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Jun 28

Arctic Coastal Communities: Global Connectivity and Ethnography of Maritime Infrastructure

By Iris Blog, Expedition, Field report, Social and Cultural Systems No Comments

Tiksi in Russia, Nome in the US, and Kirkenes in Norway are three socially and culturally different Arctic coastal communities. Still, in this post I argue, that their colonial histories as well as present-day identities and development plans share a...

May 04

How much infrastructure do the people of the Arctic need?

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, PolarTalk, Social and Cultural Systems No Comments

APRI board member Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Schweitzer from the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Vienna, talks about current research topics on infrastructure in the Arctic with a focus on transportation infrastructure. He presented his research...

Apr 28

Green Colonialism in Sápmi

By Iris Blog, Events, News, Social and Cultural Systems

Experiencing Environmental Change through Walking and TalkingThe event is co-organized by APRI board member Gertrude Saxinger On 03.05.2023 at 18:00 CEST there will be an event co-organized by APRI member Gertrude Saxinger at the Institute of Political Science/University of Vienna...

Mar 27

A glimpse of APRI’s scientific contributions to the Arctic Science Summit Week 2023

By Christoph Ruhsam Cryosphere & Climate, Events, Glaciology, Polar Ecology, Social and Cultural Systems No Comments

Several APRI members were presenting, convening sessions, and contributing to discussions and workshops at the Arctic Science Summit Week. Get an impression of the variety of scientific topics presented here! In two previous articles we have described the social and...

Sep 20

Polar Talk #7

By Iris Events, News, Social and Cultural Systems

Wie viel Infrastruktur brauchen die Menschen der Arktis?Externe Interessen und lokale Nutzungen gebauter Umwelt im Hohen NordenVon Dr. Peter Schweitzer Am 16.11.2022 um 18:30 Uhr findet der #7 Polar Talk im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien statt. Die neuere Geschichte der Arktis...

Jan 31

“People about Longyearbyen”: a collaboration between architects and social scientists at 78 degrees North

By Iris Blog, Social and Cultural Systems No Comments

“I think we also need to think about who Longyearbyen is for. Is it meant to be pretty for tourists? Practical for industry? For the people who live here?” “You don’t have an upper class and a lower class but...

Jul 22

The Climate Walk – Walking for Change in the World

By Iris Climate Change, Social and Cultural Systems

What does it take to change the world? An open mind, great conviction. And good shoes. A group of young people are setting out to raise awareness about the impact of climate change in Europe. Their Climate Walk will take...

Jun 04

The “Blue Economy” and the Arctic

By Christoph Ruhsam Social and Cultural Systems

APRI associate member Edward Canuel summarizes his recent “PolarTalk #4” where he focused on the blue economy - namely, what it is, what it means in practice, and the various interdisciplinary issues which intersect it. Looking to the Arctic as...

Apr 19

Polar Talk #4: Exploring the Blue Economy

By Iris Events, News, Social and Cultural Systems

Exploring the Blue EconomyBy Dr. Edward T. Canuel The time has come, the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax— Of cabbages—and kings— And why the sea is boiling hot— And whether pigs have wings. And...

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