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Research interests
Tanja Joona (Dr.Soc.Sci.) Title of Docent in International law, is working as a Senior researcher at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland (2000 - ) At the moment she is the Finnish Institutional leader of the H2020 project JustNorth (2020-2023): Toward Just, Ethical and Sustainable Arctic Economies, Environments and Societies. The Consortium consists of 15 partners all over the world and has a budget of 6 million euros. www.justnorth.eu
Joona’s main research interests focus on mainly to the Arctic region, with comparative legal and political aspects of indigenous Sámi society and especially issues dealing with traditional livelihoods, international human rights law and identity questions in the context of justice and equality. Her PhD (2012) dealt with the implementation of ILO Convention No. 169 concerning the rights of indigenous peoples and land use questions in the Nordic countries. She has been working with several national and international projects eg. on Sámi children and youth in urban cities funded by the Norwegian Research Council (NUORGÁV). During the years 2018-2020 she was working as a researcher in a project dealing with Arctic industrial cities and youth wellbeing (WOLLIE) funded by the Finnish Academy. Tanja Joona has published numerous amount of scientific peer reviewed articles and has participated international conferences around the world. She has also several positions of trust at the University of Lapland as well as in the society.
Education/Academic qualification
2020 → …
Award Date: 1 Nov 2020
Other field of science
- Law
Field of science
- International political science
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Projects
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JustNorth: Toward Just, Ethical and Sustainable Arctic Economies, Environments and Societies
Joona, T., Nysten-Haarala, S., Landauer, M., Hovila, I., Keskitalo, P., Stepien, A., Joona, J. & Similä, J.
01.06.2020 → 30.11.2023
Project: Co-funded project
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Apuraha
Pohjoismaiden hallinnollisen liiton Suomen osasto ry
01.01.2019 → 31.12.2019
Project: Personal project
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3IPEP: Legal Challenges in International Investments, Indogenous Peoples and Environment Protection
Nysten-Haarala, S., Joona, T., Pushina, O. & Hovila, I.
01.09.2018 → 31.12.2020
Project: Co-funded project
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WOLLIE: Live, Work or Leave? Youth - wellbeing and the viability of (post) extrative Arctic industrial cities in Finland and Russia
Stammler, F., Allemann, L. & Joona, T.
01.01.2018 → 31.12.2020
Project: Co-funded project
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10th Polar Law Symposium
Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunta
03.05.2017 → 31.05.2018
Project: Co-funded project
Research output
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Group Acceptance Defining Indigeneity
Laakso, A., Joona, T. & Frangou, S-M., 16 Feb 2021, (Submitted) In : Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Touching the untouchables: Pre-service teachers’ views about the Rights of the Child based on focus group discussions
Paksuniemi, M., Keskitalo, P., Körkkö, M., Frangou, S-M. & Joona, T., 2021, (In preparation) In : ACTIVE LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Vetovoimainen kunta Pohjoisen nuorille - Parhaita käytäntöjä
Joona, T., Feb 2021, Vetovoimainen kunta Pohjoisen nuorille - Parhaita käytäntöjä.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › General public
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Wind Energy Projects and Reindeer Herders´ Rights in Finnish Lapland, A Legal Framework
Joona, T., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In : Elementa. 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Youths' and Their Guardians’ Prospects of Reindeer Husbandry in Finland
Joona, T. & Keskitalo, P., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Arctic Youth and Sustainability. Stammler, F. & Toivanen, R. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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JustNorth WP 4 Research Seminar
Tanja Joona (Organiser), Juha Joona (Participant), Soili Nysten-Haarala (Participant), Mia Landauer (Member of programme committee), Jukka Similä (Participant), Adam Stepien (Participant), Henri Wallen (Organiser) & Pigga Keskitalo (Participant)
14 Jan 2021Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial
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LOCAL ENVIRONMENT (Journal)
Tanja Joona (Peer reviewer)
10 Dec 2020Activity: Editorial and other work related to publications › Reviewer of scientific journal
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JustNorth - Toward Just, Ethical and Sustainable Arctic Economies, Environments and Societies
Tanja Joona (Speaker)
9 Dec 2020Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Routledge (Publisher)
Tanja Joona (Peer reviewer)
Nov 2020Activity: Editorial and other work related to publications › Reviewer of scientific journal
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Arctic review on law and politics (Journal)
Tanja Joona (Peer reviewer)
Nov 2020 → Dec 2020Activity: Editorial and other work related to publications › Reviewer of scientific journal
Press / Media
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Suomen ja Venäjän pohjoisilla nuorilla samankaltaisia huolia tulevaisuudesta
03.02.2021
1 Media contribution
Media contents: Research
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Recognizing Indigenous Rights and Local Perspectives
Tanja Joona, Joonas Vola, Marjo Lindroth & Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen
27.10.2017
1 Media contribution
Media contents: Research