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Personlig profil
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Transition has been an overarching research interest since the beginning of my PhD and carries through to my current projects (e.g., EmpowerUs) and future research directions. A central question in my work is whether coastal communities can fill the void created by diminished fishing opportunities, either by collectively resisting concentration and consolidation or by transitioning to other sectors. Demonstrated through my studies of a variety of marine sectors and policies, I am interested in the changing uses of ocean resources, the multiplicity of management arrangements, and their impact on people and places. The purpose of my work is to illuminate the effects, alterations, and continuities within coastal communities, regions, and nations and their interconnected cultures, marine resources, and seascapes.
In my research on cultural heritage (PERICLES 2018-2021), I concentrated on topics related to intangible cultural heritage, namely the tacit knowledge of techniques connected to commercial activities that have become less practiced. Conflicts, tensions, and differences in perspective often come to light clearly via discussions of intangible cultural heritage and the difficult to quantify changes and challenges facing coastal communities.
The theme of transition is also recognizable in my marine (environmental) governance scholarship and contributions to H2020 and FP7 projects, MERCES, ODEMM, MEFEPO, and MareFrame, and the recently funded Horizon Europe (HE) project, OBAMA Next. This body of work examines policy and governance arrangements on sociotechnical topics, such as marine ecosystem restoration, ecosystem-based management, biodiversity, and oil and gas decommissioning from interdisciplinary perspectives. Transition and adaptation to change are also at the core of my contributions to projects on climate change in Greenlandic fisheries (H2020 ECOTIP) and climate justice (Innovations Fund industrial PhD).
For future research interests, I will build on the theme of transition and investigate change and continuity in coastal communities and regions. I lead an EU HorizonEurope project work package on “just and inclusive transition mechanisms” (EmpowerUs) and am developing a conceptual framework and synthesize the results of six living labs with AAU colleagues and consortium partners.
I am especially interested in doing research on the emerging blue economy, its (dis)connections to coastal and rural contexts and contributing to the literature on periphery and implications of proposed blue growth. I see this work aligning with the faculty’s thematic nexus of sociotechnical problems and solutions and emphasis on sustainability.
Ekspertise relateret til FN’s Verdensmål
I 2015 blev FN's medlemslande enige om 17 Verdensmål til at bekæmpe fattigdom, beskytte planeten og sikre velstand for alle. Denne persons arbejde bidrager til følgende verdensmål:
Uddannelse (Akademiske kvalifikationer)
Planning, PhD, In Place of Fishing: Coastal Communities in Transition
2012 → 2016
Dimissionsdato: 17 jun. 2016
Marine Affairs, PhD, In Place of Fisheries: Coastal Communities in Transition, University of Rhode Island
2011 → 2016
Dimissionsdato: 21 maj 2016
Social Policy, Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University
2003 → 2007
Dimissionsdato: 15 jun. 2007
Emneord
- Geografi og Geologi
- Sociologi og Sociale forhold
- Miljø
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Samarbejde i de sidste fem år
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EmpowerUs: Socio-economic Empowerment of coastal communities as Users of the Sea to ensure sustainable coastal development
Ounanian, K., Jacobsen, R. B., Sørensen, J. & Ekstedt, J.
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2025
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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OBAMA-NEXT: OBSERVING AND MAPPING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS – NEXT GENERATION TOOLS
Teli, M., Ounanian, K., Børsen, T., Cenci, A., Ekstedt, J. & van Noort, C.
01/12/2022 → 30/11/2026
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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Preserving and sustainably governing cultural heritage and landscapes in european coastal and maritime regions
Delaney, A. E., Ounanian, K., Hansen, C. J., Jensen, C., Toonen, H. M., A.J. Lamers, M., Kraan, M., Witteveen, L., Taylor, S., Bellshaw, S., Flannery, W., Murtagh, B., Ellis, G., Ferguson, L., Pita, C., Alves, F., Martins, F., Lillebo, A., Costa, C., Albuquerque, H., da Silva, M. F., Fox, C., Martino, S., Koutrakis, M., Mylona, D., Sapounidis, A., Kenter, J., Azzopardi, E., Anderson-Morrison, I., Cambridge, H. & Bodum, L.
01/05/2018 → 01/05/2021
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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RethinkBlue: EU CostAction: Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-ecological impacts and opportunities
Hegland, T. J., Ounanian, K., Coelho, N. F., Asif, F. & van Noort, C.
30/10/2023 → 29/10/2027
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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MERCES: Marine Ecosystem Restoration in Changing European Seas
van Tatenhove, J., Ounanian, K., Ramirez-Monsalve, P., Coelho, N. F., Delaney, A. E. & Hegland, T. J.
01/06/2016 → 30/11/2020
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
Publikationer
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Naked Methodology: Baring It All for a Realistic Account of Marine Social Science
Ounanian, K., 2021, Researching People and the Sea: Methodologies and Traditions. Gustavsson, M., White, C. S., Phillipson, J. & Ounanian, K. (red.). Palgrave Macmillan, s. 23-45 13 s.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport/konference proceeding › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review
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Existential fisheries dependence: Remaining on the map through fishing
Ounanian, K., okt. 2019, I: Sociologia Ruralis. 59, 4, s. 810-830 21 s.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Ten years of climate change adaptation in Greenlandic fisheries: key observations from local ecological knowledge
Jacobsen, R. B., Dyremose, S. C. S., Ounanian, K. & Raakjær, J., 30 nov. 2023, I: Climate Research. 91, s. 175-189 15 s.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Clinker, sailor, fisher, why? The necessity of sustained demand for safeguarding clinker craft intangible cultural heritage
Ounanian, K. & Howells, M., dec. 2022, I: Maritime Studies. 21, 4, s. 411-423 13 s.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Offshore decommissioning horizon scan: Research priorities to support decision-making activities for oil and gas infrastructure
Watson, S. M., McLean, D. L., Balcom, B. J., Birchenough, S. N. R., Brand, A. M., Camprasse, E. C. M., Claisse, J. T., Coolen, J. W. P., Cresswell, T., Fokkema, B., Gourvenec, S., Henry, L-A., Hewitt, C. L., Love, M. S., MacIntosh, A. E., Marnane, M., McKinley, E., Micallef, S., Morgan, D., Nicolette, J., & 8 flere , 20 jun. 2023, I: Science of the Total Environment. 878, 15 s., 163015.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Aktiviteter
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MARE Policy Day 2021
Kristen Ounanian (Arrangør)
28 jun. 2021Aktivitet: Deltagelse i faglig begivenhed › Organisering af eller deltagelse i konference
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Gentrification and Displacement, what can we do about it? An international dialogue
Kristen Ounanian (Deltager)
26 okt. 2023 → 28 okt. 2023Aktivitet: Deltagelse i faglig begivenhed › Organisering af eller deltagelse i konference
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Exploring opportunities and limitations of Blue Transitions in six European coastal communities
Kristen Ounanian (Foredragsholder)
27 jun. 2023Aktivitet: Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag › Konferenceoplæg
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M A S T. Maritime Studies (Tidsskrift)
Kristen Ounanian (Fagfællebedømmer)
nov. 2023 → …Aktivitet: Redaktionelt arbejde og fagfællebedømmelse › Redaktør af tidsskrift › Forskning
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MARE People & the Sea XII Conference
Kristen Ounanian (Deltager)
nov. 2022 → jun. 2023Aktivitet: Deltagelse i faglig begivenhed › Organisering af eller deltagelse i konference
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"Hvor skal vi hen du?"
Kristen Ounanian & Jesper Raakjær
30/04/2014
1 element af Mediedækning
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