Science Diplomacy in the Arctic
As Arctic nations continue to take concrete steps to work together and address public policy research questions relevant to addressing shared challenges and opportunities, the Fulbright Arctic Initiative offers a collaborative model for scholarly exchange to help translate theory into practice and policy. Nineteen scholars have conducted individual Fulbright research with host institutions in one another’s countries and joined together to collaborate on producing policy recommendations in three key areas:
- Arctic Security and Cooperation
- Arctic Infrastructure in a Changing Environment
- Community Dimensions of Health
Please join the Wilson Center and the Fulbright Program for a Symposium on Science Diplomacy in the Arctic, as Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholars from the United States and the seven other Arctic nations – Canada, Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden – present policy recommendations based on key findings from their Fulbright research and collaborative group work over the past two years, and discuss the Indigenous foundations of Arctic knowledge.
Introductory Remarks
Dr. Greg Poelzer
Co-Lead, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS), University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Elizabeth Lynne Rink
Co-Lead, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Professor of Community Health, Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University
Dr. Rebecca Pincus
Director, Polar Institute
Speakers
Dr. Jessica Graybill
Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Associate Professor of Geography and Director of the Russian & Eurasian Studies Program, Colgate University
Dr. Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir
Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Professor of International Affairs, Faculty of Political Science, University of Iceland
Dr. Anna Krook-Riekkola
Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Associate Professor in Energy Engineering, Luleå University of Technology (LTU)
Dr. Larry Hinzman
Assistant Director of Polar Sciences, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Executive Director, Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC)
Dr. Bonita Beatty
Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Department Head of Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan
Rauna Kuokkanen
Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Research Professor, Arctic Indigenous Studies, University of Lapland (Finland); Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto
Chris Clarke McQueen
Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Chief Architect, Department of Health and Social Service, Government of the Northwest Territories
Lena Popova
Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Researcher, International UNESCO Chair, Social and Human Adaptation of the Arctic Regions to Climate Change and Globalization
Moderators
Susan Crate
Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Professor of Anthropology, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University
Ketil Lenert Hansen
Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Public Health Professor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway; Professor II, Indigenous Pedagogy, Institute of Sámi Teaching Education and Indigenous Journalism Study, Sámi University of Applied Sciences