Social Sciences and Humanities in the International Polar Year 2007–2008: An Integrating Mission

Krupnik, Igor; Bravo, Michael; Csonka, Yvon; Hovelsrud-Broda, Grete; Müller‐Wille, Ludger; Poppel, Birger; Schweitzer, P.; Sörlin, Sverker

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“…As noted elsewhere (Krupnik et al, 2005), the success of the polar social/human science community in the original planning for IPY 2007 -08 was evident already in the initial IPY Framework Document (ICSU, 2004). Many national IPY programs developed in 2004 -05 also feature human and social topics very prominently.…”

Section: Social and Human Sciences In The Ipymentioning

confidence: 85%

“…Social scientists argue that the contributions of their disciplines to previous IPY efforts have left a solid legacy, and that cultural and human issues have always been an implicit component of IPY ventures, particularly in the first IPY of 1882 -83 (Krupnik et al, 2005:92 -93). IPY 2007 -08, however, is the first such venture to integrate social science fully into the planning and implementation.…”

Section: Social and Human Sciences In The Ipymentioning

confidence: 99%

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IPY 2007–08 and Social/Human Sciences: An Update

Hovelsrud¹,

Krupnik²

2009

ARCTIC

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HIS REVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF ACTIVITIES in the social sciences and the humanities under the forthcoming International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-08 covers critical steps in the IPY planning and implementation process during the last 18 months (from January 2005 to July 2006). Unlike the earlier statements and preliminary outlines for the IPY (e.g., ICSU, 2004; NRC, 2004; Krupnik et al., 2005), this evaluation is based on the analysis of several hundred proposals submitted for consideration to the Joint Committee (JC), the main steering body for the IPY, between June 2005 and January 2006. The proposals were evaluated and endorsed by the JC as IPY "initiatives" in three rounds between June 2005 and January 2006. We believe that those proposals offer an insightful view of the general research interests and concerns of the polar science community on the eve of the IPY, which begins in March 2007. Our paper is written in appreciation of the great effort put forth by many people in the ongoing IPY planning and implementation process and in the hope that this spirit will be carried through to the funding agencies and towards actual research.

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Section: Social and Human Sciences In The Ipymentioning

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Section: Social and Human Sciences In The Ipymentioning

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IPY 2007–08 and Social/Human Sciences: An Update

Hovelsrud¹,

Krupnik²

2009

ARCTIC

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“…In a similar fashion, the social and human studies included in the present International Polar Year 2007-2008 are a bridge between science and policy. Their inclusion (e.g., Krupnik et al, 2005) provides even more opportunity for self-refl ection and evaluation of what lessons and legacies we will leave for the future. …”

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The Policy Process and the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958

Korsmo¹

2009

Smithsonian at the Poles : Contributions to International Polar Year Science

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“…Useful, complementary, and insightful, IQ has application and purpose in scientific research when explored as a different epistemology (Wenzel, 1991;Krupnik et al, 2005;Gearhead et al, 2006;Krupnik, 2009) and can be utilized to better understand developing changes in the Arctic environment (Moore and Huntington, 2008;Huntington, 2011). Although both terms cover a range of concepts and approaches (Agrawal, 1995), some broad differences between Inuit and Western scientific knowledge approaches are apparent from our prior work (e.g., Nweeia, 2020) and the work of others (Huntington, 2000(Huntington, , 2002Gearheard et al, 2006;Rapinski et al, 2018).…”

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Isumaqatigingniq: Building a Transformational Science Education Model to Engage the Next Generation of Inuit and Western Scientific Investigators

Nweeia¹,

Peeters²

2021

ARCTIC

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Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ), “the Inuit way of knowing,” and science each approach observation of the natural and physical world from shared yet different epistemologies. Studies that integrate IQ and science demonstrate the inherent value of using observations and findings from both to understand Arctic systems. Yet holders of IQ and scientists often do not fully comprehend the practice of the other because they think and approach observation and knowledge differently. Using the concept of Isumaqatigingniq, or “thinking together,” we will form an educational program, Isumaqatigingniq-Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, (I-STEM), that will highlight and integrate studies of the narwhal and the Arctic environment undertaken with contributions from IQ and science. Program outreach will target high school students from both Inuit and non-Inuit backgrounds. Understanding existing efforts that combine these knowledge frames will hopefully inspire future collaborations by these groups. Learning through I-STEM will better equip students to address scientific themes that design, optimize, and implement collaborative observation systems. Inuit and scientific research efforts are essential for a deeper understanding of the Arctic environment. Implementing an active educational program that engages high school youth to understand the value of incorporating these two ways of knowing will help foster a future educational environment of collaboration. The educational I-STEM model will bring a new Inuit perspective to formal scientific education programs and share perspectives of science and Inuit knowledge within Inuit educational programs. Isumaqatigingniq can continue growing, incorporating new perspectives on Arctic observations and knowledge.

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Social Sciences and Humanities in the International Polar Year 2007–2008: An Integrating Mission

Cited by 8 publications

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IPY 2007–08 and Social/Human Sciences: An Update

IPY 2007–08 and Social/Human Sciences: An Update

The Policy Process and the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958

Isumaqatigingniq: Building a Transformational Science Education Model to Engage the Next Generation of Inuit and Western Scientific Investigators

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