Rachel Maguire is a Research Associate at EPRC. She has an MA (Hons) in Scandinavian Studies and Politics, with concentration in Norwegian, from the University of Edinburgh, where she studied Scandinavian languages and culture alongside political theory and international relations. Eventually combining the dual degree with focus on the Arctic region, particularly relating to the Barents Sea and Svalbard archipelago. Rachel also holds a postgraduate diploma in Arctic Studies from the University of Iceland, where she studied the political, social, and economic issues of the Arctic region, including Icelandic foreign policy and involvement in EU and Nordic cooperation. She is a member of the Scottish Arctic Network (ScAN).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
She expanded her interests beyond academia via an internship as a junior consultant to the Arctic Economic Council, working on publications and business engagement, to promote sustainable economic development in the Arctic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
At EPRC Rachel has carried out research for the EoRPA programme focusing on Territorial Cooperation and Norwegian regional policy, she has also completed result indicators for the NPA programme.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"featured_media":660,"template":"","group":[],"class_list":["post-618","people","type-people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n