***Wednesday 10th April***

14:00‐15:45 Plenary Session 1: The Collective Dimensions in Human Rights (AK ‐ Polarium)
- Dr. Jarna Petman, University of Helsinki
- Beyond the Dichotomy ‐ What Are Collective/Individual Rights Anyway? Prof. Elina Pirjatanniemi

***Thursday 11th April***

09:00‐9:45 Plenary Session 2 (AK - Auditorium)
- Rapidly evolving international status of indigenous peoples: free, prior and informed consent, Dr. Leena Heinamäki, University of Lapland

13:00‐13:45 Plenary Session 3 (AK - Auditorium) ‐ The political representation of national minorities in Europe, Dr. Andreea Carstocea, European Centre for Minority Issues

***Friday 12th April***

10:00‐12:00 Plenary Session 4: Rountable ‐ A Sami perspective on Collective Rights (AK – Auditorium)
Chair: Leena Heinamäki, Respondents: Anne Nuorgam & Antti Aikio
- Recognition of collective Sámi property rights in the reports of the Finnmark Commission, Prof. Øyvind Ravna, University of Tromsø
- The Adoption of Sámi Customs into the Swedish Legal Framework ‐ Some Aspects on Collective and Individual Rights, Johan Strömgren, Uppsala University & Samisk Högskola

You will find the program of the public sessions attached together with the abstracts for some of the sessions. And of course, coffee and pull shall be served! No registration needed.


Skills Development Workshop

Also, you are most welcome to join the skills development workshop organized on next Wednesday morning in AK – Thule. Please sign up by responding to this message or by adding your name to the list on the coffee table.

9:00‐10:30 Skills Development Workshop: Conducting Research Interviews, by: Tapio Nykänen Coffee Break
10:45‐12:15 Skills Development Workshop: From Research to Story, by: Marjo‐Riitta Laukkanen

The first session will offer a basic introduction to the art and craft of conducting research interviews while the second session will guide participants interested in building narrative around the topic of their own research.


Background info

The workshop is organized mainly as a PhD seminar with funding provided by the Finnish Graduate School for Human Rights Research. The full program is available on the coffee table tomorrow. More information can also be found on the webpage at:
http://www.arcticcentre.org/collectiverights. 


Warmly welcome to the sessions!