Smieszek, Malgorzata
Researcher, Arctic Centre
PhD candidate, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland
Fellow, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), Social & Human Sciences WG
Contact
Tel. +358 (0) 404844400
E-mail: malgorzata.smieszek@ulapland.fi
PhD Research (ongoing)
Institutional analysis of the Arctic Council (AC) - how design and operation of the AC affect the outcomes of decision-making in the Arctic.
Research interests
- Arctic Council and Arctic governance
- Non-Arctic actors in regional governance
- Science-policy interface
- Collaboration among natural, social and human sciences
- Assessments in policy-making
- International environmental regimes
Projects
Publications
- Graczyk, P., Smieszek, M. and Koivurova, T. (2016), "‘We’re not alone’: How Arctic States respond to increasing international interest in the Arctic region" in: Keil, K. and Knecht, S. (eds.), Beyond Geo-politics: Arctic governance in global perspective, Palgrave/Macmillan
- Smieszek, M. et al. (2016), "Role and Effectiveness of Assessments in Policy-making: On the Importance of the Process" in: Stępień, A., Koivurova, T. and Kankaanpää, P. (eds.), The Changing Arctic and the European Union, Leiden: Brill/Nijhoff
- Smieszek, M. and Kankaanpää, P. (2015), "Role of the Arctic Council Chairmanship", Arctic Yearbook 2015 http://www.arcticyearbook.com/images/Articles_2015/13.Role-of-the-Arctic.pdf
- Smieszek, M. (2015), "25 Years of International Arctic Science Committee", Arctic Yearbook 2015 http://www.arcticyearbook.com/images/Articles_2015/briefing-notes/5.BN_M_Smieszek.pdf
- Luszczuk, M., Graczyk, P., Stepien, A. and Smieszek, M. (2015) Aims and tools of Polish Artic policy/ Cele i narzędzia polskiej polityki arktycznej (book in Polish), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland/ Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych RP. http://msz.gov.pl/resource/27f33ed1-0a23-4e78-ad77-93dca82d34dd:JCR
- Luszczuk, M., Graczyk, P., Stepien, A. and Smieszek, M. (2015), Poland’s Policy towards the Arctic: Key Areas and Priority Actions, Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) Policy Paper 11(113). http://www.pism.pl/files/?id_plik=19746
- Smieszek, M., Kankaanpää, P. (2014), "Observer States’ Commitments to the Arctic Council: the Arctic Policy Documents of the United Kingdom and Germany as Case Study", The Yearbook of Polar Law, Volume 6, pp. 375-397.
- Kankaanpää, P., Smieszek, M. (eds.) (2014), Assessments in Policy-Making: Case Studies from the Arctic Council. Preparatory Action, Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment of development of the Arctic. Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. http://www.arcticinfo.eu/en/assessment-in-policy-making
- Smieszek, M. (2013), “The European Union in the Northern Latitudes”. In: A. Boening, J.‐F. Kremer, A. Van Loon (eds.), Global Power Europe – Vol. 2 Policies, Actions and Influence of the EU’s External Relations, Springer Verlag.
- Smieszek, M. (2013), “Quo vadis Iceland? About the events from last months in Iceland and their meaning to the EU” (in Polish), Natolin Commentary, 2(21)/2013. http://www.natolin.edu.pl/pdf/komentarze/Natolin_Komentarze_2_2013.pdf
- Smieszek, M. (2011), “The EU, China and new transport routes on the top of the world” in EU-China Observer, Issue 1 (2011). https://www.coleurope.eu/sites/default/files/research-paper/eu_china_observer_1_2011.pdf
Book reviews
- Smieszek, M. (2015), The Changing Arctic Environment. The Arctic Messenger by David P. Stone, Polar Record, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0032247415000662. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9945317&fileId=S0032247415000662
- Smieszek, M. (2015), Media and the Politics of Arctic Climate Change: When the Ice Breaks by M. Christensen, A. E. Nilsson, N. Wormbs (eds.), Polar Record, Vol. 51, Issue 04, July 2015, pp. 456-457. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=9821314&jid=POL&volumeId=51&issueId=04&aid=9821313&fulltextType=BR&fileId=S0032247414000825
- Smieszek, M. (2015), Arktyka na początku XXI wieku. Między współpracą a rywalizacją [The Arctic in the beginning of 21st century. Between cooperation and rivalry] by M. Łuszczuk (ed.), Polar Record. Vol. 51, Issue 03, May 2015 pp. 336-337. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9635369&fileId=S0032247415000066
- Smieszek, M. (2013), Dynamics of Energy Governance in Europe and Russia, by C. Kuzemko et al. (eds.), Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 51, Issue 3, May 2013, pp. 577–578. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcms.12016_7/abstract