Exploring society beyond the human: MultiBEING at Sociology Days 2026
MultiBEING researchers contribute to discussions on education, multispecies relations and Sámi perspectives at the Sociology Days hosted by the University of Lapland.
Researchers from the MultiBEING community are participating in Sociology Days 2026, held at the University of Lapland on 7–8 May.
The event brings together scholars from across the field of sociology to discuss current research themes: education policy, multispecies relations, and the future of communities.
MultiBEING researchers contribute to the programme in the following sessions:
Sociology of Education and Education Policy
Saara Alakorva: Ontological tensions in social studies education and the invisibility of Sámi society
Multispecies Communities and the Futures of Community
Session coordinated by MultiBEING researchers Áile Aikio and Mikko Äijälä
Mikko Äijälä (University of Lapland): Hunting in Simplified Forest Ecologies: Pine Marten Tracking as Relational Practice
Anne-Maria Magga (University of Lapland): Is the reindeer a relative of humans? Belonging to a political community in the Sámi siida system
Sanna Valkonen & Áile Aikio (University of Lapland): Min áššiin mearrida luondu / Nature decides our matters: Sámi rap as onto-epistemic activism
The full programme is available here.
