Breaking through : understanding sovereignty and security in the circumpolar arctic / edited by Wilfrid Greaves, P. Whitney Lackenbauer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, editor.

Greaves, Wilfrid, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jurisdiction, Territorial--Arctic regions.

Jurisdiction, Territorial.

Arctic regions--International status.

Arctic regions.

Arctic regions--Strategic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2021]

Summary:

Globalization, climate change, and increased geopolitical competition are having a profound impact on the Arctic, affecting the ways we understand both sovereignty and security within the region. Further clouding our understanding is the fact that Arctic sovereignty and security are rarely, if ever, examined together. In Breaking Through, a diverse group of emerging and established scholars comes together to present theoretically robust and empirically grounded analyses of Arctic sovereignty and security in both historical and contemporary contexts. Throughout the volume, readers will discover insights from across the social sciences and fresh perspectives on under-studied dimensions of, for instance, how environmental changes, foreign and security policies, and Indigenous peoples interact to produce different meanings of sovereignty and security in the Arctic. Drawing on extensive primary and secondary research, Breaking Through offers important and timely conclusions for policymakers, advocates, scholars, and students.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic: An Introduction

1 In Search of Polar Sovereignty, 1900–1959

2 The Gentlemen’s Agreement: Sovereignty, Defence, and Canadian–American Diplomacy in the Arctic

3 Arctic Security and Sovereignty through a Media Lens: From a Pile of Frozen Rocks to the Bottom of the Sea

4 Understanding Arctic Security: A Defence of Traditional Security Analysis

5 National Security and the High North: Post–Cold War Arctic Security Policy in Norway

6 Russia and Arctic Security: Inward-Looking Realities

7 Toward a Comprehensive Approach to Canadian Security and Safety in the Arctic

8 One Arctic? Northern Security in Canada and Norway

9 Understanding the Recent History of Energy Security in the Arctic

10 Human Insecurities of Marginalized Peoples in the Arctic: The Cost of Arctic and Nordic Exceptionalism

11 Addressing Inequalities in the Arctic: Food Security in Nunavut

12 The Transformative Power of “Security” Talk

Afterword: Sovereign Futures in an Insecure Arctic

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-4875-3105-2

1-4875-3104-4

OCLC:

1225205977