Saami youth in warming climate – ACAF session at NYRIS

What is currently happening in the field of Nordic youth studies? The 116th Nordic Youth Research Symposium, NYRIS2024 – Youth in a Just and Fair World, in Tampere, Finland gathered together youth researchers to discuss young people and youth cultures in a changing world marked by various socio-ecological crises.  The three-day conference was overflowing with new perspectives, fresh research knowledge and critical thinking as well as tedious questions. Some questions …

The how and why of ethical research – reflections after Arctic Congress 2024

  The Arctic Congress 2024 in Bodø felt like a massive event. Not surprisingly so, since this year the event combined three international congresses that have previously taken place separately: the International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences, the High North Dialogue, and the UArctic Congress. The amount of parallel sessions was both abundant and overwhelming and the whole conference stretched over a week’s period. At times it was tricky to …