Overview

The Polar North is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves and its positionholds signifi cant trading and military advantages, yet the maritime boundaries of the region remain ill-defined. In the twenty-first century the Arctic is undergoing profound change. As the sea ice melts, a result of accelerating climate change, global governance has become vital. In this first of three volumes, the latest research and analysis from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, the world's leading Arctic research body, is brought together. Arctic Governance: Law and Politics investigates the legal and political order of the Polar North, focusing on governance structures and the Law of the Sea. Are the current mechanisms at work effective? Are the Arctic states' interests really clashing, or is the atmosphere of a more cooperative nature? Skilfully delineating policy in the region and analysing the consequences of treaty agreements, Arctic Governance's uncovering of a rather orderly 'Arctic race' will become an indispensable contribution to contemporary International Relations concerning the Polar North.

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Author:   Ida Folkestad Soltvedt (Fridtjof Nansen Institute) ,  Svein Vigeland Rottem (Fridtjof Nansen Institute) ,  Geir Vigeland Rottem ,  Geir Honneland
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Weight:   0.601kg
ISBN:  

9781784539627

ISBN 10:   1784539627
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   03 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I Governance 1. The Dynamics of Arctic Development Arild Moe 2. Geopolitics and International Governance in the Arctic Oyvind Osterud and Geir Honneland 3. Pros and Cons of Institutional Complexity: The Case of Arctic Governance Olav Schram Stokke 4. The Arctic: Environmental Security or Multi-Level Governance? Olav Schram Stokke Part II Law of the Sea 5. The Law of the Sea and the Arctic Environment Olav Schram Stokke 6. Take it to the Limit: Defining the Continental Shelf in the Arctic Oystein Jensen 7. Towards a Legal Regime for Arctic Navigation Oystein Jensen 8. The Polar Code and the Law of the Sea Oystein Jensen Part III The Arctic Council 9. The Arctic Council Between National and International Governance Svein Vigeland Rottem 10. The Arctic Council and Biodiversity Christian Prip 11. The Arctic Council: Challenges and Recommendations Svein Vigeland Rottem

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"""The Fridtjof Nansen Institute's continued specialisation in Polar and Russian politics illuminates a sensitive but poorly understood corner of international relations.""--Prospect Magazine, Winner 2017 Think-Tank Awards, Energy and the Environment category"

The Fridtjof Nansen Institute's continued specialisation in Polar and Russian politics illuminates a sensitive but poorly understood corner of international relations. --Prospect Magazine, Winner 2017 Think-Tank Awards, Energy and the Environment category

Author Information

Geir Honneland is Research Director at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute - one of the world's leading Arctic research bodies - and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the Arctic University in Tromso, Norway. He has published widely in English on territory disputes and environmental factors in the Polar North. He gained his PhD from the University of Oslo in 2000 and is one of the most respected commentators in the field of Arctic Studies. Svein Vigeland Rottem is Director of the Polar Research Programme at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute. He received his PhD in Arctic Political Science from the Arctic University at Tromso.Ida Folkestad Soltvedt is Researcher in Polar Law at the Fridtjdof Nansen Institute.

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