North Pacific Social Science

Comparative and Collaborative Research Initiatives

This page is dedicated to collection of information associated with collaborative and comparative research in the North Pacific Region. If you have information that you would like to have posted here, please send the information to dckoester [at sign] alaska [dot] edu.

Recent events connected to North Pacific social science research

(Events supported in part by the National Science Foundation, Arctic Social Sciences Program)

2014

Comparative Studies on Indigenous Cultures along the North Pacific Rim: Focusing on Indigenous Rights and Marine Resource Utilization

organizers: Nobuhiro Kishigami, David Koester, Ben Colombi

Jan 11-13, 2014 - National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan

Building a North Pacific Biocultural Network to Promote Sustainabilities

Organizers: Tom Thornton and David Koester

May 2014, International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences VIII, Prince George, B.C. Canada

Journée d’Etudes - Objectifs et enjeux de la recherche anthropologique et archeologique dans le Pacifique Nord

Organizers: Virginie Vaté, Claire Alix, David Koester

November 4, 2014 – GDR Mutations Polaire, GSRL (UMR 8582 CNRS), Paris, France

Photo: Gorelyi Volcano caldera, Kamchatka, D Koester, 2011