Human Rights and Security in the Arctic (5op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Tavoitteet

The course aims to provide Arctic-related knowledge of international human rights and different dimensions of human security.

After completion of the course the students is able to
- describe the key characteristics of human rights obligations, international law and governance in the Arctic context
- identify global and local threats to human security
- explain the relationship between food security and climate change
- analyze the expression of food sovereignty in different spatial contexts and what food sovereignty entails in the Arctic context
- describe the basics of international cultural heritage law and analyze the concept in the context of rights to the heritage of Arctic communities in Russia.

Toteutustavat

Lectures (24 h), group work, independent work.

Suoritustavat

Active participation in the lectures and completing a written assignment. Attendance: 80 %.

Sisältö

The content of the course will comprise:
- Introduction to Human Rights and Human Security in the Arctic
- Food Resilience and Sovereignty in the Arctic
- Introduction to Cultural Heritage Law and Heritage rights and Russian Arctic communities
- Human security: questions concerning economic growth and industrial development.

Oppimateriaalit

Literature (suggested):

Human Rights and Security in the Arctic:

Durfee, M. H. & Johnstone, R. L. (2019). Arctic governance in a changing world. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.

Food resilience and Sovereignty in the Arctic:

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.

Introduction to Cultural Heritage Law and Heritage rights and Russian Arctic communities:

Blake, J. (2015). Cultural Heritage and Human Rights. In J. Blake, International Cultural Heritage Law. Oxford University Press, pp. 271–311.

Waterton, E. & Smith, L. (2009). There is no such thing as heritage. In E. Waterton & L. Smith (Eds) Taking Archaeology out of heritage. Cambridge Scholars Press.

Human security: questions concerning economic growth and industrial development

Salminen, M. Salminen, Zojer G. & Hossain, K. (eds.) (2020). Digitalisation and Human Security – A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Cybersecurity in the European high North. Palgrave Macmillan.

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.

Esitietovaatimukset

No prerequisites; participation in the course Arctic Eco-systems and Adaptation of Species to Arctic Environment will be an advantage.