The Arctic Institute (TAI) proudly celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2021. Their mission is to help inform Arctic policy in the context of the climate crisis, and they believe that circumpolar decision-making must be based on interdisciplinary, inclusive research. As the TAI begins their second decade, they see an opportunity to broaden their mission, and proudly announce their first conference with traditional paper presentations, scenario workshops, and special sessions.
The climate crisis destabilizes traditional understandings of security in the Arctic. Many conferences and scholars have produced invaluable scholarship that seeks to understand how climate change affects security, regional development, and social and Indigenous welfare in the Arctic. The Arctic Institute chooses to upend the narrative by reframing their central question. How will global developments affect the circumpolar north? TAI offer graduate students and early career scholars a call for papers to address this question by applying different forms of security studies on global issues that affect the circumpolar north.
- Cultural Security
- Economic Security
- Energy Security
- Environmental Security
- Food Security
- Health Security
- Military Security
- Political Security
Submissions
The organizers welcome university students and early career scholars who seek to cultivate new networks and interdisciplinary conversations related to Arctic scholarship. The organizers welcome submissions on topics such as (but not limited to): Arctic studies, Indigenous knowledge, global affairs, international relations, political science, security studies, history, economics, anthropology, sociology, public administration, and legal studies. The outcomes of the roundtable discussions and special sessions will be summarised in a report on The Arctic Institute’s website.
The deadline for abstracts is March 25, 2022.