Human Security in the Arctic Research Project

Is human security relevant to the Arctic context, and if so, how? What does Arctic human security look like, and how can it inform the broader concept? How does Arctic natural science research inform human security in the Arctic? The "Human Security in the Arctic" project is led by Dr. Gunhild Hoogensen along with Norwegian and Canadian colleagues Dr. Dawn Bazely (York University), Dr. David Malcolm (Arctic Energy Alliance), Dr. David DeWitt (York University), and Dr. Geir Wing Gabrielsen (Norwegian Polar Institute). The project is currently investgating the impacts of oil and gas development on Arctic peoples (indigenous and non-indigenous) through the concept of human security. The project is multidisciplinary, including political science, geography, biology, ecotoxicology and engineering.


Supported by the University of Tromsø, the Canadian Embassy to Norway, and the Norwegian Research Council




Please direct all queries to:

Gunhild Hoogensen, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science, University of Tromsø
N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
tel. +47 77645593
email: gunhildh@sv.uit.no

http://uit.no/statsvitenskap/humansecurity/