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Charlotte Gehrke

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Postdoc @hifmb.de working on polar and ocean governance | managing editor @arcticrelations.bsky.social: ‪www.arctic-relations.info 🌊

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Hannes Hansen-Magnusson @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
That Greenland agreement is now signed and the text has been published (👇below). #Arctic www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GREENLAND
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF
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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How can science shape Arctic governance? In a new post, @itsbrett.bsky.social explores the #MOSAiC expedition & how #Arctic science diplomacy creates space for contesting norms, advancing environmental stewardship & broadening influence beyond states 🚢 🤝 www.arctic-relations.info/connected-no...
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Connected Normativity | Arctic Relations
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Reminder: Tune in for Erika‘s lecture *today* 🐾 @unisouthampton.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social #dogs #multispecies #research
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
If you are interested in #multispecies studies and/or like dogs, join us for Erika Cudworth's (@dmu.ac.uk) keynote "Decentring Ourselves? The im/possibilities of multispecies ethnography" on June 25th at 5:30 CEST/4:30 BST online or @unisouthampton.bsky.social 🐕 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/decentring...
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Decentring Ourselves? The im/possibilities of multispecies ethnography
Keynote lecture by Associate Professor Erika Cudworth as part of the Centre for Political Ethnography's multispecies ethnography workshop
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Read @ggricius.bsky.social article on the Mission Impossible franchise! "MI films show tensions between constantly changing threats...& the core of 🇺🇸 heroism as a response that the films deploy familiar & beguiling geopolitical imaginaries which gives a smokescreen to critique intelligence agencies"
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Those of you following German news may already know that a humpback whale recently stranded on the Baltic Sea coast 🌊 It was first spotted in late March & there has been intense debate over whether & how to help the whale nicknamed Timmy 🐋 🎥@zdfde.bsky.social #Timmy www.zdfheute.de/thema/buckel...
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Wal in der Ostsee: Aktuell informiert bei ZDFheute
Wie ist die Situation zum Buckelwal in der Ostsee aktuell? Wie steht es um seine Rettung? Aktuelle Nachrichten, Hintergründe und Videos bei ZDFheute.
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The lovely folks @nature.com asked me to review @cryopolitics.com & @klausdodds.bsky.social's book *Unfrozen* 📘 A great introduction for newcomers to the Arctic regions, Bennett & Dodds manage to "make the complex accessible and the mundane memorable" 🧑‍🚀 ❄️ You can read my review at rdcu.be/felxH
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What does the future hold for the thawing Arctic?
Two experts unpack how trends in climate and geopolitics might unfold to shape the far north.
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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
New blog post alert! See how #ClimateChange is reshaping our world over time. Photographer Jürgen Merz shows why historical archives are key for polar literacy, with striking side-by-side images of past and present glaciers documenting dramatic retreat. ⌛🏔️📷 www.arctic-relations.info/seeingclimat...
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Seeing Climate Change Through Time | Arctic Relations
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Anja Menzel @anjamenzel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
How do popular culture depictions of the sea shape our understanding of an ocean in crisis? In our new thematic issue, @charlygehrke.bsky.social and I introduce the concept of 'Ocean Pop' to analytically grasp marine imaginaries in popular culture. Find the editorial here: doi.org/10.17645/oas...
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Ocean Pop: Marine Imaginaries in the Age of Global Polycrisis | Editorial | Ocean and Society
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
My co-editor @anjamenzel.bsky.social & I are thrilled to share the complete thematic issue on *Ocean Pop: Marine Imaginaries in the Age of Global Polycrisis* published in the journal of Ocean and Society 🎥 🌊 🪸 ➡️ doi.org/10.17645/oas... @academic-chatter.bsky.social #research #AcademicSky #EduSky
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
📚 If you're looking for easy teaching texts (BA/undergrad & high school level), check out *Biodiversity in the Polar Region* edited by S. Dotta, M. Bassoi, L. Campos & H. Griffiths - available in English & Portuguese 🇵🇹 #AcademicSky #Arctic #Antarctica #biodiversity en.interantar.com/_files/ugd/4...
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🐬 🌊 Who are the most famous marine mammals & what can they tell us about public attitudes towards the oceans? Find out in my new article in the journal of Ocean and Society: doi.org/10.17645/oas... 🎥 Video abstract: youtu.be/tUHFyKgjnPw?... #AcademicSky #SciComm #Ocean @cogitatiooas.bsky.social
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Video Abstract, Animal Celebrities: Exploring Oceanic Imaginaries Through Celebrity Marine Mammals
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Looking for an excuse to (re-)watch *Pirates of the Carribean*? 🏴‍☠️🗡️ Check out the first article of our @cogitatiooas.bsky.social special issue on „Ocean Pop: Marine Imaginaries in the Age of Global Polycrisis" by my brilliant SI co-editor @anjamenzel.bsky.social 🌊 #ocean #pirates #popculture
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
If you have always wondered how wild polar bears in the #Arctic are governed or just want to learn some polar bear fun facts for your next pub quiz - 🎉 good news 🐻‍❄️ - the embargo on my #polarbear article in *Marine Policy* is up and you can now read it free of charge: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
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AWIs4Future @awis4future.eurosky.social · 14/10/2025
Charlotte Gehrke ist Sozialwissenschaftlerin am German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) in Bonn. Wenn ihr Fragen an sie zu dem Thema habt, seid gern live im Stream dabei und nutzt den Chat. Wer keine Zeit hat, kann gern hier seine Fragen da lassen und wir leiten sie weiter 😊 4/4
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AWIs4Future @awis4future.eurosky.social · 14/10/2025
... und warum gerade ihre Geschichten öffentliche Wahrnehmung und Politik beeinflussen. Hinter den ikonischen Bildern verbergen sich komplexe ökologische, gesellschaftliche und rechtliche Dynamiken, die ihren Schutz und ihre Symbolkraft prägen. 3/4
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AWIs4Future @awis4future.eurosky.social · 14/10/2025
Eisbären, Walrosse, Orcas, Wale und Robben – sie sind die charismatischen Gesichter einer sich wandelnden Welt. Dieser Vortrag beleuchtet aus politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive, wie Polarbewohner zu Botschaftern der Klimakrise wurden ... 2/4
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AWIs4Future @awis4future.eurosky.social · 14/10/2025
Am Donnerstag, 16.10., ist es wieder Zeit für eine neue Folge Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer! In Folge 182 klärt uns Dr. Charlotte Gehrke (@charlygehrke.bsky.social) vom IDOS (@idos-research.bsky.social) welche Rolle Meeressäuger auf 🐳🦭 Wie immer live um 20:30 Uhr: youtube.com/live/gKIKJ4D... 1/4
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Arktische Meeressäuger – Botschafter der Klimakrise: Die Politik der Niedlichkeit & Megafauna
Eisbären, Walrosse, Orcas, Wale und Robben – sie sind die charismatischen Gesichter einer sich wandelnden Welt. Dieser Vortrag beleuchtet aus politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive, wie Polarbewohner z...
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IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
📺 Eisbären, Orcas & Co. – die Gesichter der #Klimakrise? In Folge 182 von "Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer" erklärt IDOS-Expertin @charlygehrke.bsky.social, wie Tiere der Polarregion Politik & Öffentlichkeit bewegen. 📅 16. Oktober 2025, 20:30 Uhr 🔗 lnkd.in/e_TkXBcg @awi.de @awis4future.bsky.social
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 03/10/2025
Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 11th lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 110,000 km² above the 2010s mean • about 1,070,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 2,190,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,850,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between August and November by looking at the decadal average line positions.
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
In some uncharacteristically non-Arctic news: I recently had the pleasure of discussing my research on how late-night shows respond to tragic events (doi.org/10.1177/0304...) on Austrian TV as part of the ORF ZIB Magazin episode on why satire matters in times of crisis 📺 on.orf.at/video/142933...
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ZIB Magazin vom 29.09.2025
Die Bedeutung von Satire in schwierigen Zeiten
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Matthias Kranke @mattkranke.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
📣 Belated publication announcement – I have never really gotten round to properly introducing the @iajournal.bsky.social special section on ‘Boundary work and the (un)making of global cooperation’, co-edited with the wonderful @marenhofius.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/3
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Volume 101 Issue 3 | International Affairs | Oxford Academic
The official journal of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Publishes content across the entire discipline of international relations and is renowned for its academically rigo...
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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
New post: *From the Floe Edge: Visualising Sea Ice in Kinngait, Nunavut* by art historian @issygapp.bsky.social 🌊 With the West Baffin Cooperative & Kenojuak Cultural Centre, Isabelle & hydrologist Sarah Cooley explore how artists depict sea ice formation 🎨 www.arctic-relations.info/fromthefloee...
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From the Floe Edge | Arctic Relations
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
The animated abstract for @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social & my @iajournal.bsky.social article is finally finished ✨ Check out our #openaccess article on "The Arctic as a boundary object" at doi.org/10.1093/ia/i... *For educational purposes only* #academicsky #academicchatter #abstract #videoabstract
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator. 🧪🌎
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“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
I think I might have just received the best academic gift: *Publish or Perish* - the game 🃏 it’s made (@maxhuibai.bsky.social) & tested by researchers #peer-reviewed & very fun to play with non-academic friends too („you can tell that you do this for a living“) 😅🌟 (not an ad, just a (peer) review) 👩‍🏫
The Publish or Perish game box Publish or Perish game playing cards in a table with a lemonade and coffee cup on the side Inside of the Publish or Perish game box: another box looking like a bound book version of a dissertation that contains the playing cards
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Academy of International Affairs NRW @aia-nrw.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Science diplomacy: At our Summer Academy, @idos-research.bsky.social ’s Charlotte Gehrke hosted a workshop exploring the 1973 Polar Bear Agreement through scenario-based negotiation, inviting participants to engage as state, non-state & more-than-human actors. A highlight in inclusive governance.
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Last week @mybisa.bsky.social, I got to present my research on Germany's Arctic science diplomacy 🔬 Thanks to @doccstevens.bsky.social for brilliant discussant comments & @hannahhughes.bsky.social for organizing this @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social panel feat. Anne Harrington & @anthonyburke.bsky.social! ☢️🌲
An overview of the BISA panel on "The (re)design of science-policy relations in environment & nuclear governance” A picture of Belfast's city hall
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Thank you for allowing me to share my research on charismatic megafauna with the #ethics colloquium 🦭🐋🐾
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Dr. Chris Pepin-Neff (they/them) @pepinneff.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
"Valerie Taylor helped collect footage of sharks that was used in Jaws and was one of the leaders on conservation laws to protect the Grey Nurse Shark. Leonard Compagno, who was a scientist on Jaws, led the effort to protect White Sharks in South Africa." www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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The Applause for Jaws, Despite Flaws
Fifty years ago, the movie Jaws scared beachgoers and demonized sharks. Now, however, sharks, the public and our beaches are all evolving to a better understanding
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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
What motivates people to overwinter in the polar regions? Why do they stay, and are there national or gender based differences? 🗺️ Find out the answers to these and more questions in Dr. Skorupa new blog post 💭 #research #psychology #Arctic #Antarctica www.arctic-relations.info/winteringatp...
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Wintering at Polar Stations | Arctic Relations
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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🚨 New Post Alert: Unpacking the Motivation Behind Wintering at Polar Stations🧠❄️🥾 Psychologist Agnieszka Skorupa (University of Silesia) takes us behind the scenes of the most extreme workplaces on planet Earth 🧊⛏️ www.arctic-relations.info/winteringatp...
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Wintering at Polar Stations | Arctic Relations
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Hannes Hansen-Magnusson @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
“Who negotiates #Arctic governance?” - a pressing question not just in times of the #Greenland “maga-saga” @charlygehrke.bsky.social and I discuss this with reference to the concept of “boundary” in a Special Issue edited by @mattkranke.bsky.social and Maren Hofius 👇
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IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
How, where and by whom is #ArcticGovernance being negotiated? @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social and @charlygehrke.bsky.social take a closer look in a new article in @iajournal.bsky.social: www.idos-research.de/en/others-pu...
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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Our fifth monthly pick is "Re-thinking Global Governance as Fuzzy: Multi-Scalar Boundaries of Responsibility in the Arctic" by @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social‬ (@culawandpolitics.bsky.social) and @charlygehrke.bsky.social (@hgir.bsky.social). #Artic #Boundaries www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Re-thinking Global Governance as Fuzzy: Multi-Scalar Boundaries of Responsibility in the Arctic
The article reconsiders global governance as fuzzy and situated across multiple scales rather than multi-level. It revisits Global Governance research, whose introspective focus on opening “black b...
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Hannes Hansen-Magnusson @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Fortunately, a new textbook is available since 27 March that provides a more nuanced account of #Arctic politics. It includes a chapter that I co-authored with @charlygehrke.bsky.social on Arctic governance beyond the Council. 👇 www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
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The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Governance
The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Governance edited by Elena Conde and Corine Wood-Donnelly, is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted issues surrounding governance in the Arctic region. Delvi...
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Hannes Hansen-Magnusson @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Learning about Greenlandic culture can be done from the comfort of one's armchair. For example, by reading Asta Mønsted's account on the Arctic Relations blog of how Danish architecture attempted to colonise Inuit communities @arcticrelations.bsky.social 👇 www.arctic-relations.info/theinuulluni...
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The Inuulluni Project | Arctic Relations
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🎙️ *Save the Date*: Dr. Dorothea Wehrmann (@idos-research.bsky.social) und ich halten am 28.03.2025 von 12:00-13:00 Uhr einen digitaler JRF-WissensLunch Vortrag zum Thema "Geopolitisierung und die Governance globaler Gebiete" 🧊 🌊 🔭 (kostenlos & keine Anmeldung erforderlich) jrf.nrw/detail/jrf-w...
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Hannes Hansen-Magnusson @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
New publication on @arcticrelations.bsky.social - the culture of ivory carving in the #Arctic 👇👇👇
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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🚨 New blog post: *Working the Ocean's White Gold* Michael Engelhard takes us on a journey exploring the history of a living Bering Strait tradition: Sculpting & carving walrus tusks – learn about fossilized ivory, the wide range of ivory creations & more 🌊 www.arctic-relations.info/livingbering...
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Working the Ocean’s White Gold | Arctic Relations
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Anja Menzel @anjamenzel.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Our Special Issue 'Ocean Pop' has been offically accepted by Ocean&Society! Additional contributions are more than welcome - you can submit your abstract until April 15. @cogitatiooas.bsky.social @charlygehrke.bsky.social #oceanpop #popularculture #marineimaginaries
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Next Issues | Ocean and Society
Ocean and Society is an innovative peer-reviewed open access journal focused on the societal interactions with marine and coastal environments.
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
*From resistance to legitimation: The changing role of humour in politics* SI edited by Daniel Beck & Alexander Spencer now available in the Feb issue (50:1) of *Alternatives: Global, Local, Political* 📕 journals.sagepub.com/toc/alta/50/1 ➡️ Check out my #openaccess article doi.org/10.1177/0304...
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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
This year, we have exciting blog posts planned for you covering a wide range of disciplines, from science diplomacy to art history 🎨 If you want to share your research or have an exciting Arctic story to tell, please contact us at arcticrelations@gmail.com or via the contact form on our website 📲
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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Today marks 6 years of the *Arctic Relations* blog sharing stories and scholarship from and about the circumpolar North 🎂 🎈 Perhaps the most memorable review we ever received described the blog as the perfect eclectic mix of different research topics and commentary 🌊🧊 www.arctic-relations.info
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
If you're looking for a different perspective on Trump's presidency ahead of next week's inauguration, might I suggest my article "American Late-Night Shows in Times of Crisis" published in next month's issue of Alternatives: Global, Local, Political 📰 📺 doi.org/10.1177/0304...
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Friederike Odenwald @friederikeodenwald.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I finally made it here and am happy to share the CfP for a small workshop I am hosting @coloniallegacy.bsky.social in Hamburg in March. Anyone working on "Animals and Empire" with methods of provenance research is welcome to apply until January 19. kolonialismus.blogs.uni-hamburg.de/2024/12/20/c...
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Call for Proposals: Animals and Empire. Provenance Research as a Method for Global Histories, Workshop, Hamburg 20.-21. March 2025 – Hamburgs (post-)koloniales Erbe
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IPBES @ipbes.net · 15/01/2025
Charismatic species like lions 🦁 steal the spotlight, but what about the underdogs of nature? Simon Watt & Prof. Bob Smith join #NatureInsight to discuss the “ugly” species we ignore—and why they deserve a second look. 🌍💔 🎙️ Episode 4 is NOW out: natureinsight.podbean.com
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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
‼️ One more day to send us your abstracts ‼️ @anjamenzel.bsky.social & I are co-editing the *Ocean Pop* SI for the @cogitatiooas.bsky.social journal 🪸🐠🐬🏊🧜 If you have questions about joining the SI, dm or email us - we look forward to hearing from you!
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