Search for dissertations about: "reindeer herding"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words reindeer herding.
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1. Forest reindeer herding A.D. 1-1800 : an archaeological and palaeoecological study in northern Sweden
Abstract : This thesis deals with reindeer domestication and herding in northern Sweden. The work is focussed on the introduction of forest reindeer herding but this problem is discussed in a wider economic and cultural context.The archaeological material is considered from sourcecritical aspects. READ MORE
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2. Just Labor : Labor Ethic in a Post-Soviet Reindeer Herding Community
Abstract : This book explores the main ethical norms that influence labor in reindeer herding in the European part of the Russian North (Murmansk Region). It is based on the assumption that Soviet ideological discourse of labor has been reinterpreted in practice, and has shaped specific patterns of work that may seem contradictory to their official source. READ MORE
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3. Selection, Maternal Effects and Inbreeding in Reindeer Husbandry
Abstract : In extensive grazing systems where several owners’ flocks are allowed to mix, selection strategies will also interact, due to gene flow between flocks. The aim of the thesis was to analyse breeding schemes in terms of genetic gain and rate of inbreeding (?F), given the complexity of ownership and interaction of selection strategies within a mixing reindeer population. READ MORE
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4. Challenging Adaptability : Analysing the Governance of Reindeer Husbandry in Sweden
Abstract : We live in a complex, interconnected and constantly changing world. Human driven global climate change is now a local reality that reinforces the inherent need for adaptability in human systems. READ MORE
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5. Mental health problems among the Swedish reindeer-herding Sami population : in perspective of intersectionality, organisational culture and acculturation
Abstract : The overall objective of the thesis was to investigate aspects of mental health among Swedish Sami reindeer herders and to deepen the understanding of the experience of the living conditions of young Sami reindeer-herding men. Theories of intersectionality, organisational culture and acculturation were used. READ MORE