Sohvi Kangasluoma

Biography:

Sohvi Kangasluoma is a postdoctoral researcher in an Academy of Finland project "Rethinking International Relations in an Era of the Planetocene: Case Arctic Ocean Up to 2050." Her research primarily focuses on the environmental, geopolitical, and societal changes in northern waters, with a particular emphasis on understanding and incorporating more-than-human actors into the discussions. Sohvi draws inspiration from post-anthropocentric and feminist theories. In the project, she concentrates especially on the role of ice in redefining human-nature relations within the changing Arctic Ocean. Sohvi holds a Ph.D. from the University of Helsinki, awarded in 2023. She will continue as a postdoctoral researcher in the project "Post-anthropocentric Water Relations in the Bothnian Bay."