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SUMMARY:Understanding Peace in the Arctic 
LOCATION:Tromsø\, Norway
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Understanding Peace in the Arctic</s
 trong><br /><strong>13-15 June 2017</strong><br /><strong>University of Tro
 msø – The Arctic University of Norway</strong></p><p style="text-align: jus
 tify;">The Arctic is often claimed to be a unique region, both for its natu
 ral environment, as well as the peaceful political conditions that continue
  to prevail, despite the tensions and challenges taking place on a global s
 cale. Cooperation in the Arctic has shown to be robust and in some ways det
 ached from disagreements and tensions developing elsewhere in international
  relations.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Understanding Peace in t
 he Arctic conference is a timely international event that will bring togeth
 er international researchers that contribute to the understanding of the Ar
 ctic, ranging from natural sciences, to social sciences and art. The link b
 etween science/research and policy(making) is a central feature of Arctic a
 ffairs, not least as the region is undergoing rapid changes and science is 
 demonstrating that there is an urgent need to act.</p><p style="text-align:
  justify;">The purpose of the conference is to show the ways in which resea
 rch across the disciplines play a crucial role in contributing to peace in 
 the Arctic, and the continued relevance of our Arctic research to developin
 g policy.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The keynote speakers, who have
  worked together under the “<strong>Fulbright Arctic Initiative</strong>” w
 ill help shape the dialogues taking place at the conference, and represent 
 varied backgrounds, including medicine and health, marine biology, anthropo
 logy, environmental studies, sustainable urban and regional development, in
 ternational law, art, economics, environmental conservation and protection,
  sociology and political science, among others. This wide range of scholars
  are not necessarily peace researchers themselves, but their work contribut
 es to the understanding of peace and conflict in the Arctic, as well as to 
 measures necessary to continued assurance of a peaceful Arctic.</p><p style
 ="text-align: justify;">We invite therefore participants from all backgroun
 ds to present their own research and findings, and/or experiences as Arctic
  residents, to contribute and add to these dialogues.</p><p style="text-ali
 gn: justify;">The Understanding Peace in the Arctic conference will showcas
 e the ways in which this diverse research is pivotal to peace in the region
 , as well as identify current and future challenges that need further devel
 opments in research and policy. The conference will also serve as the first
  official event and springboard for the Fulbright Arctic Initiative Legacy 
 project.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Topic suggestions</stro
 ng></p><ul><li>How does Arctic research translate into policy, and how do t
 hese policies further cooperation/peace in the Arctic?What roles can and do
  local Arctic communities play in the creation, maintenance, and sustainabi
 lity of peace in the Arctic?</li><li>How can communication, interaction, an
 d cooperation between research communities and local communities be improve
 d, not least to strengthen research and policy recommendations?</li><li>How
  can individual researchers contribute to cooperation across disciplines?</
 li><li>How can (Arctic) scientists contribute to spreading knowledge to and
  engage central regional / state decision makers?“Science diplomacy” – Scie
 nce as a means to inform foreign policy objectives, facilitate internationa
 l cooperation and to improve (international) relations between states?</li>
 <li>How can Arctic conferences be arenas for actors from different sector b
 elonging (government/ research institutions/ universities/ companies) to me
 et and develop initiatives that can inform policy and action?</li><li>What 
 are outcomes of (the vast number) of Arctic events and conferences? How to 
 follow up various initiatives?</li><li>Can and/or when does science contrib
 ute to potential conflict discourses and policies in the Arctic?</li><li>Sh
 ould we characterize the Arctic region as “peaceful”? What assumptions are 
 embedded in this characterization and how peaceful is it?</li><li>Is the Ar
 ctic, despite or because of its diversity in climate and politics, unique a
 s a “region”?</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Abstracts to
  be no longer than 400 words.</strong><br /><strong>Send to: </strong>Gunhi
 ld Hoogensen Gjørv, UiT: <span id="cloak6c2703ec05abf335e5ca93fd69d022ba">T
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20170613
DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20170616
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