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Karolina Sikora is a Visiting Professor at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, affiliated with the Faculty of Law. She holds a PhD and focuses on Arctic Anthropology, Legal Anthropology, and Indigenous Rights. Her work emphasizes the Izhma Komi people’s cultural heritage rights in the Russian Arctic. She currently serves as Vice-lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law (2018–2024).
Education:
- PhD (completed, details unspecified)
Research Interests: Karolina’s research combines ethnography with legal frameworks to address gaps in recognizing indigenous communities’ cultural rights. Key themes include:
- Cultural heritage as a collective right under international law
- Legal realities for marginalized groups in the Russian North
- Social contracts and non-legal tools for rights realization
- Self-determination through cultural practices like the Izhma Komi’s “Lud” tradition
Grants & Projects:
- Principal Investigator: 'Recognition of access to and enjoyment of cultural heritage as a collective cultural right of indigenous peoples...' (2018–2024)
- Collaborative Investigator: CIMO EDUFI Fellowship (2018–2019)
Labs/Networks: Active in the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law and collaborates internationally through visiting research positions at institutions like Tohoku University and Indira Gandhi National Tribal University.
