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The Model Arctic Council

Educating Postsecondary Students on Arctic Issues and Governance through Simulation

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ID12758254
AuthorsMary F Ehrlander (University of Alaska Fairbanks), Mary Ehrlander (University of Alaska Fairbanks, corresponding author), Brandon M Boylan (0000-0003-3473-2894, University of Alaska Fairbanks)
Year2017
Volume19
Issue1
Pages83-101
Publication date2017-04-19
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Studies Perspectives (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1528-3577 • E-ISSN: 1528-3585
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/isp/ekx005
OpenAlexW2766540006
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited27

The Arctic Council is the primary forum for fostering cooperation and addressing concerns in the Arctic, yet few know of its work. The Model Arctic Council (MAC) is a simulation of the Arctic Council designed to address this awareness deficit. It places graduate and undergraduate students in roles as Arctic Council delegates, challenging them to collaborate to tackle the Arctic’s most pressing issues. This article explains the MAC initiative and the MAC 2016 event held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). It evaluates participants’ qualitative comments and survey responses from the MAC 2016 and finds that the program was effective in developing student knowledge of the Arctic; increasing student understanding of Arctic Council objectives and processes; preparing students for leadership roles in the circumpolar north; and encouraging student-faculty collaboration among University of the Arctic (UArctic) institutions. To improve future MAC programs, the organizing committee should strengthen the pre- and early program training sessions, clarifying Arctic Council processes and norms and stressing effective communication skills and cultural sensitivity. El Consejo Ártico es el principal foro dedicado a fomentar la cooperación y a abordar diferentes cuestiones en el Ártico; sin embargo, pocos conocen su labor. El Consejo Ártico Modelo (Model Arctic Council, MAC) es una simulación del Consejo Ártico concebida para dar respuesta a esta falta de concientización. Otorga a los estudiantes de grado y posgrado funciones como delegados del Consejo Ártico, y se los desafía a colaborar para hacer frente a las problemáticas más urgentes del Ártico. En este artículo, se explica la iniciativa del MAC y el evento MAC 2016 que tiene lugar en la Universidad de Alaska Fairbanks (University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF). Se evalúan los comentarios cualitativos y las respuestas de la encuesta del evento MAC 2016 de los participantes, y se concluye que el programa fue eficaz en cuanto a la profundización de los conocimientos de los estudiantes sobre el Ártico; el aumento de la comprensión por parte de los estudiantes de los objetivos y procesos del Consejo Ártico; la preparación de los estudiantes para funciones de liderazgo en el norte circumpolar; y el fomento de la colaboración entre estudiantes y profesores en las diferentes instituciones dependientes de la Universidad del Ártico (University of the Arctic, UArctic). Para mejorar los futuros programas del MAC, el comité organizador debe reforzar las sesiones de capacitación previas al programa e iniciales de este, elucidar los procesos y las normas del Consejo Ártico, y hacer hincapié en las habilidades de comunicación eficaces y en la sensibilidad cultural

Arctic · Circumpolar star · Corporate governance · Library science · Management · Political science · The arctic · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Oceanography

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Citation span2019 - 2023 (5)
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