The Arctic has long been studied through geopolitical, economic, or societal lenses, focusing solely on the human experience in the Circumpolar North. With the global environmental crisis, however, it is evident that human-nature relations must be deconstructed and new ways of thinking have to be developed to secure a resilient future for the region – and the planet. This series invites authors to consider the more-than-human aspects and actors in Arctic politics, security and governance. It welcomes contributions contemplating, for example, the following questions: How would Arctic politics and governance look like from a more-than-human and multi-species point of view? What kind of agency does the melting sea ice have in Arctic politics? How does the evolution of new technologies influence the seabed in the Arctic? How could we better incorporate the needs of more-than-humans in Arctic security debates?
With this series, we hope to showcase a wide variety of authors with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We welcome contributors from any discipline or education level. Contributors can submit a commentary (a 700-800 word short opinion or analysis piece), an article (a 1,000-3,000 word analysis), or a multimedia contribution (we have published videos, audio, infographics, and poetry) focusing on the current dynamics and future prospects of Arctic politics from a planetary perspective. As a note, articles may be academically-oriented publications for a general audience, policy-oriented analyses, or personal narrative form. For examples of past series contributions, see The Arctic Institute’s 2020 China Series, the 2022 Colonialism Series or the 2023 EU-Arctic Series.
If you are interested in contributing, please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words, as well as a short paragraph about yourself to the series managers, Sanna Kopra (sanna.kopra@thearcticinstitute.org), Sohvi Kangasluoma (sohvi.kangasluoma@ulapland.fi) as well as TAI’s editor-in-chief Alina Bykova (alina.bykova@thearcticinstitute.org) by June 21, 2024 23:59 EST. The deadline for full texts is September 30, 2024.
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