The focus is inspired by the substantial, multidimensional and multi-theoretical discussions and debates on perceptions of, and discourses on, the Arctic and arctic politics in the 2017 and 2018 Academies’ sessions (see Final Reports at https://calotte-academy.com). This overarching theme of (re)defining the Arctic started a new thematic phase emphasizing discourses, premises, paradigms and methods. The 2019 Academy will continue it by having the main focus on what kind of Arctic societies there could or should be in the future.
The 2019 Academy will discuss Arctic issues and discourses in the context of the regional and globalized Arctic theoretically and holistically from many angles and disciplinary approaches, from academic and policy-oriented ones – including exploration, exploitation, tourism, infrastructure and technologies, and telecommunications and digitalization — and from the perspectives of past(s), present(s) and in particular future(s) — as well as from global, or international, Arctic and local contexts in the European Arctic, and from points of view of different stakeholders.
This is call for papers for established researchers and early-career scientists (ECS), particularly PhD candidates and post-docs, with different academic backgrounds to participate and present their work in the 2019 Calotte Academy. Participation fee (to cover transport, accommodation, and materials during the Academy) for ECS is 400€, and for senior scientists 800€. For a limited number of ECS the organizers will cover the costs of bus travel during the Academy as well as accommodation. Applications, incl. freely formulated funding applications, should be submitted Online at https://calotte-academy.com, from January 2019.
The deadline for applications — which should include an abstract (ca. 250-350 words) and a short letter of intent — for PhD candidates and post-docs is March 17, 2019.
For more detailed information about the 2019 Calotte Academy, please contact with the co-coordinators: Researcher, PhD candidate Gerald Zojer (e-mail: gerald.zojer@ulapland.fi), or PhD candidate Salla Kalliojärvi (e-mail :skallioj@ulapland.fi) at University of Lapland.
Read the full call here.