Papers by Lennard Sillanpää
Scandinavian Political Studies, Sep 1, 1997
Thc historic claim of the Sami to lands that they have traditionally used and occupiedan issue th... more Thc historic claim of the Sami to lands that they have traditionally used and occupiedan issue that has long bem dormantis mwrging as a significant public issue in Finland. Sweden and Noway. This anick develop a controlconsociationalism typology to d y z e bow each of thc thm states responds to Sami claims to their historic righo. Under a conml situation. h e cultural identity of a minority is almost exclusively detmnined by h e laws, regulations and administrative prucedum of the state. Under a consociationalism model. thmr would be a continuing dialogue h w e n a slate and a minority within an .dmin.strPivc framework that the minority hs had a major role in developing. The typology rraces mocc Lhan two centuries of administrative control by the three ma and examines how existing institutions deal wirh rhc Sami minority. Interviews indicate hat most authorities see collective minority rights as a component of human rights and. furthermom. Ih;u the Sami constitute an indigenous mnority. However, the concept of aboriginal land title divides politicians and administntors; many oppose it or maintain that it is not really necessary. Many Sami righis activists. on the other hand. sec it as a fundamental issueeven one of moral justice-tha~ ultimately must be ddrrssed by each state.
Multilingual education, 2015
In the fall of 1999, a University of Helsinki–Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) research team con... more In the fall of 1999, a University of Helsinki–Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) research team conducted a survey on the socio-economic and political cultures of some twenty-four different national minorities inhabiting Northern Russia (Sillanpaa 2008), focusing primarily on traditional livelihood and cultural identity. No set of questions caused a wider range of emotion than those related to the respondent’s knowledge of his or her native language. These ranged from a fatal realism that recognized the dwindling of one’s ancestral culture all the way to full anguish. For many respondents, it was a source of humiliation, a stark reminder of the extent to which their ancestral culture had declined to the point of virtual extinction. While many older members we interviewed could claim a working fluency in the mother tongue, most of those in their twenties, thirties and forties would confess, often with tears, how they had completely lost any proficiency they may have once had in their mother tongue or could only remember enough to convey greetings and remember snatches of phrases. Many wondered if it would be possible for a culture to survive if so few were able any longer to communicate in the ancestral language. This chapter, excerpted from that study, will focus on situating the issues gleaned from the survey related to the preservation of ancestral languages.
Journal of Finnish Studies, May 1, 2013
ABSTRACT The edited book aims at broadening our understanding of Finnish emigration and the multi... more ABSTRACT The edited book aims at broadening our understanding of Finnish emigration and the multitude of different types of transnational mobility that Finns engage in, which is a distinctive feature of our times. The days when entire villages in the peripheries had to contemplate international migration to a single destination as a survival strategy are long gone. Current migration from Finland is much more diverse, as people make individual choices with their own motivations for undertaking international mobility. FInns abroad - New forms of mobility and migration takes the reader on a trip that spans over four continents and explores different types of mobility, such as marriage and family migration, company secondments and highly-skilled migration. The book includes articles from Elli Heikkilä, Krister Björklund, Saara Koikkalainen, Salla Saarela, Johanna Leinonen, Carol Marie Kiriakos, Nicol Foulkes, Anu Warinowski, Leena Vuorinen, Tiina Lammervo ja Sanna-Mari Vierimaa.
Multilingual Education, 2015
Part I Languages, identities and human rights 1. Change and maintenance of Plurilingualism in the... more Part I Languages, identities and human rights 1. Change and maintenance of Plurilingualism in the Russian Federation and the European Union by Janne Saarikivi and Reetta Toivanen.- 1.1 Plurilingualism at the Threshold of the 21st Century.- 1.1.1 Plurilinguistic Variation as an Object of Scientific Investigation.- 1.1.2 Linguistic Variation in Language Attrition and Shift Situations.- 1.1.3 Consequences of Language Loss.- 1.1.4 Language Loss-Why Should Anyone Care?.- 1.1.5 Politicizing the Minority Language Issue.- 1.2 The European Union and Russian Federation as Multilingual Regions.- 1.2.1 The Present-day Linguistic Multitude.- 1.2.2 Counting Minorities and Defining Languages.- 1.2.3 Ideological Background of the Prevailing Linguistic Situation.- 1.2.4 European Language Nationalism and its Russian Variant.- 1.2.5 New Regionalisms.- References.- 2. The Global Extinction of Languages and its Consequences for Cultural Diversity by Suzanne Romaine.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Human Rights and Linguistic Human Rights.- 2.3 Why Language Matters.- 2.4 Conclusion.- References.- 3. The Death of Languages the Death of Minority Cultures the Death of a People's Dignity by Theodore S. Orlin.- 3.1 Introduction: The Human Rights Dimension to the Loss of Language.- 3.2 Nationalism, Language and the Nation-state-The Political Thirst for Linguistic Purity.- 3.3 The Development of Minority Protection as a Legal Obligation.- 3.4 The Case for the Destruction of Language as an Example of "Cultural Genocide" or "Ethnocide".- 3.5 The Development of Human Rights Law as a Means of Protecting MinorityIinterests-From the Charter of the United Nations to the Creation of Treaty Monitoring Bodies.- 3.5.1 Charter of the United Nations.- 3.5.2 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.- 3.5.3 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.- 3.5.4 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.- 3.5.5 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (1992).- 3.6 The Protection Afforded via the European System for the Protection of Human Rights.- 3.6.1 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992).- 6.2 European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, 1995.- 3.6.3 The Helsinki Accords and the Subsequent Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Documents.- 3.7 ILO Convention No. 169-Convention Concerning.- Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries (1989).- 3.8 Conclusion.- References.- Part II Case Studies on Cultural Change and Minority Language Maintenance: 4. Obstacles and Successes by Reetta Toivanen.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 The Ham in a Sandwich-Minority Activists.- 4.3 The Sorbian Minority in Easternmost Germany.- 4.4 The Sami in the Finnish Context.- 4.5 Activists and Claims for Recognition.- 4.6 Concrete Examples of Language Activism Today and Obstacles to them.- 4.7 Discussion.- References.- 5. Fallen ill in Political Draughts by Indrek Jaats.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 A Peasant Vernacular under Tsarist Rule.- 5.3 A Fluttering Takeoff-Increase in the Social Status of Komi-Permyak in the 1920s and 1930s.- 5.4 Abrupt Setbacks and Steady Decline: 1937-1989.- 5.5 A new Beginning? 1989-2012.- 5.5.1 Demography.- 5.5.2 Ethnic Identity.- 5.5.3 The Legal Status of the Language.- 5.5.4 Fields of use.- 5.6 Concluding Remarks.- References.- 6. Finnic Minorities of Ingria by Natalia Kuznetsova, Elena Markus and Mehmed Muslimov.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Dialectal Structure and Historical Contacts.- 6.2.1 Votic.- 6.2.2 Ingrian.- 6.2.3 Ingrian Finnish.- 6.3 Present situation.- 6.3.1 Votic.- 6.3.2 Ingrian.- 6.3.3 Ingrian Finnish.- 6.4 Historical Background of the Present Situation.- 6.5 Language Maintenance.- 6.5.1 Votic.- 6.5.2 Ingrian.- 6.5.3 Ingrian Finnish.- 6.6 Conclusions.- 6.6.1 Ingria as a Whole.- 6.6.2 Votic.- 6.6.3 Ingrian.- 6.6.4 Ingrian Finnish.- References.- 7. The Challenge of Language by Lennard Sillanpaa.- 7.1 Setting for the Survey.- 7.2 Administration of the Survey.- 7.3 The Minority Situation and Indigenous Cultural Revival.- 7.3.1 Relationship with other Cultures in the Region.- 7.3.2 Revival of Indigenous Religion, Skills and Culture.- 7.4 Status of Ancestral Language.- 7.4.1 Ancestral Language within Community.- 7.4.2 Teaching of Ancestral Language in Schools.- 7.4.3 Summary.- 7.5 Responding to the Challenge of Cultural Survival.- References.- 8. Uneven Steps to Literacy by Florian Siegl and Michael Riessler.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Current Language Landscapes.- 8.2.1 Current Kildin Sami Language Landscapes.- 8.2.2 Current Skolt Sami Language Landscapes.- 8.2.3 Current Forest Enets Language Landscapes.- 8.2.4 Current Dolgan Language Landscapes.- 8.3 Priests, Communists, Revitalizers-The Multiple Fractured History of Literacy Creation in the Russian Minority Context.- 8.3.1 The Starting Position-Religiously Driven Attempts to Create Literacy.- 8.3.2 Language Planning for the "Less-numerous Peoples of…
Multilingual Education, 2015
The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2000
Scandinavian Political Studies, 1997
Thc historic claim of the Sami to lands that they have traditionally used and occupiedan issue th... more Thc historic claim of the Sami to lands that they have traditionally used and occupiedan issue that has long bem dormantis mwrging as a significant public issue in Finland. Sweden and Noway. This anick develop a controlconsociationalism typology to d y z e bow each of thc thm states responds to Sami claims to their historic righo. Under a conml situation. h e cultural identity of a minority is almost exclusively detmnined by h e laws, regulations and administrative prucedum of the state. Under a consociationalism model. thmr would be a continuing dialogue h w e n a slate and a minority within an .dmin.strPivc framework that the minority hs had a major role in developing. The typology rraces mocc Lhan two centuries of administrative control by the three ma and examines how existing institutions deal wirh rhc Sami minority. Interviews indicate hat most authorities see collective minority rights as a component of human rights and. furthermom. Ih;u the Sami constitute an indigenous mnority. However, the concept of aboriginal land title divides politicians and administntors; many oppose it or maintain that it is not really necessary. Many Sami righis activists. on the other hand. sec it as a fundamental issueeven one of moral justice-tha~ ultimately must be ddrrssed by each state.
Scandinavian Political Studies, 1997
Thc historic claim of the Sami to lands that they have traditionally used and occupiedan issue th... more Thc historic claim of the Sami to lands that they have traditionally used and occupiedan issue that has long bem dormantis mwrging as a significant public issue in Finland. Sweden and Noway. This anick develop a controlconsociationalism typology to d y z e bow each of thc thm states responds to Sami claims to their historic righo. Under a conml situation. h e cultural identity of a minority is almost exclusively detmnined by h e laws, regulations and administrative prucedum of the state. Under a consociationalism model. thmr would be a continuing dialogue h w e n a slate and a minority within an .dmin.strPivc framework that the minority hs had a major role in developing. The typology rraces mocc Lhan two centuries of administrative control by the three ma and examines how existing institutions deal wirh rhc Sami minority. Interviews indicate hat most authorities see collective minority rights as a component of human rights and. furthermom. Ih;u the Sami constitute an indigenous mnority. However, the concept of aboriginal land title divides politicians and administntors; many oppose it or maintain that it is not really necessary. Many Sami righis activists. on the other hand. sec it as a fundamental issueeven one of moral justice-tha~ ultimately must be ddrrssed by each state.
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