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Prof. Mark Nuttall

Affiliation

University of Alberta

Academy or College

Academy of Social Sciences

Year Elected

2008

Areas of Interest

Anthropology, Northern Studies, Climate change, Geopolitics of Resource Development, Environment and globalization

Long Citation (for publication and press release)
Dr. Nuttall is one of the world's most influential scholars in the ecologically important and politically significant field of Northern Studies. His research in Greenland, Canada, Scandinavia, Scotland, Alaska and Finland has drawn together indigenous communities, national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations. Recognized for his findings on the socio-cultural impact of global climate change, self-government and economic globalization, he played a major role in the International Arctic Council's ground breaking 2005 Arctic Climate Impact Assessment and is internationally acclaimed for his many significant publications including his award-winning three volume "Encyclopedia of the Arctic" 2005.

Short Citation (to be read at the Induction Ceremony)
Dr. Nuttall is one of the world's most influential scholars in the ecologically important and politically significant field of Northern Studies. His research in Greenland, Canada, Scandinavia, Scotland, Alaska and Finland has drawn together indigenous communities, national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations. He is internationally acclaimed for his many publications, including the award-winning Encyclopedia of the Arctic.