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Liisa Kauppila is a Researcher at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, specializing in Arctic Politics and Development. Her work investigates geopolitical dynamics in the Arctic region with emphasis on international relations, climate change impacts, and evolving roles of major powers including China and Russia. She actively contributes to interdisciplinary research through publications, conference presentations, and collaborative projects addressing Arctic governance and future scenarios.
Her research focuses on Arctic governance systems, climate-responsible futures, and geopolitical competition in the Arctic. She examines China's expanding Arctic engagement, the impact of global conflicts like the Ukraine war on regional cooperation, and scenario-based planning for Arctic development through 2050. Her methodology integrates international relations theory with futures studies to analyze how climate change drives political transformation in the circumpolar North.
Analysis of her 2022-2025 publications reveals consistent thematic threads: China's strategic positioning in Arctic governance, climate responsibility as a diplomatic tool, and utopian scenario-building for sustainable Arctic futures. Her work demonstrates increasing focus on normative frameworks for multilateral cooperation amid great-power competition, with recurring attention to China-Russia dynamics and climate leadership.
Scientific awards:
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Grant involvement:
- Active Planetocene2050 (2023-2027, SUOMENAKATEMIA): Collaborative Investigator on rethinking international relations for the Arctic Ocean through 2050.
- Climate responsibility as a normative cornerstone (2022-2025, Koneen säätiö): Collaborative Investigator analyzing climate leadership frameworks with focus on China and the Paris Agreement.
As a core member of the University of Lapland's Arctic Centre, Kauppila participates in the Arctic Politics and Development research unit. She regularly presents findings at international conferences including the Arctic Yearbook symposium and specialized forums on Arctic futures, contributing to the Centre's mission of advancing policy-relevant Arctic social science research through interdisciplinary collaboration.
