From the Bottom Up: Human Security in the Arctic
Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv will discuss how human security is understood from “the bottom up” in the context of the peoples of the Arctic.
Overview
Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, professor of international relations at the University of Tromsø—The Arctic University of Norway, will discuss how human security is understood from “the bottom up,” and how the concept has been engaged—or not engaged—in discussions about the Arctic.
Hoogensen Gjørv looks at the way the concept of security, considered broadly, explains social and political behavior for Arctic stakeholders. Non-traditional security challenges in the Arctic range from safety for Arctic inhabitants and visitors, to the reliable supply of necessities—including, but not limited to food, fuel, and medicine—across Arctic distances. What role does the concept of power play in a regional understanding of security? Hoogensen Gjørv considers these issues and how policy can address them on a community level, at a the level of the nation-state, and broadly across the entire Arctic region.
This event is cosponsored by the Environmental Change and Security Program.
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Speaker
Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv
Hosted By
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
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more
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