"And for them it's food and nothing else" : Environmentalists in intercultural dialogue with Greenlandic Inuit

Abstract

"On the one hand, the indigenous people of Greenlandic Inuit are recognized by its non-exploitative access to natural resources in environmental discourse. On the other hand, within scientific studies the hunting activities are blamed for the decline of individual animal populations. The present paper examines the question of whether Greenlandic Inuit as well as environmentalists from Denmark and Germany recognize alternative perspectives on societal relationships with nature. The qualitative interviews show that the interviewee let their own experiences of foreignness in the horizon of experience and thus legitimize their actions." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Sowa, F. (2014): "And for them it's food and nothing else". Umweltschützer im interkulturellen Dialog mit grönländischen Inuit. In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Vol. 39, No. 3, p. 221-239. DOI:10.1007/s11614-014-0140-8