Thomas Hylland Eriksen (Leaving Cert Politics and Society): Flashcards
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Who is Thomas Hylland Eriksen? (nationality, profession, year, position)
Who is Thomas Hylland Eriksen? (nationality, profession, year, position)
Norwegian anthropologist, born 1962, Professor at Uni of Oslo
Eriksen's main academic focus area
Eriksen's main academic focus area
Human impact of globalisation
Eriksen's 'overheating' concept definition
Eriksen's 'overheating' concept definition
World experiencing rapid change creating unintended consequences across multiple areas
Three problems of overheating
Three problems of overheating
Cultural identity, economic sustainability, environmental degradn
Cultural identity problem in overheating
Cultural identity problem in overheating
People struggle to define themselves using traditional methods
Economic sustainability problem in overheating
Economic sustainability problem in overheating
Communities struggle to maintain their economic foundations
Environmental degradation in overheating
Environmental degradation in overheating
Rapid change threatens environment & traditional lifestyles
Effect of rapid globalisation on group identity
Effect of rapid globalisation on group identity
Groups emphasise their distinctive identities more assertively
Eriksen's view of Brexit
Eriksen's view of Brexit
Evidence of crisis of legitimacy in Western world
21st-century capitalism contradiction Eriksen identifies
21st-century capitalism contradiction Eriksen identifies
Environmental protection vs profit-driven economic policies
Eriksen's solution to overheating
Eriksen's solution to overheating
Scaling down and slowing down
CULCOM project full name and years
CULCOM project full name and years
Cultural Complexity in the New Norway, 2004-2010
CULCOM's key finding about identity
CULCOM's key finding about identity
Identity formation is highly context-dependent
Eriksen's 'clashing scales' concept
Eriksen's 'clashing scales' concept
Disconnect between large-scale policy & local experiences
Eriksen's governance solution (from Wallace)
Eriksen's governance solution (from Wallace)
Organisation of diversity, not replication of uniformity