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Mistra Researcher chosen as Executive Secretary of APECS Sweden

28 November, 2013

Eric Paglia, PhD. candidate in Environmental History at KTH in Stockholm has been chosen as the Executive Secretary of APECS Sweden for 2014. Eric’s research on the nexus of science and geopolitics in the Arctic is being conducted within the Mistra Arctic Futures project ‘Assessing Arctic Futures: Voices, Resources and Governance’. Eric has made several … Read more

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ARCUM seminar: Tourism and Regional development in the Arctic

Mistra Arctic Futures researcher Dieter Müller will present at the inaugural seminar of the Arctic Research Centre at Umeå University (ARCUM) seminar series on 10 December 2013. Müller will present ‘Some remarks on the tourism – resource extraction nexus in Arctic areas‘.  Other speakers include: -         Peter Sköld, ARCUM, Arctic Research Centre (ARCUM) – A … Read more

Sjöberg on researching Arctic Futures

26 November, 2013

The future of the Arctic both affects and is being affected by current rapid global changes such as climate change, globalization and technological development. It is thus intertwined with the future of our planet, and not only on an environmental level. Having had the opportunity to study Arctic issues during closely three of the five … Read more