Category Archives: Volume 16, no. 1 (2021)

Children’s Rock Art. A Scandinavian Study

13/02/2021New double-blind peer-reviewed articlechildren’s education, communication, cultural heritage, drum symbolism, identity building, local history, rock carvings, rock paintings, teaching, traditionsFrancis Joy

In terms of teaching materials in children’s mainstream education in Finland and engagement with local prehistoric rock art this is still a subject matter which is fairly minimal regarding the use of art as an educational resource despite links with Finnish and Sami pre-Christian religion and spiritual practices. There are similar issues between the Sámi people in Sweden and Norway and prehistoric rock art and education. This study aims to demonstrate how by linking past and present together using ancient art this approach facilitates place-based learning and identity building, where nature and ancient history are the classroom.

The Need for Oratory Skills in the Digital Age. A Phenomenological Approach to Teaching Speech Today

09/02/2021New double-blind peer-reviewed articleOratory, actio, being-in-the-world, collaborative, corporeal, didactics, mood, phenomenology, rhetoric, speech-lineHenrik Juel

Personal skills in rhetoric and face-to-face communication are not outdated by the development of modern media—on the contrary, the potential power of the efficient speaker is as evident today as it was in ancient Greece or Rome, be it a student at an oral exam, an applicant at a job interview or an upcoming politician on social media. Becoming a good speaker is not just a matter of good luck and talent; it can be taught and developed. The article presents a phenomenological approach to understanding and developing competence in live rhetorical performance, and highlights the didactic benefits of a collaborative, corporeal, and visually oriented perspective on speech and oratory in the digital age.

What Are These Countries Doing Here? Analyzing Transparency in the Current Flag of Convenience Regime and Their Impact on Shipping in the Arctic

08/02/2021New double-blind peer-reviewed articleHonduras, Liberia, Norway, Panama, corruption, good governance, shipping, transparencyJonathan Wood, Thomas Viguier and Emma Ashlock

As countries such as the Russian Federation begin the exploration and development of alternative sea routes in the Arctic due to climate change, the private shipping industry has also begun to focus on the region. However, even with this new focus, old problems continue to fester. One such problem is Flags of Convenience, which are those countries that will flag vessels cheaply and provide little to no oversight. This paper is an exploration of the transparency and good governance of selected Flag of Convenience countries through various methods as compared to a model, highly transparent Arctic model. By attempting to flag a vessel familiar to the authors, the authors uncovered a lack of transparency in these Flag of Convenience countries, show statistical evidence of the Flag of Convenience problem already being an issue in the Arctic, and provide some policy proposals in order to help to rectify a small but growing issue of Arctic shipping.

P. Beckouche, (ed.), Europe’s Mediterranean Neighbourhood. An Integrated Geography (Cheltenham: E. Elgar, 2017)

28/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Mediterranean, geographyEdward H. Huijbens

A review of the book: P. Beckouche, (ed.), Europe’s Mediterranean Neighbourhood. An Integrated Geography (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017)

L.P. Hildebrand, L.W. Brigham, and T.M. Johansson (eds.), Sustainable Shipping in a Changing Arctic (WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs, 7) (Cham: Springer, 2018)

26/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Arctic, Polar law, international law, law of the sea, shippingFederica Scarpa

A review of the book: Hildebrand, L. P., Brigham, L. W., & Johansson, T. M. (eds.), Sustainable Shipping in a Changing Arctic (WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs, 7) (Cham: Springer, 2018)

Ananta Kumar Giri (ed.), Pragmatism, Spirituality and Society: Border Crossings, Transformations and Planetary Realizations (Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)

25/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Auribondo, Dewey, Gandhi, James, Kant, Peirce, Rorty, Tagore, neo-Thomism, pragmatism, spirit, “environmental ethics/philosophy”; “natural philosophy”; “critical theory”; ; “aesthetic education”; “German idealism”; “Rousseau”; “Kant”; “Schiller”; “Schelling”; “the young Hegel”.Giorgio Baruchello

A review of the book: Ananta Kumar Giri (ed.), Pragmatism, Spirituality and Society: Border Crossings, Transformations and Planetary Realizations (Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)

Jacob Dahl Rendtorff, Moral Blindness in Business. A Social Theory of Evil in Organizations (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020)

24/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Arendt, Corporate Governance, banality of evil, business ethics, corporate crime, corporate social responsibility, criminology, ethics, evil, organization, white-collar crimeGuðmundur Heiðar Frímannsson

A review of the book: Jacob Dahl Rendtorff, Moral Blindness in Business. A Social Theory of Evil in Organizations (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020)

Emmanuel Lazega, Bureaucracy, Collegiality and Social Change. Redefining Organizations with Multilevel Relational Infrastructures (Cheltenham: E. Elgar, 2020)

22/01/2021Book review (editorial review)bureaucracy, change, organizationHenrieta Serban

A review of the book: Emmanuel Lazega, Bureaucracy, Collegiality and Social Change. Redefining Organizations with Multilevel Relational Infrastructures (Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020), 326 pp. ISBN 978 1 83910 236 3 (cased); ISBN 978 1 83910 237 0 (eBook)

Finn Laursen, The Development of the EU as a Sea-Policy Actor (Cheltenman: E. Elgar, 2020)

22/01/2021Book review (editorial review)EU, international relations, law of the seaHenrieta Serban

A review of the book: Finn Laursen, The Development of the EU as a Sea-Policy Actor, Cheltenman, Northhampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020. ISBN 978 1 83910 124 3 (cased) ISBN 978 1 83910 125 0 (eBook) 225 pp.

Johanna Hiitola, Kati Turtiainen, Sabine Gruber, Marja Tiilikainen (eds.), Family Life in Transition: Borders, Transnational Mobility, and Welfare Society in Nordic Countries (London: Routledge, 2020)

21/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Anthropology, Family, Nordic countries, sociology.Henrieta Serban

A review of the book: Johanna Hiitola, Kati Turtiainen, Sabine Gruber, Marja Tiilikainen (eds.), Family Life in Transition: Borders, Transnational Mobility, and Welfare Society in Nordic Countries (London and New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2020)

Dawid Bunikowski and Alan D. Hemmings (eds.), Philosophies of Polar Law (New York: Routledge, 2021)

20/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Antarctica, Aquinas, Arctic, Finland, McMurtry, Philosophy, Polar law, Russia, Sami, life-value onto-axiology, neo-Thomism, whalingJonathan Wood

A review of the book: Dawid Bunikowski and Alan D. Hemmings (eds.), Philosophies of Polar Law (New York: Routledge, 2021)

Risto Alapuro, State and Revolution in Finland (Leiden: Brill Academic, new ed., 2018)

20/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Bolshevism, Communism, Democracy, Finland, Revolution, Russia, Social Democracy, Socialism, SwedenJóhann Páll Árnason

A review of the book: Risto Alapuro, State and Revolution in Finland (Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, new ed., 2018)

Francesca Ippolito, Gianluca Borzoni and Federico Casolari (eds.), Bilateral Relations in the Mediterranean: Prospects for Migration Issues (Cheltenham: E. Elgar, 2020)

18/01/2021Book review (editorial review)EU, France, Greece, Italy, MENA, Malta, Mediterranean, Migration, Spain, Turkey, place of safety, soft lawLara Wilhelmine Hoffmann

A review of the book: Francesca Ippolito, Gianluca Borzoni and Federico Casolari (eds.), Bilateral Relations in the Mediterranean: Prospects for Migration Issues (Cheltenham: E. Elgar, 2020)

Nafisa Yeasmin, Waliul Hasanat, Jan Brzozowski, and Stefan Kirchner, eds. Immigration in the Circumpolar North: Integration and Resilience (London: Routledge, 2021)

18/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Emigration, Immigration, Migrants, integrationLara Wilhelmine Hoffmann

A review of the book: Nafisa Yeasmin, Waliul Hasanat, Jan Brzozowski, and Stefan Kirchner, eds. Immigration in the Circumpolar North: Integration and Resilience (London: Routledge, 2021)

Francesco Sangriso, Snorri Sturlson Heimskringla: Le saghe dei re di Norvegia V (Alessandria: Edizioni dell’Orso, 2019)

18/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Iceland, Middle Ages, Norway, Saga, SnorriMarco Vignola

A review of the book: Francesco Sangriso, Snorri Sturlson Heimskringla: Le saghe dei re di Norvegia V (Alessandria: Edizioni dell’Orso, 2019)

Silvana Bartoletto, Energy Transitions in the Mediterranean (Cheltenham: E. Elgar, 2020)

18/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Italy, Malta, Mediterranean, energy, environmental law, pollutionMary Durfee

A review of the book: Silvana Bartoletto, Energy Transitions in the Mediterranean (Cheltenham: E. Elgar, 2020), 118 pages, plus appendix and references.

Charles Eisenstein, Climate: A New Story (Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2018)

17/01/2021Book review (editorial review)climate change, environmental ethics, global warmingNatalie Ellen Evans

A review of the book: Charles Eisenstein, Climate: A New Story (Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2018)

Svein Vigeland Rottem, The Arctic Council: Between environmental protection and geopolitics (London: Palgrave Pivot, 2020)

17/01/2021Book review (editorial review)Arctic Council, Arctic governance, Polar lawRomain Chuffart

A review of the book: Svein Vigeland Rottem, The Arctic Council: Between environmental protection and geopolitics (London: Palgrave Pivot, 2020)

The War in Tigray and the Challenges Faced by the United Nations

26/12/2020Other contribution (editorial review)Eritrea, Ethiopia, Italian colonialism, Tigray, UN, crimes against humanity, genocide, human rights, war crimesEyassu Gayim

The war in Tigray reveals all the features of international crimes, including genocide. This is a full-fledged war, carefully planned, coordinated and executed, including by relying on external actors. The aim is to destroy Tigray and its people. The conflict has deep historical roots, including for establishing the Federal system for Ethiopia in 1991. The forces that control this state have now fragmented this territory, established a reign of terror, and are using hunger as a weapon for their political goals. This is why 80% of the population finds itself at the mercy of the external world for survival.

GLOSSARIUM IURIS ROMANI – Latneskt-íslenskt Orðasafn Rómaréttar Jústiníanusar

25/12/2020Other contribution (editorial review)Akureyri, Iceland, Roman law, rómarétturJürgen Jamin

Rómarétturinn hefur alltaf verið fastur partur af lögfræðináminu í Háskólanum á Akureyri frá stofnun lagadeildarinnar árið 2003. En hér skarar þessi háskóla fram úr öllum háskólum á Íslandi enda eina menntasetrið hérlendis þar sem Rómarétturinn er kenndur. Kennslan fer fram á ensku með tilliti til erlendra námsmanna. Að fyrstu kennsluári sínu loknu fannst þeim sem þetta ritar hins vegar ágætis tækifæri til að búa til orðasafn á íslensku yfir helstu hugtökum Rómaréttarins enda hafa flestir námsmenn ekki stundað latínu á menntaskólaárum sínum. Orðalistinn er langt frá því að vera fullkominn og er reyndar „work in progress“. Stefnt er að því að gefa aðeins yfirlit yfir þau hugtök sem fjallað var um í kennslunni. Stuðst var m.a. við tveggja binda ritið „Rómaveldi“ (1963/64) eftir Will Durant í íslenskri þýðingu Jónasar Kristjánssonar, sem og lögfræðiorðasafn íðorðabanka stofnunar Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum (→ Íðorðabankinn / arnastofnun.is).

Two Original Manuscripts on Early-Modern Genoese History by, and a Short Biography of, the local historian Severino D. Dolente (1909–1993)

23/12/2020Other contribution (editorial review)Columbus, Genoa, Italy, renaissance, witchcraftMarisa Dolente

(A) Two well-drafted and never-before-published manuscripts by the Genoese local historian Severino Domenico Dolente (1909–1993): “Francesco di Rivarolo” (dealing with the role and relevance of the little-known Genoese galley-builder Francesco Oberti from Rivarolo in determining Christopher Columbus’ birthplace); and “La Strega” [The Witch] (dealing with the origins of a legendary “witch” around the year 1492, as recounted orally by the Genoese dock workers in 1950). (B) A short biography of Severino Domenico Dolente by his eldest daughter, Marisa Dolente (b. 1935), who is also a local historian and the author of the book Colombo viaggiò per i Borgognoni (Genoa: Liberodiscrivere, 2016).

Demonizing 2020: A Calendar Year Becomes an Effigy Doll

21/12/2020Other contribution (editorial review)Covid, climate change, environment, pandemic, responsibility., sacrednessNikola Tutek

This is not a scholarly article. It is rather a set of my observations and opinions sparked by the massive scorning, cursing and trolling of the year 2020, which can now be encountered abundantly all over the internet, other media, and in private conversations. This article does draw upon general knowledge of ethics, philosophy, sociology, psychology and history but, nevertheless, it remains within the scope of my personal and highly limited worldview. The idea of the article is to show why such treatment of a calendar year is highly erroneous and immoral, and how it mirrors a general imbalance in human scale of values.