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Faculty/school/department
Faculty of Social Sciences
Short description of research profile
The multidisciplinary research group for circumpolar history has expertise in historical trends of arctic regions from antiquity to modern times
Climate change, security, pursuit of natural resources and geopolitical tensions are currently drawing global attention to the circumpolar north. The geographical Arctic has a unique social, economic and environmental history which is key to understanding current events.
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