Laust Høgedahl

Laust Høgedahl conducts research on work and labour market issues.

Laust Høgedahl comments on:

• Greenland's economy and labor markets in the context of the transformative impacts of climate change and increased international attention
• The functions and dynamics of Greenland's labor economy
• Challenges related to melting ice and internationalization

Associate Professor at the Department of Society and Politics, Aalborg University
Email: hogedahl@society.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 8178 
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Jesper Willaing Zeuthen

Jesper Willaing Zeuthen conducts research on Chinese politics and society, with a particular interest in China’s relationship with Greenland, urbanisation in China, China’s digital surveillance and control systems, Taiwan, and perceptions of mental illness and mental disabilities in China

Jesper Willaing Zeuthen comments on:

• China-Greenland relations
• Greenland's natural resources
• Security policy concerning China-Denmark-Greenland-USA relations

Associate Professor at the Department of Society and Politics, Aalborg University
Email: zeuthen@society.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 9202
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Carina Ren

Carina Ren conducts research on tourism development in the Arctic, as well as sustainable and regenerative destination development in Danish and Nordic contexts. She is also an expert on the cultural and societal aspects of climate adaptation.

Carina Ren comments on:

• Greenland
• Nordic Arctic
• Arctic tourism
• Innovation and entrepreneurship
• Climate change
• Indigenous peoples in the Arctic
• Sustainable development in the Arctic

Associate Professor at the Department of Culture and Communication, Aalborg University
Email: ren@ikk.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 8445, +45 3028 2797
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Mette Simonsen Abildgaard

Mette Simonsen Abildgaard conducts research at the intersection of infrastructure and everyday life in the Arctic and Nordic countries.

Mette Simonsen Abildgaard comments on:

• Culture
• Technology
• Infrastructure
• Telecommunications
• Technological history
• Media history

Associate Professor at the Department of Culture and Communication, Aalborg University
Email: msab@ikk.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 9955
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Julia Zhukova Klausen

Julia Zhukova Klausen conducts research on contemporary issues related to the Arctic, language and communication, transnational relations, identity, and social sustainability.

Julia Zhukova Klausen comments on:

• Arctic affairs and relations
• National identity
• Intercultural relations
• Discourse
• Media and social media
• Political communication

Associate Professor at the Department of Culture and Communication, Aalborg University
Email: juliazk@ikk.aau.dk    
Phone: +45 9940 9802
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Anne Merrild

Anne Merrild conducts research on how extractive industries affect people and the environment through social and environmental impact assessments, with a particular focus on Greenland.

Anne Merrild comments on:

• Extractive industries
• Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)
• Critical raw materials
• Arctic resource extraction projects
• Geopolitics of resource development in the Arctic

Professor and Head of Department, Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: merrild@plan.aau.dk  
Phone: +45 9940 3737
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Robert C. Thomsen

Robert Christian Thomsen conducts research on how nationalism, autonomy, and globalisation shape culture and society in the Arctic, Greenland, Canada, and Scotland.

Robert Christian Thomsen comments on:

• Politics, culture, and society in Greenland
• National identity
• Inuit communities and independence movements in Greenland and Canada
• The Arctic Winter Games

Associate Professor at the Department of Culture and Communication, Aalborg University
Email: thomsen@ikk.aau.dk
Phone: +45 9940 9131
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Birgit Feldtmann

Birgit Feldtmann conducts research in criminal law, public international law, and human rights, with a particular focus on maritime law enforcement, including counter-piracy operations, the refugee crisis, and armed conflict.

Birgit Feldtmann comments on:

• Greenlandic criminal law
• Law enforcement in Greenlandic waters

Professor at the Department of Law, Aalborg University
Email: bfe@law.aau.dk   
Phone: +45 2437 7806
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Rikke Becker Jacobsen

Rikke Becker Jacobsen conducts research on governance and society’s adaptation to change in the Arctic, particularly Greenland, sustainability policy in marine governance, and the empowerment and involvement of coastal communities in transition processes.

Rikke Becker Jacobsen comments on:

• Sustainability policy
• Fisheries
• Climate change
• Coastal communities
• Greenland and Arctic studies

Associate Professor at the Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: rbj@plan.aau.dk  
Phone: +45 9356 2348
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Mette Rømer

Mette Rømer conducts research in the field of social work, with a particular focus on vulnerable and marginalized groups and their interactions with the social welfare system and civil society.

Mette Rømer comments on:

• Social work
• Global sociale work

Associate Professor at the Department of Society and Politics, Aalborg University
Email: romer@society.aau.dk 
Phone: +45 9940 8125
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Lars Stig Andersen

Lars Stig Andersen conducts research on contemporary issues related to health, illness, and well-being among vulnerable populations.

Lars Stig Andersen comments on:

• Health and well-being among the Greenlandic population

Clinical Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University
Email: stiga@dcm.aau.dk  
Phone: +45 9766 4182, +45 2720 6016
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Poul Alberg Østergaard

Poul Alberg Østergaard conducts research in energy planning, with a focus on the transition to sustainable energy systems.

Poul Alberg Østergaard comments on:

• Renewable energy planning

Professor at the Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University
Email: poul@plan.aau.dk  
Phone: +45 9940 8424, +45 9356 2370
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Simon Bahrndorff

Simon Bahrndorff works on contemporary topics in biology related to Greenland.

Simon Bahrndorff comments on:

• Biology
• Physiology
• Ecology
• Adaptation
• Global change biology

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University
Email: sba@bio.aau.dk   
Phone: +45 9940 3615
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Astrid Oberborbeck Andersen

Astrid Oberborbeck Andersen conducts research on human–environment relations and anthropological perspectives on climate change, with a particular focus on Greenland and Latin America.

Astrid Oberborbeck Andersen comments on:

• Climate change
• Sustainability
• Resource use and resource management
• Human–environment relations
• Greenlandic culture and society (including technology and infrastructure)

Associate Professor at the Department of Culture and Communication
Email: aoan@ikk.aau.dk
Phone: +45 6196 7282, +45 9940 7440
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