International Politics of the Arctic : Coming in from the Cold

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Journal of organizational change ; v.18, no. 3

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Cover; International Politics of the Arctic; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 The international political wilderness; Introduction; What is the Arctic?; A history of the Arctic in international affairs; The Arctic and International Relations theory; 2 Imperialism: the last great territorial scramble?; Introduction; Frozen assets: the geopolitics of Arctic resources; Going over the top: new sea routes; High North, high politics; Sovereignty in international law and relations: a rejoinder; Territorial land disputes in the Arctic

'Ice and a slice': territorial waters disputes in the ArcticThe cooler reality of Arctic geopolitics; Conclusions; 3 Globalization: environmental change and human security in the Arctic; Introduction; Environmental change in the Arctic; Warming; Pollution; Biodiversity; Resource depletion/management; Globalization, health and human security in the Arctic; The regional governance of environmental change and human security; 4 Decolonization: 'the cold wind of change'; Introduction; The Sami; Denmark: Greenland; United States: Alaska; Canada; Russia: Siberia

Arctic peoples, globalization and the redefining of sovereignty5 Intergovernmental cooperation: the top table; Introduction; Intergovernmental organizations and international regimes in the Arctic; IR theory and Arctic intergovernmental cooperation; Conclusions; 6 Non-governmental cooperation: the rise and significance of transnational solidarity amongst the indigenous peoples and scientists of the Arctic; Introduction; Transnational politics in international relations; The Inuit Circumpolar Council; International scientific cooperation in the Arctic; Conclusions

7 Conclusions: coming in from the coldBibliography; Index

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