by SSSIAdmin | Jun 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
In times when the last remaining Norwegian coal mine, Mine 7 outside of Longyearbyen, is supposed to close down and be replaced by green technology – a closure that is now possible being postponed due to rising fuel prices – it is interesting to have a...
by SSSIAdmin | May 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
On 26 April 2022, a three-hour online-workshop on ‘Arctic methodologies’ was held with significant participation from SSSI. Discussions primarily focused on practical aspects of doing social science fieldwork in the Arctic, particularly also on interviewing...
by SSSIAdmin | Apr 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
The latest issue of Northern Notes, the newsletter of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA, has just been released. It is the first newsletter under the new presidency in Bodø, led by SSSI member Grete Hovelsrud, and contains a letter from the...
by SSSIAdmin | Mar 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
2021 was an eventful year for the SSSI. Check out the SSSI Annual Report 2021 to read more about our activities and projects! You can access the Annual report through this link:...
by SSSIAdmin | Mar 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
From the solidarity march for Ukraine in Longyearbyen, 1 march. Photo: Dina Brode-Roger. The Svalbard Social Science Initiative (SSSI) disapproves the deeds of Russian officials invading the sovereign state of Ukraine, expresses solidarity with the Ukrainian...
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