Contributions of NRF at the Arctic Circle 2016
Northern Research Forum (NRF) made a significant contribution to the 4th Arctic Circle Assembly, October 7 – 9, 2016 in Reykjavik, Iceland, 6 breakout sessions and a reporting plenary.
The Northern Research Forum Thematic Network (TN) on Geopolitics and Security organized an international academic expert panel on “Security of the Arctic” including three breakout sessions with themes from theorizing security to redefining the new nexus of Arctic security. Security was discussed theoretically and holistically from many angles and disciplinary approaches, as well as in global, national, regional and pan-Arctic contexts. Each session accommodated 4-5 speakers with presentations of approximately 12 minutes each, and in the end of each session there were good discussions.
The Northern Research Forum and the GlobalArctic project organized together an international academic expert panel on “The Global Arctic” . The themes were from resource dynamics and urbanized Arctic to the art and culture of climate change. Globalization and the globalized Arctic was discussed holistically from many angles and disciplinary approaches, as well as on the diverse ways in which art and culture, and climate change intersect. Each session did accommodate 4-5 speakers from all over the Arctic region. Two breakout sessions were held with themes from theorizing and unilateralizing Arctic security and national security and military policies to redefining the new nexus of Arctic security.
A third breakout session was held in cooperation with the University of Akureyri and the Iceland Academy of the Arts with themes from Global Arctic which were applied to the art and culture of climate change.
NRF furthermore organized a reporting plenary session on the highlights and innovative findings and suggestions from its three breakout sessions.
Northern Research Forum, the University of Akureyri (UNAK) and other Arctic institutions in the city of Akureyri, collaborating under the umbrella Arctic Akureyri were very visible at the conference with their joint information booth.
See agendas, recording, pictures and more from the event here.