finland

   Författare :Linda Lundmark; Ulf Wiberg; Bruno Jansson; Kerstin Westin; Jarkko Saarinen; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reconstructing; sparsely populated areas; tourism employment; forest-related employment; amenities; mobility; migration; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to examine ongoing restructuring and its impacts on sparsely populated areas in Sweden and Finland. In the context of sparsely populated areas, the global processes have great local impact because of their poor capacity to adapt to rapid economic changes. LÄS MER

7. 10. Migration och Identitet : En studie av utvandringen från Blekinge till Danmark och Tyskland 1860–1914

   Författare :Ann-Kristin Vernersson Wiberg; Göran Hoppe; Peeter Maandi; Maria Thulemark; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Keywords: emigration; odokumenterad arbetsvandring; blekingesocknar; kontraktsarbete; Kiel Gaarden; överhetens attityd; intersektionalitet.; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : According to the statutes of the United Nations everyone has the right to know his own history, but many family trees have branches which have not yet seen the light of day because of lack of documentation. The survey is about the emigration from the south of Sweden to Denmark and Germany which took place in the shadow of the great emigration to America, which has been thoroughly documented. LÄS MER