Contesting the Arctic - Rethinking Politics in the Circumpolar North

As climate change makes the Arctic a region of key political interest, so questions of sovereignty are once more drawing international attention. The promise of new sources of mineral wealth and energy, and of new transportation routes, has seen countries expand their sovereignty claims. Increasingly, interested parties from both within and beyond the region, including states, indigenous groups, corporate organizations, and NGOs and are pursuing their visions for the Arctic. What form of political organization should prevail? Contesting the Arctic provides a map of potential governance options for the Arctic and addresses and evaluates the ways in which Arctic stakeholders throughout the region are seeking to pursue them.

Product details

• Authors: Han Gerhardt, Hannes Gerhardt, Adam Keul, Elizabeth A. Nyman, Phil Steinberg, Philip Steinberg, Philip E. Steinberg, Philip E. Tasch Steinberg, Jeremy Tasch
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2015
• EAN: 9781780761480
• ISBN: 978-1-78076-148-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 242 mm x 25 mm
• Series: International Library of Human Geography; International Library of Human; International Library of Human Geography
• Subject: Non-fiction book