Person
Affiliation Expiration | 31/12/2017 |
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I have extensive grassroots-level experience in more than 25 countries immersing myself in, and engaging with, indigenous peoples and local communities, along with their knowledge systems, beliefs and practices. Alongside my academic work, I am a committed activist defending territories of life and their defenders, and in support of decolonized and decentralized governance systems. In trying to understand the roots of global processes of so-called “development”, I have also been drawn to understanding and explaining the nuances and universalities in cross-cultural perceptions of happiness and wellbeing.
I have on several occasions worked with national government and inter-ministerial policy groups in attempts to assist the incorporation of more holistic and integrated sustainability indicators (e.g. Ecological Footprint, Gross National Happiness) into decision-making. With 20 years of experience evaluating international cooperation projects worldwide, and following principles of permaculture, my current research looks at the ways in which the promotion and imposition of various forms of so-called “development” programmes – in the ways of mainstream systems of education, politico-spiritual governance, and natural resource management (including top-down conservation and food security strategies) - affect local cultures, environments, knowledge systems, and overall wellbeing. I sit in the Executive Committee of the ICCA Consortium, am Chair of the Finnish Society for Development Research, partner with the Centre of Indigenous Conservation and Development Alternatives (CICADA), and ambassador for the Global Ecovillage Network. I also sit in the Ethics Committee for Human Sciences at the University of Helsinki.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › Professional
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › Professional
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in research network
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in review committee
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Non-academic visit to other institution
Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - External teaching and subject coordination
Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - External teaching and subject coordination
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Non-academic visit to other institution
Reyes-García, V., Pyhälä, A. & Fernandez-Llamazares Onrubia, A.
03/01/2011 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research project
ID: 26883261