Overview

The Polar North is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves and its position holds significant 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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Ida Folkestad Soltvedt (Fridtjof Nansen Institute) ,  Svein Vigeland Rottem (Fridtjof Nansen Institute) ,  Geir Hønneland (Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9781838605841

ISBN 10:   1838605843
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   31 October 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Energy 1 Arctic Offshore Petroleum: Resources and Political Fundamentals Dag Harald Claes and Arild Moe 2 Arctic Hydrocarbon Developments: State Interests and Policies Dag Harald Claes, Arild Moe and Svein Vigeland Rottem 3 Arctic Petroleum: Local Perceptions Ilan Kelman, Julia P. Loe, Elana Wilson Rowe, Emma Wilson, Nina Poussenkova, Elena Nikitina and Daniel Buikema Fjærtoft Part II: Marine Living Resources 4 Stock Shifts, Value-Chains, and Institutional Resilience: Fisher Compliance in the Barents Sea Olav Schram Stokke 5 Making Russia Comply: Bargaining Precautionary Fisheries Management in the Barents Sea Geir Hønneland 6 MSC Certification of Russian Arctic Fisheries Geir Hønneland and Lars H. Gulbrandsen 7 The Challenging Barents Sea Snow Crab Harald Sakarias Brøvig Hansen Part III: Shipping 8 Arctic Shipping: Images and Realities Error! Bookmark not defined. Arild Moe 9 International Transits on the Northern Sea Route: Policy Developments and the Business Response Arild Moe 10 Organization and Management Challenges of Russia’s Icebreaker Fleet Arild Moe and Lawson W. Brigham 11 Governing Arctic Shipping: Institutional Niches and Regional Regimes Olav Schram Stokke Epilogue Bibliography

Reviews

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.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions