Khrono gets backing for series on research in the north

The foundation Fritt Ord has supported a series by the academic newspaper Khrono on how security politics shapes knowledge about the northern regions. The series runs during 2027.

Khrono will examine what researchers study, whom they work with and what they can and dare to say in public. Project leader Ragnhild Bjørge said the project concerns what knowledge reaches the Norwegian public as security concerns grow.

Svalbard is among the possible topics. Norway is building a new research centre there and has removed the China lions from Ny-Ålesund, while other great powers are stepping up their research interests on the archipelago, Fritt Ord said. The series will ask how this affects which research projects are chosen.

Coverage: Fritt Ord