Diplomacy and the Arctic Council / Danita Catherine Burke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burke, Danita Catherine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arctic Council.

International relations--Case studies.

International relations.

International law.

Arctic regions--International status.

Arctic regions.

Arctic Regions.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 pages)

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The Arctic Council, created in 1996, has facilitated over twenty years of successful democracy and regional cooperation between Russia and the seven other Arctic states--the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, and Finland. What has allowed this unity to continue despite political turmoil between these nations? In Diplomacy and the Arctic Council Danita Catherine Burke argues that the Arctic Council is a club--a group of states that mutually benefit from voluntary collaboration and that use the forum as a vessel to help define and guide the parameters of their cooperation. How the club members identify and address challenges reflects power relations among them, which vary depending on the topic under discussion or debate. Providing insight into the daily practices of the Arctic Council and the relative status of its member states, Burke seeks to understand why major international events, such as the 2014 Russian-Ukrainian conflict over the Crimea region, do not deter the Arctic countries from cooperating. The author posits that the Arctic Council's club structure and its strategy of practising and projecting unity have allowed it to weather the storm of international conflicts involving its core membership. Through interviews with representatives from the Arctic states and Indigenous peoples, Diplomacy and the Arctic Council offers a unique look into the diplomatic practices of the Council after more than two decades of operation."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Conceptualizing the Book

Funding

Institutional Memory and Knowledge Depreciation

Keeping National Politics Out of the Forum

Language Barriers

Communication and Misunderstandings

The Observer Question

Coastal versus Non-Coastal States and the Pressure to Evolve.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780773559738

0773559736

9780773559745

0773559744