The theme of the symposium: Thinking with water: Exploring the edges The date and location: 1-3 October 2024 at University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, FinlandThe event will be held in hybrid mode Call for Papers Second call for papers [pdf] Important dates Deadline for abstract submission 15.6.2024 Information about accepted abstracts 28.6.2024 Program ready 30.8.2024 For enquiries,ContinueContinue reading “Critical Arctic Studies Symposium, 1 – 3 October 2024”
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Call for papers – NOS-HS exploratory workshop: Resilience and Militarisation
University of Lapland, 12 – 13 November 2024 The network Politics and Power of Resilience (POWERS 2023-2024) aims at developing interdisciplinary and critical discussions around resilience and its power effects in the Nordic context. The project is funded by The Joint Committee for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS) and itsContinueContinue reading “Call for papers – NOS-HS exploratory workshop: Resilience and Militarisation”
Call for Papers – Fall Symposium October 2024
Click on the following link for more information about the publication of call for papers regarding the fall symposium later this year: https://www.arcticcentre.org/EN/CAS-Symposium
2024 Arctic Circle Assembly
The Arctic Circle Assembly will be held in the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavík, Iceland, on October 17 – 19, 2024. More information: https://www.arcticcircle.org/assemblies/2024-arctic-circle-assembly The UArctic CAS thematic network plans to submit a proposal for a panel to the assembly. This is an open call for abstracts – deadline of 23 April. TheContinueContinue reading “2024 Arctic Circle Assembly”
The Second CAS roundtable and research clinic: “Critical Arctic studies: a theory, a method, a perspective – or something else?”
After the great success and positive feedback from participants the second CAS roundtable and research clinic will be held online on Tuesday 27 February 2024 at 17.00-19.30 Finnish time, EET (Eastern European Time, UTC + 2): The first part of the event is a roundtable (one hour). The topic will be discussed by panelists from theContinueContinue reading “The Second CAS roundtable and research clinic: “Critical Arctic studies: a theory, a method, a perspective – or something else?””
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: EISA PEC (European International Studies Association, pan-European conference)
Our proposal to organize a section at the EISA PEC (European International Studies Association, pan-European conference) has been accepted to the conference program. The conference will be held in Lille, France at the end of August 2024. Deadline for abstract submission 13th of March 2024. The section: S18- Spaces of Sustainabilities, Struggles of Transition in theContinueContinue reading “CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: EISA PEC (European International Studies Association, pan-European conference)”
CALL FOR PAPERS: CAS panel at the Arctic congress in Bodoe, Norway, 29 May – 3 June 2024
CAS session: 5.1 Critical Arctic research in action: security, development and cooperationConvener: Monica Tennberg, Co-convener(s): Rauna Kuokkanen, Sanna Kopra, Marjo Lindroth Session description:Given the unprecedented transformation in the Arctic region, a multifaceted approach to comprehending and addressing security, development, and cooperation in the area is essential. Critically oriented Arctic research draws on a variety ofContinueContinue reading “CALL FOR PAPERS: CAS panel at the Arctic congress in Bodoe, Norway, 29 May – 3 June 2024”
Exploring critical approaches in Arctic studies: A roundtable and a research clinic 20 June 2023 16-18 EET (Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00)
This event is for doctoral candidates and Master’s level students planning doctoral studies and interested in critical approaches in Arctic studies. The event is organised in two parts: In the first part, “The CAS roundtable”, Associate Professor Frank Sejersen (University of Copenhagen) will give a short introduction to the theme followed by questions and discussion.ContinueContinue reading “Exploring critical approaches in Arctic studies: A roundtable and a research clinic 20 June 2023 16-18 EET (Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00)”
CALL FOR PAPERS: CRITICAL ARCTIC STUDIES SYMPOSIUM 2023 Post-Human Dialogues: Rethinking human-nature relations in and through the Arctic
We live in the age of polycrisis (or permacrisis), characterised by the combination of long-term, complex and intertwined risks related, inter alia, to health, energy, climate change and economic shocks. New imaginaries, practices and knowledge are necessary to cope with this situation. Although the Arctic is often viewed as a showcase of ongoing global change,ContinueContinue reading “CALL FOR PAPERS: CRITICAL ARCTIC STUDIES SYMPOSIUM 2023 Post-Human Dialogues: Rethinking human-nature relations in and through the Arctic “
New book: Critical Studies of the Arctic. Unravelling the North
A new book Critical studies of the Arctic. Unravelling the North edited by Marjo Lindrooth, Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen and Monica Tennberg is now published by Springer. The book identifies and investigates some of the blind spots in human development in the Arctic that research in the social sciences had yet to broach. It offers a comprehensiveContinueContinue reading “New book: Critical Studies of the Arctic. Unravelling the North”
Thematic Network on Critical Arctic Studies 