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New publication on global politics and contemporary colonialism
10.1.2018 10:12
New academic book challenges the idea that global politics is making progress on indigenous issues and argues that contemporary colonialism operates through inclusion and benevolent practices of recognition.
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Open position in the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland
18.12.2017 11:44
University Researcher starting 1 March 2018 Field: Multidisciplinary research related to global change.
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Monica Tennberg is a member of the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research (NVP)
15.12.2017 10:04
Research professor Monica Tennberg is elected as a member of the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research (NVP). Tennberg is a research professor at the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland. She has studied Arctic politics since early 1990s. Today she focuses in her research to politics of Arctic everyday life, political economy of extreme weather events; practices of neoliberal governance and their local implications; and social dimensions in Arctic politics.
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The new project enhance labour opportunities for women in the Nordic countries
30.11.2017 15:09
The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland is taking part to the new two-year project (2017–2018) which object is to enhance better and suitable employment for immigrant women. The project will produce practical approaches that employers and companies can implement and identify possibilities for networking between immigrant women, local public and private actors and employers.
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New exhibition in Arktikum presents Finnish Arctic expertise
10.11.2017 9:00
In Arktikum Science Centre, a new exhibition called Arctic Expo 2017 will be opened to the public on November 15, 2017. The exhibition showcases the expertise and know-how of Finland in Arctic related technologies. In the exhibition, the visitor can learn how the Arctic is present in our daily lives and why Finland has world leading companies developing Arctic technologies and products.
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Arctic Youth Forum discusses how to make the Arctic an interesting place to live for young people
9.11.2017 13:02
Arctic Youth Forum discusses how to make the Arctic region, especially Finnish Lapland, a lively and interesting place to live and stay for the young generation. The Arctic Youth Forum is a side event of the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference. It is organized by young innovative students from the InnoBarentsLab of the Lapland University of Applied Sciences. The forum will be held on the 13th of November 2017 at 6 pm in Hostel Café Koti, and it is open for everyone.
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The main Arctic event of Finland’s centenary will start in Rovaniemi
8.11.2017 12:45
The international Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference takes place in Rovaniemi next week. This is the most important Arctic event of Finland’s centenary year, and it is closely linked to Finland’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council.
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The 10t Polar Law Symposium in Rovaniemi focuses on global and local governance of the Polar Regions
8.11.2017 9:42
The 10th Polar Law Symposium will be held in Rovaniemi, Finland on November 13-14, 2017. This year the symposium will focus on the issues of the global and local governance of the Poles and it will include panel sessions concerning the Arctic and Antarctic regions, the protection of the environment, the rights of indigenous peoples and the issue of cyber and digital security in the Polar Regions.
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Exhibition by Anna Stammler-Gossmann presents life and change in the Arctic
29.9.2017 17:01
This poster exhibition “People, Places and Change” of Dr. Anna Stammler-Gossman is open in Rovaniemi in the University of Lapland’s Kopio Gallery on October 3-19, 2017.
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Barents Studies discuss mayoral strategies, Northern identity and global megaprojects
28.9.2017 8:00
The new issue of the international peer-reviewed journal Barents Studies feature three very different articles that foreground three studies located in the Barents and Euro-Arctic regions. One of the overarching commonality among the articles is that they all use comparison in order to make cogent observations about historical and present-day communities in the Barents High North and Arctic. The journal features four young scholars of the Barents Region: Camilla Brattland, Morgan Ip, Maria Lvova, and Gerald Zojer.
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