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  LITHUANIAN AUTHOR GRIGORY KANOVICH, SURVIVOR OF THE SHTETLS:

  By Påhl Ruin on 17 juni, 2019

  He is the last Lithuanian Jewish author with first-hand experience of the shtetls, the small Jewish towns that vanished from the face of the earth in 1941.
  ”I have tried to create a written monument to the Lithuanian Jews”, says Grigory Kanovich in an interview with Baltic Worlds.

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  In the footsteps of the Holocaust. Death in Pidhaitsi

  By Peter Handberg on 17 juni, 2019

  After a pogrom in Berlin in 1923, Alfred Döblin, an assimilated Jew, decided to travel to more originally Jewish settings, spending time amongst the people and environments that barely two decades later were as good as completely wiped out. Döblin’s book Reise in Polen [Journey to Poland] is now published in translation to Swedish. The translator, Peter Handberg travelled himself in 2018 to Poland and Ukraine , or to put it more accurately, followed in the footsteps of the Holocaust.

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• Introduction Special Section Life in the Archipelago The Baltic Sea Region Archipelagos and Islands: Conditions and challenges

  This special issue deals with a number of questions related to the livelihoods of people, economic conditions, challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs located on the archipelagos and islands of the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). While some local conditions, problems, and challenges are shared by all rural, remote, and peripheral areas, the BRS archipelagos and islands have their own unique characteristics.

  By Paulina Rytkönen and Nadir Kinossian Inga kommentarer till The Baltic Sea Region Archipelagos and Islands: Conditions and challenges

• Berlin and Europe 1989 and now

  On May 13--14, 2019 the Körber History Forum took place, where some 200 experts on European history and politics had gathered in the capital of Germany to discuss current European affairs and global issues. In particular, the imminent threat of Russia and the historical roots of the return of “strong leaders” in European politics were in focus in this year’s debates.

  By Joakim Ekman Inga kommentarer till Berlin and Europe 1989 and now

• App speeds up anchoring on busy islands

  The ideas of two Media Technology students added value to the project Archipelago Business Development.

  By Ninna Mörner Inga kommentarer till App speeds up anchoring on busy islands

• The Archipelago Business Development project gave new insights

  Tiina Thörnroos was one of the participators of the project Archipelago Business Development. The project aims at developing new business models in the archipelago by forming partnerships between entrepreneurs and start-up companies in Finland (including Aland Islands) and Sweden.

  By Annemari Andersén Inga kommentarer till The Archipelago Business Development project gave new insights

• 3 islands — 3 entrepreneurs Jacks-of-all-trades keep the Stockholm Archipelago alive

  For a few hectic weeks each summer, sparsely inhabited islands in the Stockholm Archipelago are transformed into coveted destinations for vacationers. For permanent residents who make their livelihood here, running a businesses in the seaside environment entails great challenges. We have met three entrepreneurs on three different islands, with diverse conditions but a common vision — keeping the archipelago alive.

  By Susanna Lidström Inga kommentarer till 3 islands — 3 entrepreneurs

• Entrepreneurship in the Stockholm Archipelago A historical perspective

  A cursory reading of the literature describing yesterdays’ societies in the Stockholm Archipelago tells us that people in the archipelago heavily relied on fishing and small-scale farming for their living. With the arrival of modern industrialized society during the latter half of the 19th century, things changed, and other opportunities to earn a living appeared. However, there were and are certain circumstances in the Stockholm Archipelago that make it somewhat inert, preventing it from taking a place in the modern labor market.

  By Christian Widholm Inga kommentarer till Entrepreneurship in the Stockholm Archipelago

• New research agenda Agents of change in peripheral regions

  Spatial polarization has become one of the EU’s most pressing issues. While the EU Member States have shown convergence in economic development, interregional inequalities within states have increased considerably. Polarization means that urban agglomerations and capital city-regions demonstrate population growth and increasing prosperity, while a growing number of rural, remote, and old industrial regions suffer from economic and demographic stagnation or decline. The growing divides between rich and poor regions are caused not only by economic laws.

  By Nadir Kinossian Inga kommentarer till New research agenda

• The Dream of a Balto-Scandian Federation: Sweden and the independent Baltic States 1918–1940 in geography and politics

  In the period between the two world wars, Swedish interest in the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania was in general extremely limited, whereas from the other side Sweden was seen as a geopolitically inactive power and consequently as a possible source of support and an ally against the Baltic states’ two greater neighbors, the Soviet Union and Germany.

  By Thomas Lundén Inga kommentarer till The Dream of a Balto-Scandian Federation:

• A comparative study of entrepreneurial responses and local development on three islands: Facing business challenges with the Stockholm Archipelago as a context

  By conducting a comparative qualitative and systematic study of the local (island) pre-conditions for creating sustainable socio-economic development through entrepreneurship, here defined as a process of identifying, evaluating, and exploiting entrepreneurial opportunities, this study aims to shed light on entrepreneurial responses to challenges and opportunities on three islands in the Stockholm Archipelago and how context influences these responses.

  By Paulina Rytkönen et al Inga kommentarer till A comparative study of entrepreneurial responses and local development on three islands:

• Continued use of ecosystems: Challenges for fishing and farming communities

  Although there have been great changes in the lives and livelihoods of people in the Baltic Sea archipelago during the last century, the lives of local inhabitants are still strongly linked to the local nature, culture, and history. Customary use of local ecosystems provides resources for the household, but it is also an important carrier of local identity, culture, and way of life. Fishing, hunting, and harvesting of berries, mushrooms, etc., function as cultural and intergenerational glue for the local community context even today. This paper reflects upon the cultural and social importance of the small scale and informal economy in the Swedish Baltic Sea archipelago for sustainability living local communities, some of the present challenges to its continuation, and the potentials for positive change. It is based on participatory research on customary use of biodiversity and local and traditional knowledge in the Kalix Archipelago in the northern Bothnian Bay and in the Sankt Anna Archipelago in the Baltic Sea proper.

  By Håkan Tunón, Marie Kvarnström, Joakim Boström and Anna-Karin Utbult Almkvist Inga kommentarer till Continued use of ecosystems: Challenges for fishing and farming communities

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