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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 5d

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 · 7d

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...

ZIB Magazin vom 29.09.2025

Die Bedeutung von Satire in schwierigen Zeiten

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Matthias Kranke @mattkranke.bsky.social · 13d

📣 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

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 · Aug 21

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...

From the Floe Edge | Arctic Relations

www.arctic-relations.info

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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · Aug 20

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 · Jun 17

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.
🧪🌎

“Why Are We Funding This?”

Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.

www.americanscientist.org

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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · Jun 29

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) 👩‍🏫

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 · Jun 25

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 · Jun 23

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”

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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · Jun 3

Thank you for allowing me to share my research on charismatic megafauna with the #ethics colloquium 🦭🐋🐾

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Chris Pepin-Neff (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈 @pepinneff.bsky.social · May 27

"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-...

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

www.scientificamerican.com

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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · May 19

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...

Wintering at Polar Stations | Arctic Relations

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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · May 19

🚨 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...

Wintering at Polar Stations | Arctic Relations

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Hannes Hansen-Magnusson @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social · May 6

“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 👇

International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · May 6

Our May issue is OUT NOW!

➡️ Special section on boundary work & the (un)making of global cooperation
🏳️‍🌈 7 articles on LGBTQ+ rights, the conversative global order and more
📊 3 policy papers on peace in Yemen, the WTO in crisis and more
📚25 book reviews

Read now: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/3

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IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · May 7

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...

The image is a publication announcement from IDOS. The title of the publication is "Arctic as a boundary object: who negotiates Arctic governance?" by Hannes Hansen-Magnusson from Cardiff University and Charlotte Gehrke from the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). It is published in International Affairs. The background is grey with a red section at the top left containing an icon of an open book.

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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · Apr 21

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....

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...

www.tandfonline.com

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Hannes Hansen-Magnusson @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social · Mar 28

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.
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www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

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Hannes Hansen-Magnusson @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social · Mar 26

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
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www.arctic-relations.info/theinuulluni...

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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · Mar 5

🎙️ *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)

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Hannes Hansen-Magnusson @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social · Mar 5

New publication on @arcticrelations.bsky.social - the culture of ivory carving in the #Arctic
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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · Mar 4

🚨 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...

Working the Ocean’s White Gold | Arctic Relations

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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · Mar 4

🚨 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...

Working the Ocean’s White Gold | Arctic Relations

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Anja Menzel @anjamenzel.bsky.social · Feb 3

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

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.

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Charlotte Gehrke @charlygehrke.bsky.social · Jan 31

*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...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · Jan 22

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 [email protected] or via the contact form on our website 📲

a polar bear with two cubs on its back

ALT: a polar bear with two cubs on its back

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Arctic Relations @arcticrelations.bsky.social · Jan 22

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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