Society and Culture

Local Perspectives in Disaster Risk Reduction: Visualising Disaster Risk in Svalbard

This photo essay explores local perspectives in disaster risk reduction through a curated visual narrative of

Choosing the Bear: Navigating Spectacular Risks in Longyearbyen

Disaster in Longyearbyen is rarely spectacular. Women navigate intimate threats the state ignores, redefining safety

A Framework for Avoiding Polar Disasters

The Disasters Avoided project provides six characteristics for actions to ensure disasters avoided, applied here to the

Crisis Management in Arctic Communities: Principles of Crisis Response

Arctic crisis management adapts to complex environments where limited resources shape response strategies and

The Arctic Institute’s 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: An Introduction

The Arctic Institute's 2026 Series Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response explores risks, and solutions in changing

Putting Young Leaders at the Heart of Arctic Policy Making

One young leader examines why young leaders must be involved in Arctic policy development and knowledge

Cold Truths: Russian Media Narratives about Ukraine for the Russian Arctic

Cold truths - how Russian media portrays Ukraine in the Arctic. Cold truths - how perception changes

From Knowledge to Power: Co-management, Knowledge Co-production, and the Re-empowerment of Arctic Indigenous Peoples

Arctic land claims treaties, by elevating co-management as a pillar of governance, fosters knowledge

Relating to the Planetary Arctic: More-than-human considerations

How does the notion of the Planetary Arctic foregrounds the relations between knowledge, practices, materiality and