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Organisation, partners, governcance, quality control:

Host Institution: Copenhagen Business School - Department of Management, Society and Communication

Partners: The thematic network is organised around a core group representing the three Arctic regions, with other partners joining as members.

Steering Committee (SC): The SC is comprised of representatives from the members constituting the core group. The SC meets once a year at the occasion of a meeting of the TN. It will meet virtually several times a year.

Engagement Group: Intended to support the outreach of the TN and feed external insights into the TN, this Group is comprised of representatives from companies (e.g. oil, mining, tourism, transport), communities, educational institutions (high schools, vocational schools/colleges), civil society, local authorities; and representatives from other TNs.

Extended information about the network can be found here More on TN ASRSR website rev April 2018.pdf

Past Activities:

  • Arctic Academy for Sustainability: Creating Environmentally and Socially Responsible Sustainable Energy and Resource Development in the Arctic.
    • The Arctic Academy for Sustainability 2023, organised by the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Resources and Social Responsibility, is being hosted by the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in May 2023. It involves a week long intensive field school with faculty and graduate students from across the Arctic region. The 2023 Academy will focus on Just Energy Transitions, Indigenous Rights and Stakeholder Engagement in the Canadian context. We are honoured to have the participation of a number of Indigenous leaders. The deadline for graduate student applications is January 15, 2023. For more details of the Academy and on how to apply please visit: https://uarcticacademy.wordpress.com.
    • The Arctic Academy for Sustainability 2022: Just Energy Transition in the Arctic, Rovaniemi – Kiruna – Piteå, 29 August – 2 September 2022.
  • Thematic Network meeting in the Faroe Islands 20-24 October 2021.
  • June 2021: ICASS X, Arkhangelsk/hybrid: The TN organised a session on Arctic and sub-Arctic natural resources and responsibilities for sustainable use: learning from the past and present to establish responsible practices for the future.
  • May 2021: UArctic Congress, Iceland (May 15-18, 2021) The TN hosted a session (exact date to be announced): A just transition for all or just a transition? Defining stakeholders’ rights and responsibilities for Arctic resources required for climate change mitigation.
  • October 2020: Thematic Network meeting with academic workshop: Presentations and discussions on challenges that the Covid-19 crisis and the climate crisis pose to the Arctic from perspectives related to our TN.
  • September 2018: Third TN meeting, hosted by the University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia.
  • December 2018: Interdisciplinary workshop on ‘Public participation (PP) in impact assessments (IA) of extractive exploration and exploitation and infrastructure construction projects: comparing Arctic and Global South experiences and identifying synergies for future research’, hosted by Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen (co-funded under TN ASRSR)
  • December 2018: PhD course: ‘Natural resources and human rights: impacts, conflicts, benefits, stakeholders and governance’, held at Copenhagen Business School, CBS.