Human Rights and Security in the Arctic (5cr)

Objective

The course aims to provide Arctic-related knowledge on different dimensions of human security.

After completion of the course the student is able to
- explain the relationship between food security and climate change
- analyze the expression of food sovereignty in different spatial contexts and what food sovereignty entails in the Arctic context
- describe the basics of international cultural heritage law and analyze the concept in the context of rights to the heritage of Arctic communities in Russia.

Content

The content of the course will comprise:
- Food Resilience and Sovereignty in the Arctic
- Introduction to Cultural Heritage Law and Heritage rights and Russian Arctic communities
- Human security: questions concerning economic growth and industrial development.

Qualifications

No prerequisites; participation in the course Arctic Ecosystems and Adaptation of Species to Arctic Environment will be an advantage.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Fail (0): Performance is highly deficient or erroneous. The work may be based on serious misunderstandings.

Sufficient (1): Performance is lacking in scope, is superficial, or corresponds poorly to the assignment. The work may contain errors or obscurities.

Satisfactory (2): Performance corresponds somewhat to the assignment, but may contain obscurities. The author merely lists things out of context or addresses them one-sidedly.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): Performance corresponds to the assignment, manifesting comprehension and a skill to analyse and justify. The author has addressed the issue comprehensively, but the work may contain some deficiencies.

Very good (4): Performance manifests extensive comprehension as well as skills of interpretation and critical reflection. The work corresponds well to the assignment, and creates a coherent and consistent whole.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): Performance delineates an extensive whole and the author can apply knowledge in a multifaceted way or place it in various contexts. The work manifests independency and insight, and it is a flawless entity that involves justified thinking or critical contemplation.

Materials

Literature (suggested):

Food resilience and Sovereignty in the Arctic:

Hossain, K., Raheem, D. & Cormier, S. (2018). Food security Governance in the Arctic-Barents region. New York: Springer Nature. Available at: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319757551#aboutBook.

Cormier, S. & Raheem, D. (2018). Food security in the Barents region. Routledge. Available at: https://www.routledge.com/Society-Environment-and-Human-Security-in-the-Arctic-Barents-Region/Hossain-Cambou/p/book/9780815399841 (e-book).

FAO (2016). The State of Food and Agriculture: Climate change, agriculture and food security. Available at: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6030e.pdf.

Hossain, K., Hermann, T. & Raheem, D. (2018). Food (in)Security across the Circumpolar Arctic. Book Chapter 38 in Handbook on Arctic Security. Routledge.

Raheem, D. (2018). Food and nutrition as a measure of resilience in the Barents region. Urban Science, 2018, 2, 72. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci2030072. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Switzerland (open access).

Nilsson, L. M. & Evengård, B. (2015). Food Security or Food Sovereignty: What Is the Main Issue in the Arctic? In B. Evengård, J. Nymand Larsen & Ø. Paasche (Eds) The New Arctic. Cham: Springer.

 

Introduction to Cultural Heritage Law and Heritage rights and Russian Arctic communities:

Blake, J. (2015). Cultural Heritage and Human Rights. In J. Blake, International Cultural Heritage Law. Oxford University Press, pp. 271–311.

Waterton, E. & Smith, L. (2009). There is no such thing as heritage. In E. Waterton & L. Smith (Eds) Taking Archaeology out of heritage. Cambridge Scholars Press.

 

Human security: questions concerning economic growth and industrial development

TBC

Further information

Principle tutor:
Researcher Bamidele Raheem, PhD, Arctic Centre.

Lecturers:
Senior Researcher Bamidele Raheem, PhD; Senior Researcher Juha Saunavaara, PhD; PhD Candidate Karolina Sikora.

Execution methods

Teaching profile: FACE-TO-FACE.
Lectures (20 hours), group work, independent work, field work (6 h).

Accomplishment methods

Active participation in the lectures and completing a written assignment. Attendance: 80 %.