Who Gets to Shape the Future of the Arctic? A Conversation with Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds
In this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast, Anna Niia Varfolomeeva speaks with Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds about their book Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic . Together, they explore who gets to shape the region at this critical moment: as governments and global powers increasingly look northwards, whose interests guide its transformation? And how can northern and Indigenous communities retain meaningful agency over the places they call home?
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Who Gets to Shape the Future of the Arctic? A Conversation with Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds
In this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast, Anna Niia Varfolomeeva speaks with Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds about their book Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic . Together, [...]
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