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Postdoctoral Researcher
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Research & Publications
Charlotte's research examines the role of knowledge and expertise in political communication and policymaking processes.
In doing so, she investigates how research is communicated (science communication & journalism) and put into practice (science policy & diplomacy) across a wide range of empirical contexts, from polar governance to political satire.
Polar Governance
Gehrke, C. (2026). What does the future hold for the thawing Arctic? Nature 652, 854-856.
Gehrke, C. & Menzel, A. (2026). Ocean Pop: Marine Imaginaries in the Age of Polycrisis. Ocean and Society, vol. 3, thematic issue on Ocean Pop: Marine Imaginaries in the Age of Global Polycrisis.
Gehrke, C. (2026). Animal Celebrities—Then and Now: Exploring Oceanic Imaginaries Through Celebrity Marine Mammals. Ocean and Society, vol. 3, thematic issue on Ocean Pop: Marine Imaginaries in the Age of Global Polycrisis.
Hansen-Magnusson, H. & Gehrke, C. (2025). The Arctic as a Boundary Object: Who Negotiates Arctic Governance? International Affairs, vol. 101, issue 3, pp. 925-945.
Three chapters available in English and Portuguese:
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Why do people care about polar animals? (pp. 394-397)
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Why and how do researchers communicate environmental issues facing Arctic marine mammals? (pp. 398-401)
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What is polar bear science diplomacy? (pp. 402-405)
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In: Silvia Dotta, Manuela Bassoi, Lúcia S. Campos, and Huw Griffiths (eds.) Biodiversidade nas regiões polares - Biodiversity in the Polar Regions. São Paulo: InterAntar, 2025.
Gehrke, C. (2025). From Science Communication to Science Diplomacy: Setting the Agenda on Arctic Marine Mammals (no. 75). [Doctoral Dissertation, Nord University].
ISBN: 978-82-92958-74-2
Gehrke, C. (2025). Visitors to the Arctic. In: Conde, E. & Wood-Donnelly, C. (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Arctic Governance.
http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003371885-3
ISBN: 1032443758
Hansen-Magnusson & Gehrke, C. (2025). The Web of Arctic Governance Fora: More than just the Council. In: Conde, E. & Wood-Donnelly, C. (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Arctic Governance.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003371885-8
ISBN: 1032443758
Hansen-Magnusson, H. & Gehrke, C. (2025). Re-thinking Global Governance as Fuzzy: Multi-Scalar Boundaries of Responsibility in the Arctic. Global Society.
Gehrke, C. (2025). Applications of science communication in science diplomacy: Communicating (for) Arctic marine mammal governance. Polar Geography.
Wood-Donnelly, C. & Gehrke, C. (2024). Science Diplomacy Challenges at the Poles. Science & Diplomacy.
Gehrke, C. (2024). Practitioner Perspectives on Arctic Marine Mammals in Environmental News Reporting. The Northern Review, vol 56.
Gehrke, C. (2024). Governing Arctic Seals: A Longitudinal Analysis of News and Policy Discourse. Politics and Governance, vol. 12.
Gehrke, C. & Hansen-Magnusson, H. (2024). Tales from the frontier of sustainable global connectivity: A typology of Arctic tourism workers. Journal of Arctic Tourism, vol. 2, issue 1.
Hansen-Magnusson, H. & Gehrke, C. (2023). Navigating towards justice and sustainability? syncretic encounters and stakeholder-sourced solutions in Arctic cruise Tourism Governance. The Polar Journal, vol. 13, issue 2.
Gehrke, C. (2023). Wild polar bear conservation: A case of successful arctic science diplomacy? Marine Policy, vol. 155.
Political Satire
Political Satire
Gehrke, C. (2025). American Late-Night Shows in Times of Crisis: Addressing Tragedy. Alternatives: Global, Local, Political.
Gehrke, C. (2024). The Daily Show’s Climate Change Content: Two Decades of Late-Night Science Communication. International Journal of Communication, vol. 18.
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