期刊名称：Barents Studies: Peoples, Economies and Politics
电子版ISSN：2324-0652
出版年度：2015
卷号：1
期号：3
出版社：University of Lapland
摘要：I am a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Lapland. I am affiliated with the Northern Political Economy team within the Sustainable Development research group at the Arctic Centre. I have previously worked with the Barents region in various projects like CAVIAR II, MISTRA Arctic Futures and NEO-BEAR. These projects have included Norwegian, Swedish and Russian partners concerning local and regional adaptation to river floods, and economic development and transitions in Barents' communities. My PhD study's objective is to study the socio-political dimension of the Arctic performed in the science communication service environments. As a child, when asked "what are you going to be when you grow up", I had a keen idea of becoming a natural scientist and a wildlife protector. This was most likely due to my great affection for beautiful illustrations in zoological literature representing exotic forms of life and their various environments. It is quite evident that the artistic way of bringing 'nature' into one's own living room was not the least of the reasons for my growing fascination for the world of science. Through education my focus shifted and I became more interested in history and social issues. Moving from Eastern Finland to Rovaniemi to study International Relations at the University of Lapland therefore represents a clear continuum for human, state, and society-centred studies
