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Doctoral defence: Arctic politics: where knowledge meets power

Amid environmental changes, impacts of the global economy and the scramble for natural resources in the region, the Arctic has become a focus of interest worldwide. Keeping pace with these trends, Arctic politics has embraced an ambition to ‘know’ the Arctic, its resources and potential. Indeed, one distinguishing feature of that politics today is a strong commitment to and consensus on the need to produce knowledge on the region. A crucial consideration in the process – and the subject of Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen’s doctoral research – is the power of such knowledge in governing development.

Search for new Arctic Centre Director is open

New science centre onboard of the world’s first nuclear icebreaker in Murmansk

Tackling politics of “the social” in Arctic Studies - approaches, methodologies and case studies

August 20-21, 2015, Pyhätunturi, Finland

International Search for the New Director of the Arctic Centre

In its meeting of 21 April 2015 the Board of the University of Lapland decided to launch an international search to appoint a new director for the Arctic Centre. The application period will begin in May 2015.

Publication of a new series of working papers on Public Participation and Climate Governance

The Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), The Governance, Environment & Markets Initiative at Yale University (GEM), and the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) of the Arctic Centre (University of Lapland) are pleased to announce the publication of a new series of working papers on public participation and climate governance.

Doctoral defence: The improved status of indigenous peoples has not decreased the exercise of power over them

The exercise of power over indigenous peoples has not decreased, even though they enjoy improved opportunities for political participation and increased recognition of their rights. Rather, power has taken on more subtle forms.

Barents Media Guide now available at web

Nature Photographs of the Year in Arktikum

Nature Photographs of the Year are on display in spring exhibition in Arktikum Science Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland.

Research Professor Koivurova to The Economist’s Arctic Summit