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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Firstly, the thematic network (TN) aims at strengthening and promoting multidisciplinary, critical studies of the Arctic and its development in a time of environmental change. Much of the current social science-based research is so called “state science” in many Arctic countries with a strong orientation towards data collection and societal problem-solving. However, many of the current societal challenges and problems are complex, intertwined “wicked problems” without any easy solutions, and new conceptual, critical tools are needed to understand them. Critically oriented research has developed around the Arctic in recent years. Critical research here means challenging mainstream, simplified, and stereotypical understandings of the Arctic; questioning basis of the current depictions of the region and its development; engaging more standpoints and voices for diverse reflective assessments of policy; and elevating the importance of the region and its future on the global scale.
Secondly, the Critical Arctic Studies (CAS) TN aims to promote teaching and supervision for growth of critical Arctic studies, and to provide a forum for cooperation in teaching, supervision, and research as well as for networking between newer and senior scholars. The joint activities planned are suitable for a range of disciplines such as political science, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, Sami and indigenous studies, environmental management, legal studies, geography and so forth. There are opportunities for cooperation on common interests with other Uarctic TN such as Arctic and Northern governance, Climate justice in the Arctic, Arctic sustainable resources and social responsibility, and Communicating Arctic research.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Persons
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Sanna Kopra
- Arctic Centre - Research Professor
- UArctic Thematic Network on Critical Arctic Studies
- UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security
- UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law
- Arctic Politics and Development
Person: Leading researcher, Established researcher
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Marjo Lindroth
- Arctic Centre - University Researcher
- UArctic Thematic Network on Critical Arctic Studies
- Arctic Politics and Development
Person: Post doc researcher
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Monika Luthje
- UArctic Thematic Network on Critical Arctic Studies
- Global Northern Communities and Societies
- Faculty of Social Sciences - University Lecturer
Person: Post doc researcher
Projects
- 1 Finished
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EDUFI-projekti
Kopra, S. (Principal Investigator) & Volpe, M. (Principal Investigator)
Finnish National Agency for Education
01.04.2022 → 31.12.2022
Project: Co-funded project
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Envisioning posthumanist cultural tourism: Indigenous sociomaterial practices of teaching tourists about local cultures
Björn, E. & Lüthje, M., 22 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) The future of cultural tourism. Matteucci, X. & Moretti, S. (eds.). Channel view publicationsResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Land, nature and culture in Finnish Lapland
Tennberg, M., 2025, Understanding Human-Nature Practices for Environmental Management: Examples from Northern Europe. Keskitalo, E. C. H. (ed.). London: Routledge, p. 87-100 14 p. (Routledge explorations in environmental studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Planetary Approaches to Arctic Politics: The Arctic Institute's Planetary Series 2025
Kopra, S. & Kangasluoma, S., 4 Mar 2025, In: The Arctic Institute.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Professional
Open Access
Activities
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European Indigenous Tourism Conference EITC 2025
Luthje, M. (Organiser)
20 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Chair of workshop, panel, session or tutorial
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A climate-responsible world on the horizon? Arctic visions up to 2035
Kauppila, L. (Speaker) & Kopra, S. (Speaker)
18 Oct 2024Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Give Peace a Chance! Arctic Politics in the Planetocene
Kauppila, L. (Speaker) & Kopra, S. (Speaker)
15 Oct 2024Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
Media contents
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Euroop vuossâmuš algâaalmugij mađhâšemkonferens Anarist
11.04.2025
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Society