Human Rights and Security in the Arctic (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

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.

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 %.

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.

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

Teaching methods

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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.

Qualifications

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