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The position papers are written specifically for the 4th NRF Open Meeting by people prominent in Northern issues and activities from a variety of backgrounds. These essays focus on the different themes and sub-themes that will be addressed during the meeting and are meant to serve as a springboard inspiring discussion in the various sessions as well responses from panelists and other speakers.
Clusters and Networks – Tools for Northern Development Boris Segerståhl, Professor University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland Cross-Border Cooperation in the European North since the 1990s Esko Riepula, Professor and former Rector University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland Eternal Kantele at the End of Time – Reflections on Retraditionalization of Traditional Knowledge In the Face of Rapid Ecological Changes in the Arctic Tero Mustonen, Executive Secretary, Snowchange Cooperative, Researcher Department of Finnish Language and Cultural Studies, University of Joensuu, Finland Increasing Indigenous Participation in Resource Management in the North: Research Opportunities and Barriers Gail Fondahl, Associate Professor Faculty of Nat. Res. & Env. Studies, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada Tornio-Haparanda – a Unique Result of City Twinning The Calotte Academy 2006 Riia Lampelo-Iisalo Student in Tourism, Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences, Finland Legal Challenges in the Arctic Dr. Natalia Loukacheva, Visiting fellow Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto, Canada Coastal State Sovereignty in the Arctic Offshore: Is it Compatible with the Concept of a Borderless North? (updated May 2007) Ron Macnab Geological Survey of Canada (Retired) The Resilience of Borders in the Circumpolar North: Canada and U.S. Policy Boundaries (draft) Heather N. Nicol University of West Georgia, USA Vikings in the East. A Report on a Workshop held in Veliky Novgorod, Russia in May 10-13 2006 Joonas Ahola, Licentiate of Philosophy, PhD.lic University of Helsinki, Department of Cultural Studies, Folkloristics, Finland Bridging Innovation Systems between Northern Finland and Sweden Seppo Saari, Research Director Digipolis Research, Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences, University of Oulu & VTT, Finland Product Development and Processing in Sustainable Reindeer Husbandry (“Ofelas”– a project lead by Finland and sponsored by the Arctic Council and the Northern Forum) Mika Aromäki, Ofelas Project Manager Saami Education Institute, Inari, Finland The Culture of Community-Based Research and a Borderless North Amy L. Wiita, Owner/Principal Research Consultant, Cinza Research Doctoral Student, Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska Fairbanks USA
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