Tiina Seppälä
Post-doctoral researcher
Researcher info
Institution
University of Lapland
Department/faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contact information
tiina.seppala@ulapland.fi
+358407262687
Keywords
activism biopolitics decolonization development development induced displacement development projects displacement forced evictions forced migration governance internally displaced people neoliberalism power resistance slum demolitions social movements
Research projects
The project provides theoretically innovative and empirically new and valuable knowledge of the complex dynamics between governance and resistance in the context of the dominant, neoliberal development paradigm. It studies social and political struggles in three countries in South Asia - Nepal, Bangladesh and India - by examining social movements that fight against forced displacement and slum demolitions - all caused by development projects. The project engages critically in the debate on neoliberal development by analyzing problems related to it, charting possibilities for addressing hem, and offering alternative visions for socially, culturally and politically more sustainable models of development.