Svalbard Social Science Initiative

Svalbard Social Science Initiative

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

We are delighted to share the news that #SSSI Member Dina Brode-Roger has won The Rachel Tanur Prize for Visual Sociology, awarded for essays on one of her own pictures and one of Rachel's. Working with visual methods is an important part of Dina's research. Congratulations Dina!

[Dina Brode-Roger, PhD @Dina78N]

Working with visual methods has become increasingly important to me over the course of my PhD and I am very honored to receive this award!
#RachelTanur #VisualSociology #CulturalStudies #Svalbard #phdlife #Arctic #SSSI https://t.co/AAzw2ROC66

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

New #Arctic #SocialScience #AcademicBook. "Ice humanities: Living, working, and thinking in a melting world" edited by Klaus Dodds and Sverker Sörlin.

[Manchester University Press @ManchesterUP]

Publishing today!

Ice humanities: Living, working, and thinking in a melting world, edited by @klausdodds and Sverker Sörlin.

A pioneering collection of essays that tackles the existential crisis posed by the planet's diminishing ice reserves: https://t.co/F3tNgxBF6E

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

#CoffeeBreakReading from the #ArcticInstitute. "Geopolitics of Subsea Cables in the #Arctic" by Alexandra Middleton (@arcticsense) and Bjørn Rønning.

[Zdenka Sokolíčková @ZdenkaSokolka]

Watch the trailer and tell me what you think. Stories of people in #Longyearbyen, including my own, told through images. Will they resonate? #Svalbard #anthropology #documentary ⁦@FilmFestLocarno⁩ @Unioslo_anthro⁩ ⁦⁦@UHK_cz⁩ https://t.co/9QUeAiipLr

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

New paper from four #SSSI members. "Caught in between and in transit: forced and encouraged (im)mobilities during the Covid-19 pandemic in Longyearbyen, Svalbard" by Dina Brode-Roger, Jasmine Zhang, Alexandra Meyer & Zdenka Sokolíčková. Check it out!

[Jasmine Zhang @JZmorethanhuman]

A new paper on (im)mobilities, politics, and emotions in Longyearbyen during the pandemic, a result of collaboration with colleagues from @SocialSvalbard! https://t.co/BAsyiwqd9E

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

Learn more about #SSSI member Dr Samantha Saville and her fascinating work on the Svalbard Futures project which focuses on conservation and environmental protection measures in #Svalbard.

[Women in the Arctic and Antarctic @arctic_in]

Recap: Learn more about human geographer Samantha Saville @Samsaville and her work on the “Svalbard Futures” project looking at #conservation and environmental protection measures in #Svalbard, #Norway https://t.co/ZVcI7df0O7

[Oxford Polar Forum @OxPolar]

Profound Arctic change poses great challenges to communities in the Arctic regions and beyond. Delegates to https://t.co/qxzaF8VdKr will work to ensure the Arctic research agenda is fit to serve the needs of the future, by identifying research priorities for the next decade.

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

#CoffeeBreakReading Latest newsletter from @EUPolarNet project.

[EU-PolarNet @EUPolarNet]

Our latest @EUPolarNet newsletter is out with the following topics:

❄️Project news
❄️Webinars
❄️Catalyst platform
❄️@EUPolarCluster
❄️Directory & Catalogue of #polar research & programmes
❄️Polar #research highlights & programmes
❄️Events

👉https://t.co/gAtJUBTh1m

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

#News Warmest June ever in Svalbard. "Average temperature at Svalbard airport Longyearbyen was 6,0°C, which is 2,4°C above average for June and the warmest ever recorded."

[The Barents Observer @BarentsNews]

Climate Alarm: Warming at #Svalbard is 5 to 7 times higher than global average increase. #ClimateCrisis https://t.co/9cKZgh8kyN

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

#SSSI member Dr Zdenka Sokolíčková has been working hard to finish the first draft of 'The Paradox of #Svalbard: Climate change and globalisation in the High #Arctic.' We can't wait to for it to be published next year!

[Zdenka Sokolíčková @ZdenkaSokolka]

First draft of The Paradox of #Svalbard: Climate change and globalisation in the High #Arctic submitted to ⁦@PlutoPress⁩ (tbp 2023). #Anthropology of #climatechange, #environment, #migration, #tourism, and #justice. ⁦@Unioslo_anthro⁩ ⁦⁦@UHK_cz⁩

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

Important dates for your diary - #ICASSXI 30 May - 3 June 2024 in Bodø, Norway.

[IASSA @IASSA_SocSci]

#ICASSXI will take place May 30-June 3, 2024 in Bodø, Norway, hosted by @Norduniversitet

The Congress will take place together with the @Uarctic Congress and @HNDialogue 2024 and will follow Norway’s Arctic Council chairmanship program @ArcticSAONorway
@Nforsk @Visitbodo

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

Interested in #ArcticArts? This might be for you! #2022ArcticArtsSummit continues today and tomorrow. For livestreams follow the links below.

[2022 Arctic Arts Summit @ArtsArctic]

Access livestream opening and speeches of #2022ArticArtsSummit via the following links: https://t.co/Cb2RMvC7kk, Facebook and YouTube: https://t.co/NVt3qR1TYc) at 2:30 PST / 5:30 PM EST. (URLs posted 30mins before)

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

#HybridEvent Oxford Polar Forum's #Arctic Horizon Scan Workshop. Online and in person in Oxford, UK, 7-9 September. More info via the link below.

[Oxford Polar Forum @OxPolar]

Delegates will help shape the future Arctic research agenda, and ensure that research can meet the needs of the future.
Arctic Horizon Scan workshop: 7-9 Sep 2022, Oxford.
Apply to attend now! More details 👇
https://t.co/qxzaF8VdKr

[Klaus Dodds @klausdodds]

A question for #Arctic #security scholar colleagues; am I right in thinking that #Svalbard has never for treaty reasons been integrated into NATO command structure but were/are there other ways in which Svalbard is integrated into NATO planning....

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

The event will take place together with the International Congress of #Arctic #SocialSciences (ICASS 2024) and the High North Dialogue 2024.

[UArctic @uarctic]

⌚‼ Save the date! We are pleased to announce the UArctic Congress 2024 will take place May 30-June 3, 2024 in Bodø, Norway hosted by Nord University.

https://t.co/NmSeDbML2s

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

#ConferenceAlert #CallForPapers CArGo Conference on Transitions in Climate Arctic Governance in Copenhagen on 16 September. No registration fee. Find out more via the link below and get your abstracts in by 1 August. #Arctic #Climate #Governance

[CLIMA @CLIMA_UCPH]

📢The CALL FOR PAPERS for the CArGo Conference on Transitions in Climate Arctic Governance (16 Sep) is out! ❄️
Check it out and send your proposals by 🗓️ 1 August.
Find more information here 👇
https://t.co/eklNwlTIlo @jura_ku

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

Always grateful for #Arctic-related #podcast recommendations. Thanks for sharing @IngridAgnete!

[Dr Ingrid Agnete Medby @IngridAgnete]

Discovered another #Arctic-related #podcast (yes one of my fav things!) 🎧❄️

"If Oceans Could Speak" interviews researchers, artists & activists about the oceans, their value & vulnerability -incl. eg @cryopolitics @gosiasmieszek @VicBuschman
https://t.co/LIFPBKg2Dz
#EU4Ocean

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

#JobFairy These two #Arctic postdoc positions advertised earlier this year are still open.

[Sanna Kopra @SannaKopra]

There is still time to apply for two postdoc positions (24M each) in my new "A Planetary Approach to Global #Arctic politics" project @Arctic_Centre of @ulapland. DL. August 15. Please spread the word and share with talented applicants!
https://t.co/LcLsk06CtR

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

#HybridEvent #CallForPapers on the theme "Making sense of the #Arctic world in turmoil" for the Northern Political Economy Symposium, 22-23 November in Rovaniemi. Deadline for abstracts is 15 September. More info via the link below.

[Arctic_Centre @Arctic_Centre]

Call for papers for the #NPEsymposium 2022 is open. Theme for the year is “Making sense of the #Arctic world in turmoil”. DL for submitting abstracts is 15 September and event itself will take place Nov 22-23 in Rovaniemi and in hybrid mode. @uarctic https://t.co/xv6GZl3OMe

[Svalbard Social Science Initiative @SocialSvalbard]

#SSSI Member Dr Zdenka Sokolíčková is about to hit the big screen at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in a documentary about her work and life in #Svalbard.

[Zdenka Sokolíčková @ZdenkaSokolka]

Between ridiculous and scary: the documentary about my work and life on Svalbard (The Visitors, CZ-SK-NO, directed by Veronika Liskova) will be presented on 4 July as Work in Progress at the international film festival #MFFKarlovy Vary. https://t.co/14Zc2CueM3