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The Arctic Circle expansion

The Arctic Circle expansion

Posted on 11 October 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Beate Steinveg Since its establishment in 2013, with the purpose of including all interested stakeholders in the dialogue on the future of the Arctic, the Arctic Circle's outreach and […]

Exploring Arctic Connections

Exploring Arctic Connections

Posted on 25 September 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Luke and Hazel Robertson A journey millennia old - deeply rooted in nature and connected with the natural cycles of the seasons. Far above the Arctic Circle, anticipation is […]

Black carbon is not cool

Black carbon is not cool

Posted on 4 September 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Carol Devine Last minute in the late summer of 2017, I joined an all-female sailing expedition to circumnavigate Scotland called eXXpedition, with the two Xs to indicate the female […]

Teaching Arctic Climate Change Humanities with the Sedna Epic Expedition

Teaching Arctic Climate Change Humanities with the Sedna Epic Expedition

Posted on 6 May 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Kelly Patricia Bushnell. Across Inuit Nunangat, Sedna is the Goddess of the Sea and the mother of all marine mammals.  The Sedna Epic Expedition is a multi-year project in the […]

The NOW Project: Living Resources and Human Societies in the North Water of the Thule Area

The NOW Project: Living Resources and Human Societies in the North Water of the Thule Area

Posted on 28 February 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Bjarne Grønnow. The North Water (NOW) between the Thule area and Ellesmere Island in the High Arctic is an open water area all year - a polynya. Nutrient-rich sea-currents […]

Ny-Ålesund and the ascent of science on Svalbard

Ny-Ålesund and the ascent of science on Svalbard

Posted on 1 February 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Eric Paglia. Svalbard is currently undergoing a significant socio-economic transition, with coalmining—once the primary economic activity and raison d'être for all Svalbard settlements—in rapid decline. Mining proved unprofitable for […]

The winding road of Arctic reality television

The winding road of Arctic reality television

Posted on 28 January 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Derek Moscato. Canada’s 137 km Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway—built atop permafrost and traversing a polar landscape dotted with thousands of lakes and streams—just recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. In […]

Arctic on Fire

Arctic on Fire

Posted on 18 January 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Edward Struzik.          In August 2017, a series of wildfires smouldered on the tundra near the town of Kangerlussuaq in Greenland. The biggest of these fires burned 3,000 […]

REGIMES: Rachel Tiller interviews colleague Dorothy Dankel

REGIMES: Rachel Tiller interviews colleague Dorothy Dankel

Posted on 18 January 2019 by Arctic Relations

What is Regimes and what are your roles in this project? REGIMES is a 3-year research project funded by the Research Council of Norway that integrates political and social science […]

Turning Our Eyes to Women and Gender in the Arctic

Turning Our Eyes to Women and Gender in the Arctic

Posted on 18 January 2019 by Arctic Relations

By Gosia Smieszek & Tahnee Prior This past year has witnessed a massive global surge of interest in issues relating to women and gender, more broadly. More and more women […]