The Presence of the Past: Peoples, Politics and the Uses of History in the High North (PrePast)

This research group studies modern historical transformation processes in the High North and the Arctic. Our research describes the historical unfolding of such transformations, but also emphasizes how the events and developments of the past are activated in the present. In what ways are Arctic histories made present, negotiated and even contested?

The research is mainly connected to three thematic sub-themes:

• Russia and the neighboring Arctic states
• The Political Arctic. Decolonization, minority politics and indigenous peoples
• States, institutions and the uses of history