Hér má nálgast námskeiðslýsingar allra námskeiðanna sem í boði eru. Einnig má sjá skipulag námsins í sameiginlegri kennsluáætlun Sjávarbyggðafræði og Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnunar.
Námskeiðin uppfylla kröfur ýmissa stéttarfélaga um námsstyrki. Vor- og sumarannir eru tilvaldar fyrir háskólanemendur sem vilja stytta námstímann í reglubundnu námi.
Fyrirspurnir sendist á kennslustjóra Háskólaseturs.
Arctic Ocean Governance
- Autumn 2025
- Kennari: Dr. Romain Chuffart
Um námskeiðið
The Arctic is subject to rapid and substantial impacts from climate change that is facilitating expanded human use and exploitation of its resources. Governance of such a region presents many challenges and opportunities for collaboration among the Arctic states responsible for effective stewardship of their sovereign waters, other nations with interests in expanding access to Arctic resources, and the international community more generally. The present and potential future governance of Arctic nations, international collaborations that have been established to foster coordination among these nations are discussed and analyzed during the course. Potential future frameworks for Arctic governance are also evaluated and the special role of Indigenous people is highlighted.
Participation in the Arctic Circle Conference in Reykjavík, an important international forum focused on Arctic policy and governance, is an integral element of this course and provides students with a unique and important opportunity to experience high-level discussions of many challenges faced in the region, and potential emerging solutions. Participation in the Conference also offers students the opportunity to meet and learn more about these issues and challenges from the key leaders of Arctic nations as well as other important players in the Arctic governance and policy community at this forum.
Kennari
Dr. Romain Francois R Chuffart holds the position as the chair and managing director of the Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar Security Studies (TAI), a public think tank for policy-making in the Arctic. In addition, he has also held the position as an adjunct in Arctic law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Akureyri. Romain completed his MA degree in Polar Law in Iceland and last year completed his PhD in Law at Durham University.
Kennsluskrá
The course will discuss the history of governance in the Arctic, both the governance of Arctic nations and the international collaborations that have been established to foster coordination among these nations. Specific contemporary governance mechanisms, such as the Arctic Council and more limited sub-regional collaborative bodies, will be discussed and analyzed. Potential future frameworks for Arctic governance will be introduced and evaluated. The special role of Indigenous people of the Arctic in the governance of this region will be highlighted. The course will involve considerable background reading outside class, active participation in discussions, and individual presentations on key issues relevant to class session topics.
Participation in the conference Arctic Circle in Reykjavík is an integrative part of this course. Registration, accommodation and transport to/from Reykjavík is the participants' own responsibility and expense.
On completion of the course, a student:
- can recall the evolution of governance in the Arctic to the present, as well as the contemporary governance framework in the Arctic. This includes the key participants, their roles, rights and scope of their jurisdiction over Arctic resources and geography.
- has demonstrated ability in critically evaluating contemporary governance mechanisms established to foster collaboration.
- can identify and critically evaluate challenges to achieving effective collaboration in the region.
- can critically evaluate the potential future mechanisms that have been proposed for the Arctic to address and overcome these challenges.
- has participated in an international conference, Arctic Circle.
- can present group work and individual work in front of peers.
- can critically evaluate conference sessions orally in front of peers, relating conference topics to Arctic Ocean Governance.