Arctic Initiative
Scholarship-to-policy in the Arctic Minor
Project Lead: Jason Young, Senior Research Scientist, UW Information School
I am really excited to be a part of the Jackson School’s International Policy Institute Arctic initiative, particularly through the Arctic minor’s scholarship-to-policy program. The Arctic has exploded onto the global stage, in areas of significance ranging from climate change to globalization and Indigenous diplomacy. International relations in the region are rapidly evolving and involve a wide range of actors across many scales. It is therefore vital that we, as a university, are producing new scholars ready to provide creative, interdisciplinary, and ethically-minded policy solutions that are responsive to emerging threats and opportunities. The scholarship-to-policy program has provided me with an incredible opportunity to work with emerging young scholars as they begin to engage Arctic policy in these ways. I hope that you enjoy reading their work!
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Arctic Indigenous Internationalism (ARCTIC 200) – Fall quarter 2020
This course introduced an interdisciplinary group of students, from majors all around University of Washington, to international relations in the Arctic. The Arctic provides an important case study for understanding international relations more broadly, both because of the complexity of geopolitical issues and because of the strong international presence of Indigenous people.
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Climate Change, An International Perspecitve: Science, Art, and Activism (ARCTIC 391) – Winter quarter 2020
Students from across the University of Washington with interests in the Arctic and international studies collaborated to evaluate the scientific, geographic, and social context necessary for mitigating the ecological and human impacts of global climate change.
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Indigenous Peoples in Arctic Governance (ARCTIC 401) – Spring quarter 2019
The task of this course was for students to complete a relatively short term paper that summarizes and discusses an Arctic issue relevant to Indigenous peoples. The end goal was to propose a way toward resolving the issue based on academic research. The format was open – some students opted for a policy brief, while others wrote more of an op-ed.
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Arctic Indigenous Internationalism (ARCTIC 200) – Winter quarter 2019
This course introduced an interdisciplinary group of students, from majors all around University of Washington, to international relations in the Arctic. The Arctic provides an important case study for understanding international relations more broadly, both because of the complexity of geopolitical issues and because of the strong international presence of Indigenous people.
Read More Here
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Climate Change, An International Perspecitve: Science, Art, and Activism (ARCTIC 391) – Winter quarter 2019
Students from across the University of Washington with interests in the Arctic and international studies collaborated to evaluate the scientific, geographic, and social context necessary for mitigating the ecological and human impacts of global climate change.
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Exploration Seminar to Greenland/Denmark (ESS 402 / ARCTIC 387) – Summer quarter 2018
Fourteen undergraduate students, led by Dr. Michelle Koutnik and graduate student John Christian from the Department of Earth and Space Sciences (ESS), as well as co-instructor Dr. Hans Christian Steen-Larsen from University of Norway, traveled far and learned widely on an Exploration Seminar to Greenland and Denmark.
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