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Marco Volpe is a Visiting Researcher at the Arctic Centre and Doctoral Researcher in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Lapland, specializing in the Arctic in a Changing World doctoral programme. His ORCID identifier is 0009-0004-8262-1341. His research focuses on international political science, particularly China's Arctic engagement and science diplomacy mechanisms.
Key research areas include Arctic security, high seas governance, and cross-regional comparisons between the Arctic and the Third Pole (Hindu Kush Himalaya). He explores themes like sovereignty discourses, environmental governance, and China's evolving foreign policy strategies in polar regions.
His recent work highlights trends in science diplomacy frameworks, inter-polar collaboration, and the implications of Chinese domestic discourse on Arctic policy. Notable publications analyze China's Arctic strategies, the interplay between high seas governance and security dynamics, and the environmental dimensions of cross-regional linkages.
- Scientific Award: Recipient of the PhD Project - Comparative Analysis of China's Arctic and Antarctic Science Diplomacy award in 2023.
Volpe co-led the EDUFI-funded project Comparative Analysis of China's Arctic and Antarctic Science Diplomacy (2022). His activities include participation in international conferences on polar governance, collaborative research with institutions like the Korea Polar Research Institute, and academic engagements in Korea and other regions.
He is affiliated with the Arctic Centre, a hub for interdisciplinary Arctic research, and contributes to debates on global environmental policies and geopolitical dynamics in polar regions.
