Conference Announcement
Russia and the North
28-29 November 2007
Centre for Russian Studies
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
Oslo, Norway
For further information, please contact:
E-mail: seminar [at] nupi.no
The Centre for Russian Studies at the Norwegian Institute of
International Affairs (NUPI) announces its annual conference, "Russia
and the North," to be held 28-29 November 2007, in Oslo, Norway.
Russia has a key role to play in the international politics of the
North, being the largest arctic state geographically and an important
regional and global actor in an energy market that is increasingly
looking northwards. The aim of this conference is to examine aspects of
northern policy to present a picture of the key features of Russian
northern politics. Conference papers and panel discussions will examine
both the main factors driving the need for specifically northern policy
responses and the structure and effectiveness of these policy responses
themselves.
The conference includes keynote addresses and panel discussions on the
following themes:
- The North in foreign and security policy;
- The North in Russian bilateral and multilateral cooperation;
- The energy resources of the North;
- Climate policy and economic trends in the North; and
- Demography, Indigenous peoples, and federalism in the North.
Attendees are asked to confirm their participation no later than Monday,
26 November 2007, by contacting: seminar [at] nupi.no.