Conference

Posisjon  1

International conference and PhD course: Northern Encounters

Photo/photomontage: Arvid Sveen, 2004

University of Tromsø,

Faculty of Social Sciences,

6 - 8 August 2007


















Since the fall of the Iron Curtain and the facilitation of communication by the Internet, people spread throughout the vast areas of the Northern world have got an opportunity to solve common problems and develop visions for their societies, by communicating across regional and state borders.

The situation is characterized by ethnic diversity, major cultural, economic, political and social differences, especially between North-Western Russia and the Scandinavian countries. In many respects living conditions and life situations differ strongly in geographical and historical terms. Life experiences differ between generations – between those who lived within the reality of the Iron Curtain and the young generation growing up accustomed to global forms of communication, ideas and expectations which are not framed by the old borders and images of borders.

In this conference, scientists and students are invited to share and develop knowledge on the impact and meaning of increased cooperation, social encounters, communication – and globalization in the North.

This conference is meant to foster the formation of new knowledge, and to challenge many of the traditional conceptions of what growing up and living in places in the North is about. By combining perspectives, by looking across sectoral divisions, and by a strong focus on the attempts at involving not only firms and public authorities, but also citizens and civil society, in Northern development businesses, this conference should produce valuable insights for practitioners and stimulate increased research efforts in the scientific communities.


Registration
Deadline for registration: 13 April 2007
Deadline for paper registration: 13 April 2007
Deadline for paper submission: 23 July 2007