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Gender Equality in the Arctic 30-31 Oct 2014
Recordings
Please note that all recordings have been uploaded to YouTube. All plenaries and sessions can be accesses by clicking here. Individual plenaries can be accessed on this page also.
Welcome and Keynote Addresses - Recording
Kristín Ástgeirsdóttir, Centre for Gender Equality, Iceland
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland - Welcoming address
Tarja Halonen, Former President of the Republic of Finland - Keynote address
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Plenary 1 - Gender Equality and the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges - Recording
Moderator:
Níels Einarsson, Stefansson Arctic Institute, Iceland
Speakers:
Claudia David, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Canada - Gender-Based Analysis in a Northern Canadian Context
Gunn-Britt Retter, Arctic- and Environmental Unit, Saami Council, Norway
Kristín Ástgeirsdóttir, Centre for Gender Equality, Iceland - Gender Equality and the Arctic - Iceland
Panelist:
Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson, Mayor of Akureyri, Iceland
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Plenary 2 - Political Representation and Participation in Decision-making: Gendered Dimensions - Recording
Moderator:
Birgir Guðmundsson, University of Akureyri, Iceland
Speakers:
Eva-Maria Svensson, University of Gothenburg, and The Arctic University of Norway UiT, Sweden and Norway: Gender Equality in Public Governance of the Arctic
Natalia Kukarenko, Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia: Gender Equality in Russia: Is there such a thing?
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox, Fox Consulting, Canada: Gender Equality and Political Participation in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Panelists:
Annemieke Mulders, Status of Women Council of the NWT, Canada
Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir, MP Independent Party Iceland, Vice-Chairman of West Nordic Council, Iceland
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Plenary 3 - Regional Socio-Economic Development and its Gendered Impacts - Recording
Moderator:
Shari Fox Gearheard, University of Colorado Boulder, Canada
Speakers:
Elisabet Ljunggren, Nordland Research Institute, Norway: Gender Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
Kriss Rokkan Iversen, SALT, Norway: Owning the Arctic Future: When Gender Becomes a Crucial Factor
Rasmus Ole Rasmussen, Nordregio, Sweden: Gender Perspectives on Path Dependency
Panelists:
Janne Sigurdsson, Alcoa Fjardaál, Iceland
Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir, MP Progressive Party, Iceland
Marit Helene Pedersen, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, Norway
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Plenary 4 - Climate and Environmental Change, Natural Resource Developement, and Gender - Recording
Moderator:
Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Speakers:
Auður H Ingólfsdóttir, Bifröst University, Iceland: Climate Change in the Arctic – The Relevance of Feminism
Liliia Vinokurova, The Institute for Humanities Research and Indigenous Studies of the North, The Russian Academy of Science, Russia: The Social Impact of Climate Change and Gender Relations in Rural Communities of Yakutia
Shari Fox Gearheard, University of Colorado Boulder, Canada: Strong Women: Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change Through Women's Leadership, an Example from Baffin Island, Nunavut - Not recorded
Panelists:
Beza Seyoum Alemu, US Agency for International Development,Office of the Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, USA - Not recorded
Birna Bragadóttir, Reykjavik Energy, Iceland
Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen, University of Lapland, Finland
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Plenary 5 - (Re-)Construction of Gender in the Arctic - Recording
Moderator:
Jón Haukur Ingimundarson, Stefansson Arctic Institute & University of Akureyri, Iceland
Speakers:
Firouz Gaini, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway: Boys Will Be Boys? Boys and Masculinities in Contemporary Greenland and the Faroe Islands
Þorgerður Þorvaldsdóttir, Reykjavík Academy, Iceland: Reimagining Authoritative Masculinity and the Female Slut: Snapshot from Reykjavík
Valerie Alia, Independent scholar and writer, Canada: Gender and the 'New Media Nation'
Panelists:
Anna Karlsdóttir, University of Iceland, Iceland
Kristinn Schram, Centre for Arctic Policy Studies, Iceland
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Plenary 6 - Human Security: Gendered Aspects - Recording
Moderator:
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox, Fox Consulting, Canada
Speakers:
Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, UiT The Arctic University of Norway: Gendering Human Security in the Arctic
Jack Hicks, Carleton University, Canada: Unresolved Historical Trauma as a Threat to Human Security in Nunavut: Gender Aspects and Other Aspects
Valur Ingimundarson, University of Iceland: Recasting Sovereign Rationalities: Gendered Visions, Human Security, and Arctic Geopolitics
Panelists:
Gunn-Britt Retter, Arctic- and Environmental Unit, Saami Council, Norway
Søren Stach Nielsen, The Greenlandic House in Aalborg, Greenland and Denmark
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Plenary 7 - Human Capital and Gender: Migration, Mobility, Education and Adaptation - Recording
Moderator:
Rasmus Ole Rasmussen, Nordregio, Sweden
Speakers:
Erika Anne Hayfield, University of the Faroe Islands: What's Gender Got to do With It? Migration and Gender in the Periphery
Timothy Heleniak, George Washington University, USA: The Changing Gender Composition of the Russian North
Tine Pars, Ilisimatusarfik, Greenland: Gender Equality in Greenland: Structural, Cultural and Educational Challenges
Panelists:
Eyjólfur Guðmundsson, University of Akureyri, Iceland
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, MP Left-Green Movement, Iceland
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Final Session - Summary and Open Discussion - Recording
Chair:
Ingibjörg Elíasdóttir, Centre for Gender Equality, Iceland
Moderators from plenaries:
Níels Einarsson, Stefansson Arctic Institute, Iceland
Birgir Guðmundsson, University of Akureyri, Iceland
Shari Fox Gearheard, University of Colorado Boulder, Canada
Jón Haukur Ingimundarson, Stefansson Arctic Institute & University of Akureyri, Iceland
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox, Fox Consulting, Canada
Rasmus Ole Rasmussen, Nordregio, Sweden
2nd China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Simposium, 2-5 June 2014
2nd China Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium
Please note: All the recordings are uploaded to YouTube. In the tab "About" you can click on a timer for individual speakers.
Tuesday, 3rd June 2014
Opening addresses:Welcoming by Hallgrímur Jónasson, Director, RANNIS, 00:55
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland, 09:19
Chen Laiping, Councelor, Embassy of China in Iceland, 27:18
Marit Lillealtern, chargé d'affaires, Embassy of Norway, 38:46
Anton Vasiliev, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Iceland, 42:12
Invited presentations:Zhang Haisheng, Second Institute of Oceanography of China & Huigen Yang, Polar Research Institute of China "An overview of China's Arctic Research" 04:56
Steingrímur Jónsson, University of Akureyri "Freshwater in the Arctic Ocean and its impact on climate in the sub-polar North Atlantic" 40:04
Halldór Jóhannsson, Arctic Portal "Increased knowledge and improved efficiency in information exchange - the future of transportation and infrastructure developments in the Arctic" 55:09
Leiv Lunde, Fridtjof Nansen Institute "CNARC's first book project: Arctic policies of Nordic countries - relevance to China" 1:13:56
Chen Haibo, Shanghai Yipinghui Culture Development - video presentation "Midnight Sunshine: A Chinese artists' exploration to the Arctic" 1:24:34
Panel discussion Q&A 1:32:30
Session I part 1: Arctic Policies and Governance:
Leiv Lunde, Fridtjof Nansen Institute: "Who will be the big Arctic players by 2030 - economic and environmental footprints of old and new Arctic stakeholders" 00:55
Yang Jian, Shanghai Institute for International Studies: "Extra-regional factors and China's Arctic policy" 17:22
Valur Ingimundarson, University of Iceland: "Framing the national interest: The use of the Arctic in Iceland's foreign and domestic policies" 30:37
Guo Peiqing, Ocean University of China: "The Nordic-China Arctic cooperation: Benefit and challenge for Nordic countries" 53:19
Panel discussion Q&A 1:09:50
Session I part 2: Arctic Policies and Governance:
Geir Helgesen, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies: "The relevance of closer international cooperation in the social sciences with regards to the Arctic and the outside world" 01:04
Yu Hongyuan, Shanghai Institute of International Studies: "Science and international governance: Polar scientific organizations and agenda-setting in Arctic 13:10
Rasmus Gjedssö Bertelsen, Aalborg University: "Conceptualizing the Chinese dream, a historical approach from hard power to soft power: the case of science diplomacy in the Arctic"33:37
Magnús Björnsson, The Nortern Lights Confusius Institute: "The Northern Lights Confusius Institute and Iceland 50:15
Panel discussion Q&A 1:07:48
Wednesday, 4th June 2014
Session I part 3: Arctic Policies and Governance:
Uffe Jakobsen, University of Copenhagen: "Building regional governance capacity in the Arctic. Asian impact on the development of the Arctic Council into a strong regional decision-making organisation" 00:00
Njord Wegge, Fidtjof Nansen Institute: "China's Arctic diplomacy" 16:45
Deng Beixi, Polar Research Institute of China: "Reconstruction of Arctic identity under the perspective of critical geopolitics" 34:49
Markku Heikkilä, Arctic Centre: "Promoting journalist networks, cross-border news and regional identity building in the Arctic case: Barents Mediasphere Project" 51:55
Panel discussion Q&A 1:08:07
Session II part 1: Arctic Policies and Economy:
Zhang Xia, Polar Research Institute of China: "From mandatory icebreaker guiding to permit regime: Changes about Northern Sea route in the new Russian laws" 00:00
Hera Grímsdóttir, Reykjavik University: "The DMA Project - Requirement analysis for a strategic decision model for the Arctic" 15:25
Shou Jianmin, Shanghai Maritime University: "A study on container transportation potential through NSR on the basis of shipping cost" 30:13
Bianca Tiantian Zhang, University of Iceland: "A systematic analysis of Iceland's viability as a new Arctic marine transport hub" 47:53
Panel discussion Q&A 1:01:54
Session II part 2: Arctic Policies and Economy:
Anders Oskal, International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry: "The new global Arctic economy and local resilience to rapid change" 00:00
He Shufeng, Shanghai Ocean University: "Arctic gas exploration and world gas trade" 16:22
Marc Lanteigne, Victoria University of Wellington: "Economics and institutions in China's Arctic policies" 33:15
Su Ping, Tongji University: "Economic risks of Arctic exploitation and its effect to Chinese Arctic strategy" 48:17
Iselin Stensdal, Fridtjof Nansen institute: "Mining the Arctic - Asian interest and opportunities" 1:00:18
Panel discussion Q&A 1:17:10
Session III: Arctic Policies and Maritime Cooperation:
Helgi Gestsson, University of Akureyri: "The importance of fish-markets for the Icelandic value chain of demersal fish"
Zou Leilei, Shanghai Ocean University: "A comparison between Arctic and Antarctic fisheries management"
Hreiðar Þór Valtýsson, University of Akureyri: "The future growth of Arctic fisheries"
Tom Barry, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna: "The economic necessity of mainstreaming biodiversity objectives"
Rachael Lorna Johnstone, University of Akureyri: "Rights to defend the Arctic Ocean"