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Zusatztext The book is an unarguably necessary read for any political scientist interested in how andwhy Russia operates in the Arctic. Informationen zum Autor Geir Hønneland is Research Director at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the Arctic University in Tromso, Norway. Klappentext As the ice around the Arctic landmass recedes, the territory is becoming a flashpoint in world affairs. New trade routes, cutting thousands of miles off journeys, are available, and the Arctic is thought to be home to enormous gas and oil reserves. The territorial lines are new and hazy. This book looks at how Russia deals with the outside world vis a vis the Arctic. Given Russia's recent bold foreign policy interventions, these are crucial issues and the realpolitik practiced by the Russian state is essential for understanding the Arctic's future.Here, Geir Honneland brings together decades of cutting-edge research - investigating the political contexts and international tensions surrounding Russia's actions. Honneland looks specifically at 'region-building' and environmental politics of fishing and climate change, on nuclear safety and nature preservation, and also analyses the diplomatic relations surrounding clashes with Norway and Canada, as well as at the governance of the Barents Sea. The Politics of the Arctic is a crucial addition to our understanding of contemporary International Relations concerning the Polar North.As the ice around the Arctic landmass recedes, the territory is becoming a flashpoint in world affairs. Zusammenfassung As the ice around the Arctic landmass recedes! the territory is becoming a flashpoint in world affairs. New trade routes! cutting thousands of miles off journeys! are available! and the Arctic is thought to be home to enormous gas and oil reserves. The territorial lines are new and hazy. This book looks at how Russia deals with the outside world vis a vis the Arctic. Given Russia's recent bold foreign policy interventions! these are crucial issues and the realpolitik practiced by the Russian state is essential for understanding the Arctic's future.Here! Geir Honneland brings together decades of cutting-edge research - investigating the political contexts and international tensions surrounding Russia's actions. Honneland looks specifically at 'region-building' and environmental politics of fishing and climate change! on nuclear safety and nature preservation! and also analyses the diplomatic relations surrounding clashes with Norway and Canada! as well as at the governance of the Barents Sea. The Politics of the Arctic is a crucial addition to our understanding of contemporary International Relations concerning the Polar North. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I BackgroundIntroduction1. Identity Formation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region Introduction: The Creation of the Barents Region The Region-building Approach Self and Other in Identity Formation Alleged We-hood: The Return from a Historical Parenthesis The Fragility of We-hood 'The Cultural Counter-argument' 'The Identity of Contrasts' Conclusion Part II Environmental Discourse in the European Arctic2. Fish Discourse: Norway, Russia and the NortheastArctic Cod Introduction The Concept of Discourse Analysis 28The Study of Environmental Discourse 30Scientific Recommendations and EstablishedQuotas Since 1990 33Defining Major Discourses 34Conclusion 453. East Meets West: Deliberations on the Environment 48Introduction 48The Study of Environmental Discourse 49Environmental Issues in the European Arctic 51Defining Major Discourses 53Brokering Scientific Knowledge 63Storylines and Metaphors 65Embeddedness and Discourse Classification 66Conclusion 69Part III Implementing International EnvironmentalAgreements in the Russian North4. From Air Pollution Control to Nuclear Safety:Why Implement? 75Introduction 75Implementation: The 'What's, ...
