Research Institute for Sustainability Helmholtz Centre Potsdam

Nina Döring

Dr. Nina Döring

Research Group Leader

E-Mail

nina [dot] doering [at] rifs-potsdam [dot] de

Nina Döring has been leading the Arctic Governance Group since June 2021. Her interests are focused around research ethics, co-creation / co-production, and decolonial approaches to Arctic research.

Following her studies in International Economics and Development at the University of Bayreuth and the University of Oxford, she completed a DPhil (PhD) at the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment. In her dissertation, she engaged with public participation, democratic decision-making, and extractive resource management in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland).

Nina Döring joined the institute in 2019, first as a Fellow and later as co-leader of the Arctic Governance Group. In June 2021, she also took on the role as area speaker for the RIFS area Environmental and Societal Change. She is a member of the German observer delegation to the Sustainable Development Working Group of the Arctic Council.

  • Since June 2021: Resarch group lead RIFS Arctic Governance and RIFS area speaker Environmental and Societal Change
  • Since June 2020: Co-Research Group Leader RIFS Arctic Governance
  • 2019 - 2020: Fellow at the IASS
  • 2014- 2019: DPhil (PhD), University of Oxford, ESRC funded

  • Research Ethics
  • Co-creative / co-productive methods and approaches
  • Indigenous rights in research
  • Decolonial approaches to Arctic research

Publications at the RIFS

  • 05/ 2023: 'Collaboration with Indigenous Partners in Arctic Research - From Consultation to Co-Creation', with Aslak Holmberg (Saami Council) at the German Arctic Dialogue, Berlin, Germany
  • 04/2023: 'How Can Research Support a Just and Sustainable Future in the Arctic?' at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Brussels, online
  • 11/2022: 'The Co-Create Initiative: Collaborative Research in the Circumpolar North' with Dr. Charleen Fisher (UAF) at the CRCD Research Speaker Series, Fairbanks, online
  • 05/2022: 'Improving the Relationships Between Researchers and Indigenous Rights Holders in the Arctic - What Needs to Change in Funding?' at Arctic Frontieres, Tromsø, online
  • 03/2022: 'Co-creating Arctic Research Together with Indigenous Rightsholders - Experiences from Natural Sciences' - Workshop during ASSW2022, online (co-organizer)
  • 11/2021: Panel Discussion - Working with Indigenous Rights Holders: From Consultation to True Collaboration in Research - Co-hosted German Arctic Dialogue and co-organized panel discussion
  • 11/2021: 'Methods and Ethics in Arctic Transformative Research' - 2-day virtual workshop, www.arctic-ethics.org
  • '06/2021: 'Co-Creation of Knowledge and Co-Design in Arctic Research Projects: Re- Thinking Calls, Seed Money and Evaluation Criteria of Funding Organizations' -Session during ICASS X, online, (co-organizer)
  • 06/2021: 'Improving the Relationships Between Researchers and Indigenous Rights Holders in the Arctic - What Needs to Change in Funding?' with Elle Merete Omma (Saami Council) at the Polar Humanities and Social Science (PHaSS) Workshop, Cambridge, UK, online
  • 03/2021: 'Co-Creating Arctic Research Together with Indigenous Rights Holders' - Workshop during ASSW 2021, online (co-organizer)
  • 09/2020: 'Methods and Ethics in Arctic Transformative Research' - 2-day virtual workshop, www.arctic-ethics.org, online