Russia and the North / edited by Elana Wilson Rowe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilson Rowe, Elana, 1980-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics--Russia (Federation).

Geopolitics.

Russia, Northern--Politics and government.

Russia, Northern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Russia holds more Arctic territory than any other state, yet unlike other Arctic states it does not have a unified strategy identifying economic and political aims for the North. Russia's policies on the North are dispersed across a variety of fields from domestic migration politics to oil and gas development. This volume engages the disparate elements of Russian northern policy and illustrates how the centralized, relatively economically strong and politically assertive Russia of today defines and addresses northern spaces, opportunities, and challenges. As energy markets continue loo

Contents:

Contents; List of Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Policy Aims and Political Realities in the Russian North; Chapter One: Troublemaking and Risk-Taking: The North in Russian Military Activities; Chapter Two: Cross-Border Cooperation in the North: The Case of Northwest Russia; Chapter Three: Climate Change in the Russian North: Threats Real and Potential; Chapter Four: Recent Developments in the Russian Fisheries Sector; Chapter Five: Northern Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Policy Challenges and Approaches; Chapter Six: Growth Poles and Ghost Towns in the Russian Far North

Chapter Seven: Indigenous Rights in the Russian NorthChapter Eight: Oil and Gas Development in Russia and Northern Indigenous Peoples; Afterword: The Intersection of Northern and National Policies; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-69080-1

9786613667748

0-7766-1802-4

OCLC:

500984394