Course Announcement
Circumpolar Arctic Social Sciences Ph.D. Network
12-28 August 2005
Shetland and Faroe Islands
Application Deadline: Friday, 1 July 2005
Information about the network and past courses is available at:
http://www.geo.ruc.dk/NORS/Phdnet.htm
The Circumpolar Arctic Social Sciences Ph.D. Network meets each year to
explore issues of social, economic, and cultural change in northern
communities. This year, the course will focus on the Faroe Islands, and
issues around renewable and non-renewable resource development there, as
well as issues of regional development and resource management. Ph.D.
and senior Masters' students, working in relevant areas of arctic social
sciences, are invited to submit applications. The trip is planned for
12-28 August 2005, leaving from Roskilde, Denmark. Travel from there
will be by ferry and bus.
The purpose of the Circumpolar Arctic Social Sciences (CASS) network is
to build circumpolar networks of students and faculty who are working in
various fields of the social sciences in the north. Course participants
will be expected to make a presentation on the theoretical and
methodological aspects of their own research. Group research projects
may be organized in order to enhance the learning experience.
Applicants are asked to submit information regarding their course of
study, specific thesis research area, and relevance of this course to
their study. Selection will be determined by course organizers. Students
who participate may be asked to seek funding or travel grants to help
contribute to the CASS costs. Delivery of the course is dependent on the
Network acquiring sufficient funding.
Participants must be willing to participate in meal preparation and
other duties that contribute to the group's maintenance. Students should
also supply their own sleeping bags.
The application deadline is Friday, 1 July 2005. Should you wish to
apply or would like further information, please contact:
For European students:
Rasmus O. Rasmussen
Roskilde University
rasmus [at] ruc.dk
For Canadian students:
Dr. Heather Myers & Dr. Gerard Duhaime
c/o Mr. Nick Bernard
CIERA, Universite Laval
nick.bernard [at] ciera.ulaval.ca
For American students:
Lawrence Hamilton
University of New Hampshire
lawrence.hamilton [at] unh.edu
Information about the network and past courses is available at:
http://www.geo.ruc.dk/NORS/Phdnet.htm