Circumpolar Arctic Summer School on Economy and Society (CASES)
CASES 2023 | Building Equity Through Economic Diversification
CASES 2023 took place from June 7th to June 18th, in Canada's Northwest Territories, in Yellowknife, Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk. The "Circumpolar Arctic Summer School on Economy and Society" (CASES) was the first Summer school organized by the WAGE Circumpolar Partnership.
The summer school was prepared and coordinated by Davin Holen (University of Alaska Fairbanks), Jessica M. Shadian (University of Toronto), Gérard Duhaime (University Laval), and Karen Everett (University Laval). The theme of the 2023 edition of the summer program was "Building equity through economic diversification" and was oriented towards extractivist economies.
The summer school brought together five social sciences students from Finland, Russia, and Québec: Eleonora Alariesto (University of Lapland), Philippine Almodovar (Université Laval), Nadine Boucher (Université Laval) and Myriam Labrecque (Université Laval).
CASES 2024 | International Graduate School - Emergence Blue Economies in the Arctic
October 14-30, 2024 | Ungava Bay (Nunavik), Canada
Taking place first in Kuujjuaq and then onboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, the International Graduate School on the Emergence of Innovative Blue Economies in the Arctic focuses on the emergence of innovative blue economies in the Arctic and addresses both the challenges and the opportunities Northern communities are facing.
Find more information about WAGE second summer school, organized in collaboration with Sentinel North program, HERE.
CASES 2025 | Complex Inequalities and Regional Perspectives - East Greenland
September 2 to 15, 2025 - Greenland
CASES 2025 is a multi-cycle course that aims to provide an experiential training, allowing participants to interact with renowned researchers and experts in a trans-disciplinary perspective that combines a wide range of social sciences (anthropology, sociology, economics, geography, law) and the knowledge and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples, as well as organizations, governments, and businesses involved in the region.
Tasiilaq in May - Photo by MarieKathrine Poppel
Course content will include presentations by WAGE mentors, meetings with representatives from the communities (Nuuk, Tasiilaq, Tiilerilaaq, Kulusuk), indigenous organizations, and relevant authorities. Students will contribute through active participation in discussions.
The major element, however, is the direct confrontation with the East Greenland realities and the possibilities of discussing these with regional and local administrators, fishermen and hunters as well as residents and other stakeholders. The lectures will emphasize relevant theoretical approaches, methodological issues, and the societal context.
Summer in Nuuk- Photo by MarieKathrine Poppel
It is thus important to increase awareness of the participants about the issues raised by the presence, role, modalities and consequences of complex inequalities and regional perspectives and furthermore, get an understanding of the issues specific to Greenland in relation to the theme and elicit student suggestions to improve living conditions and quality of life together.
The training school starts in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland and the main town in Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, but takes place in East Greenland with the overall theme “Complex inequalities and regional perspectives – East Greenland" with visits to the town Tasiilaq in East Greenland and two settlements, Tiilerilaaq and Kulusuk in the Tasiilaq district.
