Food Security and Sovereignty in the Arctic (1op)

Osaamistavoitteet

After completion of the course the student is able to understand, discuss and analyze
- why the food system need to change
- the relationship between climate change, agriculture and food security
- how food sovereignty is expressed in different spatial contexts
- what food sovereignty entail in the Arctic context
- the common language between policy makers, academics, and grassroots activists towards resilience, food security and sovereignty.

Sisältö

- Global Food security (1996 Food and Agriculture Organisation’s food security definition)
- Resilience and coping mechanisms to ensure food security for individuals and households in the Arctic
- Food system and its complexity
- Transforming the food system
- The role of local movements in driving the future food system
- Food system and the UN SDGs
- What it means to be food sovereign?
- How can food sovereignty be used as a trans-regional framing device in the debate of eco-cultural issues and other dialogues?
- The Arctic food industry
- Special topics (Group work)

Esitietovaatimukset

No previous studies required. However, participation in the Arctic Ecosystems and Adaptation of Species to Arctic Environment course will be an advantage.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Fail: Performance is highly deficient or erroneous. The work may be based on serious misunderstandings.

Sufficient and satisfactory (1-2): Performance is lacking in scope, superficial, or corresponds poorly to the assignment. The author merely lists things out of context or addresses them one-sidedly. The work may contain errors or obscurities.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

Good and very good (3-4): Performance corresponds to the assignment, manifesting comprehension and a skill to analyse and justify. The author has addressed the issue comprehensively. The work may contain some deficiencies.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Excellent (5): Performance delineates an extensive whole and the author can apply knowledge in a multifaceted way or place it in various contexts. The work manifests independency and insight, and it is a flawless entity that involves justified thinking or critical contemplation. The work is well written and implemented.

Oppimateriaalit

Hossain, K., Raheem, D. & Cormier, S. (2018). Food security Governance in the Arctic-Barents region. New York: Springer Nature. Available at: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319757551#aboutBook.

Cormier, S & Raheem, D. (2018). Food security in the Barents region. Routledge. Available at: https://www.routledge.com/Society-Environment-and-Human-Security-in-the-Arctic-Barents-Region/Hossain-Cambou/p/book/9780815399841 (e-book).

FAO (2016). The State of Food and Agriculture: Climate change, agriculture and food security. Available at: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6030e.pdf.

Hossain, K., Hermann, T. & Raheem, D. (2018). Food (in)Security across the Circumpolar Arctic. Book Chapter 38 in Handbook on Arctic Security. Routledge.

Raheem, D. (2018). Food and nutrition as a measure of resilience in the Barents region. Urban Science, 2018, 2, 72. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci2030072. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Switzerland (open access).

Nilsson L. M. & Evengård B. (2015). Food Security or Food Sovereignty: What Is the Main Issue in the Arctic? In B. Evengård, J. Nymand Larsen & Ø. Paasche (eds) The New Arctic. Cham: Springer.

Lisätiedot

Lecturer: Dele Raheem, Senior Researcher, PhD.

Toteutustavat

Lectures and exercises (6h), group work, independent work.

Suoritustavat

Active participation in the lectures, reading requested course materials, group work and a successful completion of a learning diary