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A book on security in the Arctic was presented at NEFU Scientific Library

  • 26 November 2015
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A book on security in the Arctic was presented at NEFU Scientific Library

Photo: from the archive of NEFU Department of Northern Studies

Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, author and executive editor of the publication, Professor of the Arctic University of Norway, presented a book “Environmental and Human Security in the Arctic” at NEFU Scientific Library.

The professor gave copies of the book to the Cold Lands Fund of NEFU Scientific Library, accumulating scientific literature on Arctic issues. "Due to the cooperation between NEFU and the University of the Arctic, the fund of Arctic literature increases, including foreign editions sent by the university partners", the Director of the Scientific Library Tatyana Maksimova said.

The professor noted that the book is an attempt to conceptualize the definition of security in the broader context, giving accent to the social and environmental dimensions on the example of the Nordic countries. In addition to teaching and research, Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv participates in various projects as a consultant. These projects are related to her research on civil-military interaction in conflict settings.

"The publication reflects the results of the International Polar Year project "The Impacts of Oil and Gas Activity on Peoples of the Arctic", funded by the Canadian and Norwegian Research Councils, including projects for the study of the physiological, social and economic impacts of resource industries on Arctic communities from a human security perspective", the professor said.

Reference:

Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv is a Professor of the Department of Sociology, Political Science and Community Planning of the Arctic University of Norway (Tromsø), Research Associate of the Department of Peace Operations and Peacebuilding of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). Member of National Afghanistan Evaluation Committee. Board Member of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). Co-lead of the thematic network "Mining in the Arctic", the University of the Arctic.

Author: Dmitry OSIPOV, NEFU Newsroom

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