The #ERC Advanced Grant project #InfraNorth, led by Peter Schweitzer, explored how residents of the #Arctic engage with transport infrastructures and their local consequences. Find out more about its key findings in this #CORDIS article! @univie.ac.at @erc.europa.eu @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

Arctic transport infrastructures shape regional development

How the influence of Arctic transport infrastructures on local livelihoods and community well-being differs depending on geographic...

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🚢 Olga Povoroznyuk and Peter Schweitzer contribute the chapter “The Promises and Fears of Infrastructure: An Alaskan Port Expansion, Geopolitics, and Local (Dis-)Engagement” to the newly published volume 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘬 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘴: 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵. @berghahnbooks.bsky.social - Find out more:

Jan 2026: InfraNorth Chapters Featured in “Arctic Silk Roads: An Anthropology of the Unbuilt” (Berghahn Books) - InfraNorth

InfraNorth researchers have contributed two chapters to the book Arctic Silk Roads: An Anthropology of the Unbuilt, edited by Natalia Magnani and Matthew Magnani, and published by Berghahn Books as pa...

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✈️ Airports are vital to #Arctic life, yet often shaped by geopolitical and economic interests. An ethnographic comparison of Longyearbyen, Rovaniemi & Tasiilaq by Meyer, Adams & Elixhauser is now #openaccess in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. #InfraNorth 🔗 infranorth.eu/news/dec-202...

New special issue: "Ethnographies of Infrastructure," ed. by me, P. Schweitzer & O. Povoroznyuk, in JCE. It explores #infrastructure (& its futures) as social phenomenon, spanning the #Arctic & beyond: ports, roads, supply chains & environmental conflict. journals.sagepub.com/toc/jcec/55/1

🗓️ Feb 9: #InfraNorth researcher Philipp Budka will give a talk titled “Sovereignty by Design: Community #Infrastructures in Remote Canada” as part of the seminar series of the Department of Social #Anthropology at the University of Manchester. @philbu.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social

Feb 9, 2026: Talk by Philipp Budka at the University of Manchester’s Social Anthropology Seminar Series - InfraNorth

On Monday, February 9, 2026, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm (GMT), InfraNorth researcher Philipp Budka will deliver a guest talk as part of the seminar series of the Department of Social Anthropology at the Uni...

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❓ What can scenario workshops offer to the #anthropology of #infrastructure that other ethnographic methods might not? This #openaccess article by Schweitzer et al. in 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 reflects on #InfraNorth scenario workshops in #Kirkenes & #Churchill 👇 @journals.sagepub.com

Dec 2025: Article by Peter Schweitzer, et al. in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography - InfraNorth

The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography has recently published the article “Scenarios and Ethnography: Infrastructural Futures as Windows into the Present” by Peter Schweitzer, Olga Povoroznyuk, Phili...

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🚗💥 In the #Arctic, a journey is as unpredictable as the weather. From Chukotka’s tundra to Scandinavian roads and Canadian far-north trails, breakdowns reveal a common logic of Arctic mobility: #infrastructure is both material and relational. Three #InfraNorth researchers share their experiences:

When Vehicles Fail: The Fragile Infrastructure of Arctic Mobility - InfraNorth

By Elena Davydova, Ria-Maria Adams and Katrin Schmid In the Arctic, a journey is as unpredictable as the weather. From Chukotka’s tundra to Scandinavian roads and Canadian backcountry trails, mobility...

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🛫 Arctic Airports as Lifelines and Gateways? Shaped by geopolitical agendas and external economic interests, Arctic airports are essential lifelines for communities across remote regions.Our @infranortherc.bsky.social article explores these relational affordances journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🎧🌏 #InfraNorth PI Peter Schweitzer on Austrian public radio Ö1 traced the history of ideas around an #Arctic Silk Road, circumpolar shipping routes, and the proposed Bering Strait tunnel—from promises of #infrastructure to geopolitical ambitions and local realities. Listen online (in German only):

Dec 2025: Peter Schweitzer Interviewed on Austrian Public Radio Ö1 - InfraNorth

The Austrian public broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) featured InfraNorth principal investigator Peter Schweitzer in an interview on its Ö1 weekend feuilleton “Diagonal” on December 6, 2025,...

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The #Arctic is perceived as a future military theatre. But while war rages to the south, it has become a safe haven for refugees from #Ukraine and beyond. New blog post drawing on fieldwork in Vardø with @riaadams.bsky.social @infranortherc.bsky.social www.cryopolitics.com/2025/12/19/f... 🧪

For Ukrainians in Vardø, the Arctic is a refuge, not a battleground - CRYOPOLITICS

The Arctic is often perceived as a future battleground. But it has actually become a safe haven for refugees from Ukraine and beyond.

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📰✨ The introduction to the “Ethnographies of Infrastructure” special issue of the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 is out #openaccess, situating contributions within developments in the #anthropology of #infrastructure. ➡️ The print edition is due Feb 2026. @journals.sagepub.com @univie.ac.at

Dec 2025: Forthcoming Special Issue of the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography - InfraNorth

The forthcoming special issue “Ethnographies of Infrastructure” of the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, guest edited by Philipp Budka, Peter Schweitzer, and Olga Povoroznyuk, is progressively bein...

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✈️ New #openaccess article in the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺! 📦 “Amazon in the Arctic: E-Commerce, Infrastructure, and Alimentary Assemblages in #Nunavut, Canada” by #InfraNorth researcher Katrin Schmid. @journals.sagepub.com @univie.ac.at

Dec 2025: Article by Katrin Schmid in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography - InfraNorth

The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography has published the article “Amazon in the Arctic: E-Commerce, Infrastructure, and Alimentary Assemblages in Nunavut, Canada” by InfraNorth researcher Katrin Schm...

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📣 We are excited to announce that Peter Schweitzer, Principal Investigator of #InfraNorth and APRI board member, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the European Polar Board. @europeanpolarboard.bsky.social @austrianpolar.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #PolarResearch

Dec 2025: Peter Schweitzer Appointed to the European Polar Board’s Executive Committee - InfraNorth

Peter Schweitzer, Principal Investigator of InfraNorth, has been appointed to the Executive Committee (EXCOM) of the European Polar Board (EPB). His election took place during the Board’s autumn plena...

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Symbolic recognition isn’t enough. Indigenous communities in Canada face unresolved issues in water, energy & transport #infrastructure and demand real say in decisions that meet their long-term needs. #InfraNorth researcher Philipp Budka highlighted this issue at the “GAME ON!” press conference.

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It was great participating in the press conference for the project "GAME ON! Sports for Human Rights" by @fairplayinitiative.bsky.social - ahead of the #Football / #Soccer World Cup 2026 in 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇲: www.fairplay.or.at/news/news/pr...

📰 New article by #InfraNorth researcher Olga Povoroznyuk in the Journal of Contemporary #Ethnography! “Toward a Comparative Ethnography of #Arctic Seaports Projects: Local Impacts of Expanding Maritime #Infrastructure in Alaska, Norway, and Russia” @journals.sagepub.com @univie.ac.at #openaccess

Dec 2025: Article by Olga Povoroznyuk in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography - InfraNorth

The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography recently published the article “Toward a Comparative Ethnography of Arctic Seaports Projects: Local Impacts of Expanding Maritime Infrastructure in Alaska, Norw...

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🗞️Within @infranortherc.bsky.social, Katrin Schmid and I examine very different #Arctic communities to show how capitalist logics drive #housing scarcity — and how “infrastructure’s failed relations” become visible in diverse local contexts. 🏚️🏗️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

No room in the North: housing scarcity as infrastructure’s failed relations in the Arctic

This article examines the entanglements of housing infrastructure, economic structures, and social relations in Arctic regions, focusing on Nunavut (Canada) and Malmfälten (Sweden). Using a compara...

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📢 New paper alert! Polar Geography has just released the article “𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗴𝘃𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗸𝗼𝘁𝗸𝗮” by #InfraNorth researchers Elena Davydova and Olga Povoroznyuk. @univie.ac.at 🔗 Find out more: infranorth.eu/news/dec-202...

Arctic transportation futures are at a crossroads. ❄️🚛🚢 @infranortherc.bsky.social gathered experts and community voices to discuss how to make future #transport #planning more responsive to local needs. 💡See the recommendations: infranorth.eu/arctic-trans...

💡 As #InfraNorth enters its final stage, we spotlight the people behind the research, starting with Philipp Budka, who focused on #Churchill, Manitoba. His research shows how local ownership and community-led decisions can make #infrastructure more reliable & fair. @philbu.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

In the latest issue of @anthropologica.bsky.social, #InfraNorth researcher @philbu.bsky.social contributes the article “Infrastructural Disruption, Entanglement and Change in Northern #Manitoba,” where he examines how #Churchill residents live with, adapt to, and reimagine infrastructure.

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In a new article for @anthropologica.bsky.social, I explore how #transport infrastructures in northern #Manitoba 🇨🇦 shape community life & #governance. It demonstrates that #infrastructure is deeply social, political & intertwined with #climate & colonial #history. doi.org/10.18357/ant...

🆕 The latest issue of #Anthropologica (Vol. 67, No. 1, 2025) features the thematic section “Narratives and Temporalities of #Infrastructure: The Canadian Experience,” co-edited by Giuseppe Amatulli & Philipp Budka. @anthropologica.bsky.social @gamatulli.bsky.social @philbu.bsky.social

Nov 2025: Special Issue of “Anthropologica” Co-edited by Giuseppe Amatulli and Philipp Budka - InfraNorth

A new special issue of Anthropologica (Vol. 67, No. 1, 2025), the journal of the Canadian Anthropology Society, has just been published. Titled “Narratives and Temporalities of Infrastructure: The Can...

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🏗️❄️🛳️ #Arctic transport is at a crossroads. Reconciling global drivers with local needs is a major policy and planning challenge. The #InfraNorth workshop brought together diverse voices to support sustainable, inclusive Arctic #transportation futures. The dialogue continues – more soon! @univie.ac.at

Arctic Transportation Futures: Reconciling Local Needs and Global Drivers

YouTube video by InfraNorth: Building Arctic Futures

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Looking forward to my lecture on community #infrastructures, #sovereignty & futures in remote 🇨🇦 @ the Wednesday Seminar Series of the Dpt. of Social & Cultural #Anthropology @univie.ac.at.

#InfraNorth researcher Alexandra Meyer co-presented with Julia Olsen at the #Svalbard Science Conference, sharing insights from their collective article “Building transdisciplinary bridges and learning from the Svalbard context,” now open-access in The Polar Journal. 🔗 infranorth.eu/news/nov-202...

📅 Join us this Wednesday, Nov 5, at 5 pm CET, for a lecture by #InfraNorth researcher Philipp Budka, on infrastructural sovereignty in remote Canadian communities. 🌐 Hybrid at Uni Wien & Zoom, no registration needed. More details on the link below! @philbu.bsky.social @univie.ac.at #Infrastructure

Nov 5, 2025: Presentation by Philipp Budka at the University of Vienna - InfraNorth

On November 5, 2025, at 5:00 pm CET, InfraNorth researcher Philipp Budka will deliver a lecture titled “Sovereignty by Design: Community Infrastructures and Relational Futures in Remote Canada,” as pa...

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📚 #InfraNorth researchers contribute two chapters to 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀: 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 (Berghahn Books, eds. N. & M. Magnani, Jan 2026). 🚢 The forthcoming book traces how melting sea ice fuels global imaginaries of #Arctic routes and #infrastructure visions shaping local agency.

Jan 2026: InfraNorth Contributions to Forthcoming Book “Arctic Silk Roads” - InfraNorth

InfraNorth researchers contribute two chapters to the forthcoming book Arctic Silk Roads: An Anthropology of the Unbuilt, edited by Natalia Magnani and Matthew Magnani. The volume will be published by...

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Olga Povoroznyuk and Peter Schweitzer are in #Alaska, where they presented #InfraNorth findings at the #ARCA workshop “Biocultural Heritage and Climate Adaptation in Arctic Cities,” linking their research on #Arctic transport infrastructures and biocultural heritage as a climate adaptation resource.

Oct 2025: Presentation by Olga Povoroznyuk and Peter Schweitzer in Anchorage, Alaska - InfraNorth

Olga Povoroznyuk and Peter Schweitzer presented findings from the InfraNorth project at the ARCA co-creative community workshop “Biocultural Heritage and Climate Adaptation in Arctic Cities,” held on ...

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📚 We highly recommend 𝗨𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰, by Mia Bennett (Univ. Washington; InfraNorth associate researcher) & Klaus Dodds (Royal Holloway) — an insightful look at the rapid climate and geopolitical shifts shaping the #Arctic. @cryopolitics.com @klausdodds.bsky.social

Oct 2025: Book by Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds, Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic - InfraNorth

A new book examining the rapid climate and geopolitical shifts in the Arctic, Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic, by Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds, has been recently published by Yale Univ...

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I’m really looking forward to my talk tomorrow at #DGSKA2025 (@dgska.bsky.social) in #Cologne. I’ll be speaking about #sustainability & #infrastructure in 🇨🇦, drawing on my work with @infranortherc.bsky.social @univie.ac.at.

Next week, four #InfraNorth researchers will present at the 2025 GASCA/DGKSA conference, on how #infrastructures sustain & transform livelihoods; epistemologies & methodologies of accompanied research; and commoning practices in the #Arctic. @philbu.bsky.social @dgska.bsky.social #Anthropology

Oct 1, 2025: InfraNorth Presentations at the 2025 GASCA Conference “Un/Commoning Anthropology” - InfraNorth

On October 1, 2025, InfraNorth researchers Philipp Budka, Elena Davydova, Katrin Schmid and Susanna Gartler will present at the 2025 conference of the German Association for Social and Cultural Anthro...

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