Call for contributions: Arctic Employment and its contemporary issues
Call for contributions to Études Inuit Studies special edition:
Arctic Employment and its contemporary issues
Submission date: February 3rd 2025
Maximum number to words, including notes and bibliography: 8.500
Language: French or English. You also have the option of publishing bilingual or trilingual articles, including in the various dialects of Inuktitut, with translations at the authors’ expense.
Desired format: articles, research notes, essays, literature review, interviews, life stories.
Manuscripts submission: https://revues.ulaval.ca/ojs/index.php/etudes-inuit-studies/about/submissions
Guest Editors: Magalie Quintal-Marineau (INRS) and Gabrielle Slowley (York University)
Special issue description:
Since the turn of the 21st century, participation in the labour market and the employability of Indigenous people have emerged as central issues for improving the quality of life of Indigenous people and their communities. Across Inuit Nunaat, the socio-economic transformations of recent decades have placed heavy emphasis on the development of large-scale projects in the field of extractive industries. Thus, a myriad of public strategies and private programs have recently been deployed to create an Inuit workforce adapted to the needs of major sectors of activity. At the same time, the political transformations of recent decades, particularly with the accession to various forms of self-government, have favoured the growth of public institutions in the Arctic leading to a reshaping of the employment landscape in these sectors of activity.
To date, the literature on Indigenous employment remains dominated by a deficit approach which emphasizes the circumstances of "Inuit disadvantage" (underemployment, unemployment, poverty, etc.) and very few studies explore the paths to employment, the experiences and aspirations of Inuit in the labour market. In this context, this special issue focuses on the contemporary realities of the labour market in Arctic regions both from the point of view of Inuit, non-Indigenous peoples/organizations and the institutions that shape their employment experiences. This includes how the geographical distribution of employment and access to teleworking promotes or limits the participation of Indigenous people in key sectors of the extractive industries and within regional governments.
Contact:
For further information on this special issue, please contact Magalie Quintal-Marineau (magalie.quintalm@inrs.ca) and Gabrielle Slowley (gaslowey@yorku.ca)
For more information about article format and the submission process, please contact Aurélie Maire, editor-in-chief of the journal (Revue.etudes.inuit@ciera.ulaval.ca).