Pétur Benedikt Pétursson
Special Advisor The Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network (Expert Network Partner)
PhD Student, University of Cambridge, Department of Sociology
Expertise:
Pétur Benedikt Pétursson’s research focuses on the relationship between expert knowledge and the organisation of expert labour within Arctic governance. Their PhD examines this through an ethnographic study of the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group, focusing on how project level work is structured by the peculiar organisational conditions of the Council and the careers of those that staff it. Pétur's doctoral research is funded by the Cambridge International Trust, they hold an MSc in Cultural Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where they also won the Hobhouse Memorial Prize for best overall dissertation in the department of Sociology, and a B.A. in Philosophy from Kings College London. Pétur’s research interests include; Arctic Governance; Organisational Sociology; Sociology of Knowledge; the Chicago School of Sociology; Field Theory; and Qualitative Methods.
Arctic Business Index Involvement:
Pétur acts as an Icelandic expert within the project, providing guidance on points of relevant contact to Icelandic industry, government and academia. He also provides advice and assist in editing on a number of projects.
Contact:
Email: benedikt@arcticiceland.is
