The Arctic in Global Affairs

Auteur

Jessica Shadian is Senior Research Fellow at the High North Center for Business and Governance, Bodo Graduate School for Business and Governance, in Bodo, Norway. Her research explores the emerging political changes in the Arctic, including the historical, legal and political issues of industrial development and sustainable resource management. She is the co-editor with Monica Tennberg of Legacies and Change in Polar Science: Historical, Legal and Political Reflections on The International Polar Year (Ashgate Press, 2009). Rob Huebert is Associate Director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies and associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary, Canada. He also is a fellow with Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. He has published on the issue of Canadian Arctic Security, Maritime Security, and Canadian Defence in International Journal; Canadian Foreign Policy, and Isuma: Canadian Journal of Policy Research and Canadian Military Journal.

Texte du rabat

The Arctic in Global Affairs examines the forces that are transforming the Arctic region and related issues of governance, resource development, trade, environmental policies, and international cooperation. Globalization and climate change are having a great impact on the physical and political properties the region. From changes at the local community level to possible new trade routes, the political constitution of the Arctic as a region in global politics is undergoing a major shift. Since the Arctic is largely considered as terra nullius, much of the debates center on who owns the Arctic and who should decide. It is not yet clear whether it will become a region of peace and cooperation or one of increased competition and conflict. The Arctic in Global Affairs is a comprehensive text that will appeal to anyone researching Arctic politics and international politics. It provides a unique case study to help understand the nature of global change and promote new concepts in international relations theory.

Résumé
This comprehensive text examines how the Arctic is developing into a key global geopolitical region.

Contenu

Part I: The Arctic in the World; Chapter 1: Why study the Arctic?; Chapter 2: Contending Theoretical Perspectives; Part II: Arctic Security; Chapter 3: Cold War Arctic; Chapter 4: A new Post Cold War Arctic Region; Part III: Arctic Governance; Chapter 5: Arctic Indigenous Governance; Chapter 6: Arctic Governance; Chapter 7: Modern Arctic Economy in Historical Perspective; Part IV: Conclusion; Chapter 8: The Arctic as a Theoretical Case Study.