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Climate Justice and Intersectionality in the Arctic

An article that, through an intersectional approach, highlights the discrimination faced by some Arctic communities in relation to climate change.

researchIACNMay 20, 2023

Navigating between two the worlds of school and ‘being on the land’: Arctic Indigenous young people, structural violence, cultural continuity and selfhood

An article about Arctic Indigenous young people, structural violence, cultural continuity and selfhood.

researchIACNMay 15, 2023

Climate Change in the Arctic—The Need for a Broader Gender Perspective in Data Collection

The article provides a litareture review and a case-study to analyze gender differences in the roles and responsibilities of men and women residing in the Arctic.

researchIACNSeptember 27, 2021

Arctic Indigenous Peoples

This collaborative project between the Saami Council and the German Arctic Office depicts the ways of life Indigenous Peoples lead in the Arctic. As resilient cultures, Arctic Indigenous Peoples hold distinct knowledge on how to respectfully use the environment to co-exist within the ecosystems.

researchIACNSeptember 15, 2021

Sweden's strategy for the Arctic region

“Sweden will contribute, as one of the eight Arctic countries, to peaceful, stable and sustainable development in the Arctic. The Government wants to strengthen Sweden’s Arctic profile by making use of the full range of knowledge and resources available in Sweden.”

Report, researchIACNFebruary 23, 2021

Sámi Youth Perspectives, Education and the Labour Market

This report aims to provide an overview and knowledge of Sámi educational institutions and Sámi youth perspectives, which can feed into the development of regional development initiatives and policies. Therefore, the study brings together insights into the links between Sámi educational institutions and the labour market, plus the perspectives of Sámi young people on their participation in the world of work.

researchIACNFebruary 23, 2021

“I think it’s more women on buses but I haven’t thought about why”.

A qualitative study of public transport and its relation to gender equality in Västerbotten County. By Josefine Wigström, Umeå University

researchIACNFebruary 23, 2021

Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Sweden Statistical Review 2019

AN official document from Statistics Sweden.

researchIACNFebruary 22, 2021

Security strategies of indigenous women in Nenets Autonomous Region, Russia

This paper discusses different strategies used by indigenous women seeking social security in Nenets Autonomous Region, Russia.

researchIACNNovember 27, 2020

The need for transformative changes in the use of Indigenous knowledge along with science for environmental decision‐making in the Arctic

Research article by Helen C. Wheeler, Finn Danielsen, Maryann Fidel, Vera Hausner, Tim Horstkotte, Noor Johnson, Olivia Lee, Nibedita Mukherjee, Amy Amos, Heather Ashthorn, Øystein Ballari, Carolina Behe, Kaitlin Breton‐Honeyman, Gunn‐Britt Retter, Victoria Buschman, Pâviârak Jakobsen, Frank Johnson, Bjarne Lyberth, Jennifer A. Parrott, Mikhail Pogodaev, Rodion Sulyandziga, Nikita Vronski

researchIACNOctober 29, 2020

Gender Identity and the Subject of Security (Research article)

This article is a contribution to the ongoing debate on human security in Security Dialogue; argue that they provide an illustration of the complexity and dynamism of security. By Svein Vigeland Rottem, Gunhild Hoogensen.

researchIACNAugust 26, 2020

Linking gender, climate change, adaptive capacity, and forest-based communities in Canada [Research article]

Analyses of climate change and the forest sector have identified the importance of individual actors, institutions, and organizations within communities for effective adaption and climate mitigation.

By Maureen G. Reed, Alyssa Scott, David Natcher, Mark Johnston

researchIACNAugust 18, 2020

The Impact of Resource Extraction on Inuit Women and Families in Qamani’tuaq, Nunavut Territory [Research Assesment]

This research report is the second of two documents dealing with the social impacts of mining activity near Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) on Inuit women and families in the community. The first report (March 2014) was based on interviews and qualitative data. This report deals with results of a questionnaire, with content developed in 2013 by Inuit women of Qamani’tuaq in the course of a week-long workshop.

researchThomas ViguierJune 15, 2020

"I'm Not the Great Hunter, My Wife Is": Iñupiat and anthropological models of gender [Research article]

Hunther-gatherer societies have often been used to support theoretical discussions about gender relations. This article examines four models, widespread in the anthropological literature, about the relative position of men and women (men hunt; men dominate Inuit societies; men control the public sphere; men "work").

researchIACNJune 2, 2020

Children and Gender Inequality: Evidence from Denmark [Reseach Paper]

By Henrik Kleven, Camille Landais, and Jakob Egholt Søgaard

Using Danish administrative data, we study the impacts of children on gender inequality in the labor market.

researchIACNMay 4, 2020

Rethinking Women's Empowerment: Insights from the Russian Arctic [Research article]

This article examines women’s political empowerment in the Russian Arctic as an example of progress towards gender equality. In contrast to women’s severe underrepresentation in Russian federal politics, a strong trend towards women’s political empowerment can be observed in theArctic regions of the country. Using the Nenets Autonomous Region as a case study, this article isaimed at narrowing the research gaps in women’s leadership by examining the representation of female deputies in both the regional and local levels of government/self-government.

researchIACNMay 3, 2020