Dissertations from Åbo Akademi University and University of Helsinki

May 11, 2012

In May 2012, Kalle Kananoja from Åbo Akademi University published "Central African identities and religiosity in colonial Minas Gerais." And Ann Ojala from University of Helsinki published "What Makes Us Environmentally Friendly? : Social Psychological Studies on Environmenal Concern, Components of Morality and Emotional Connectedness to Nature", in June 2012.

In May 2012, Kalle Kananoja from Åbo Akademi University published Central African identities and religiosity in colonial Minas Gerais.

"This study deals with the import of West Central African slaves and their religious practices to Minas Gerais in the eighteenth century. The captaincy of Minas Gerais in the interior of Brazil developed into the world’s largest gold producing region in the beginning of the eighteenth century. The large-scale mining of gold, and later diamonds, was only possible through massive imports of slaves from Africa to Brazil. ..." 



"Most environmental problems are caused by human behaviour. It is important to better understand what may make people more environmentally friendly. ..."