Greg Poelzer

Biography

Greg Poelzer is the Executive Chair of ICNGD, as well as a Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability (University of Saskatchewan). He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Alberta (1996). Greg was the Founding Director of the ICNGD, former Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of the Arctic (2003-2008), and currently leads the UArctic international Northern Governance Thematic Network—a research group consisting of 22 member organizations from seven Arctic states. Greg is a political scientist by training, and his research focuses on comparative politics and policy as it relates to northern circumpolar regions and to Aboriginal-state relations, and sustainable development in the north. His first book, Arctic Front: Defending Canada in the Far North (2008), was awarded the Donner Prize for excellence and innovation in Canadian public policy writing. Off-campus, he can be found canoeing in the many lakes and rivers of Saskatchewan or hunting with his Large Munsterlander, Gus, for Saskatchewan’s finest game birds.

Research Interest

Comparative politics and policy as it relates to northern circumpolar regions and to Aboriginal-state relations, and sustainable development in the north.