
Aleksis Oreschnikoff
Affiliation: University of Helsinki
Contact info: aleksis.oreschnikoff@helsinki.fi,
+358505711650
X: @AleksisOresch
Planned fieldwork periods on Svalbard: Spring 2025/Fall 2026
Beyond knowledge-building – Research infrastructures and Arctic (in)security
My doctoral project focuses on the relationship between Arctic scientific infrastructures and geopolitical considerations; how material objects used for knowledge-building relate to perceptions of insecurity. Through ethnographic (interviews, observations) and cartographic (maps) data, I examine the use of research vessels, remote-sensing technology and ground stations as socio-material interaction that addresses such concerns. On Svalbard my aim is to understand how ground stations and fixed research infrastructures mediate an international research presence that carries implications for national, regional and global security.