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Misreading the Arctic landscape: A political ecology of reindeer, carrying capacities, and overstocking in Finnmark, Norway

Tor A. Benjaminsen Tor A. Benjaminsen, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO-1432Ås, Norway. E-mail: [email protected]
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Hugo Reinert Hugo Reinert, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO-1432Ås, Norway. E-mail: [email protected]
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Espen Sjaastad Espen Sjaastad, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NO-1432Ås, Norway. E-mail: [email protected]
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Mikkel Nils Sara Mikkel Nils Sara, Sámi University College, Hannoluohkka 45, NO-9520Kautokeino, Norway. E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 219-229 | Received 04 Feb 2014, Accepted 25 Aug 2014, Published online: 11 Jun 2015

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