Fulbright Arctic Initiative | Interdisciplinary Scholarship and Policy: Science Diplomacy in the Arctic

As Arctic nations continue to take concrete steps to work together and address public policy research questions relevant to addressing shared challenges and opportunities, the Fulbright Arctic Initiative offers a collaborative model for scholarly exchange to help translate theory into practice and policy. Nineteen scholars have conducted individual Fulbright research with host institutions in one another’s countries and joined together to collaborate on producing policy recommendations in three key areas:

Arctic Security and Cooperation
Arctic Infrastructure in a Changing Environment
Community Dimensions of Health

Please join the Wilson Center and the Fulbright Program for a Symposium on Science Diplomacy in the Arctic, as Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholars from the United States and the seven other Arctic nations -- Canada, Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden -- present policy recommendations based on key findings from their Fulbright research and collaborative group work over the past two years, and discuss the Indigenous foundations of Arctic knowledge.

The Fulbright Arctic Initiative Symposium is hosted by the Wilson Center in cooperation with the Fulbright Program. The Fulbright Arctic Initiative is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education in cooperation with Fulbright Commissions and offices in each of the Arctic countries. Fulbright Commissions in Canada and Iceland hosted the scholars for collaborative dialogues and consultative meetings with Arctic stakeholders.

The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U.S. Government. https://fulbrightprogram.org

Speakers

Dr. Jessica Graybill

Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Associate Professor of Geography and Director of the Russian & Eurasian Studies Program, Colgate University

Dr. Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir

Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Professor of International Affairs, Faculty of Political Science, University of Iceland

Dr. Anna Krook-Riekkola

Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Associate Professor in Energy Engineering, Luleå University of Technology (LTU)

Dr. Bonita Beatty

Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Department Head of Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan

Rauna Kuokkanen

Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Research Professor, Arctic Indigenous Studies, University of Lapland (Finland); Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto

Chris Clarke McQueen

Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Chief Architect, Department of Health and Social Service, Government of the Northwest Territories

Lena Popova

Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Researcher, International UNESCO Chair, Social and Human Adaptation of the Arctic Regions to Climate Change and Globalization

Introductions

Dr. Greg Poelzer

Co-Lead, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS), University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Elizabeth Lynne Rink

Co-Lead, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Professor of Community Health, Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University

Rebecca Pincus

Director, Polar Institute

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Keynote Speaker

Dr. Michael Sfraga

Former Chair & Distinguished Fellow, Polar Institute;
US Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs; Former Chair, US Arctic Research Commission

Moderators

Susan Crate

Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Professor of Anthropology, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University

Ketil Lenert Hansen

Scholar, Fulbright Arctic Initiative; Public Health Professor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway; Professor II, Indigenous Pedagogy, Institute of Sámi Teaching Education and Indigenous Journalism Study, Sámi University of Applied Sciences

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Polar Institute

Since its inception in 2017, the Polar Institute has become a premier forum for discussion and policy analysis of Arctic and Antarctic issues, and is known in Washington, DC and elsewhere as the Arctic Public Square. The Institute holistically studies the central policy issues facing these regions—with an emphasis on Arctic governance, climate change, economic development, scientific research, security, and Indigenous communities—and communicates trusted analysis to policymakers and other stakeholders.  Read more

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