Principal Investigators
Dr. Leena Heinämäki
Principal investigator and the director of the project
Senior Researcher, The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM), Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
Dr. Christina Allard
Principal investigator of the project
Senior lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Luleå University of Technology
Associate professor, Faculty of law, The Arctic University of Norway
Dr. Stefan Kirchner
Principal investigator of the project
University Lecturer for Fundamental and Human Rights with special focus on Indigenous Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Lapland
Experts Team
Dr. Nigel Bankes
Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
Professor, Faculty of Law, The Arctic University of Norway
Dr. Jacinta Ruru
Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Otago
Dr. Jérémie Gilbert
Senior researcher, Reader in Law, School of Business and Law, University of East London
Dr. Alexandra Xanthaki
Senior researcher, Director of Research, Reader, Brunel Law School, Brunel University London
Dr. Sanna Valkonen
Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Sámi Research, University of Lapland
Dr. Per Selle
Professor, Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen
Dr. Ulf Mörkenstam
Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stockholm
Dr. Audra Simpson
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University in the City of New York
Research Assitant
M.Soc.Sci Laura Olsén
Research assistant and communications coordinator
Researcher, PhD Candidate, The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM), Arctic Centre, University of Lapland