Handbook of the politics of the arctic / edited by Geir Hønneland, (Research Professor), Andreas Østhagen, (Research Director, Arctic and Ocean Politics, Fridtjof Nansen Institute) and Svein Vigeland Rottem, (Senior Research Fellow, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hønneland, Geir, editor.

Østhagen, Andreas, editor.

Rottem, Svein Vigeland, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arctic regions--Politics and government--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Arctic regions.

Geopolitics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Geopolitics.

Environmental management--Law and legislation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental management.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (592 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2026]

Summary:

"This timely Handbook explores how the Arctic has become a focal point in international relations in a manner unseen since the Cold War. Drawing on perspectives from international law, geopolitics, and other social sciences, this revised and expanded second edition provides an essential account of modern Arctic affairs. Including new and updated chapters on national approaches to the Arctic and the geopolitical power play that is unfolding, expert authors analyse the relations between China, Russia, and the West in the Arctic. They assess the role of NATO and the significance of critical minerals in the discussion around Greenland's autonomy. Chapters cover the role of conferences in Arctic governance, and local governments' participation in issues spanning politics, indigenous challenges, and the private sustainability certification of Arctic fisheries. With geopolitics taking centre stage in this new edition, contributors examine the impact of Russo-Chinese cooperation in the Arctic, as well as security dynamics and colonial legacies in the region. Students and scholars in Arctic politics, environmental politics and law, and political geography and geopolitics will benefit from this Handbook's invaluable insights. It is also an essential resource for policymakers, government officials, and NGOs involved in this key area"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

Introduction: From 'the age of the arctic' to 'the scramble for the arctic' and beyond / Geir Hønneland, Andreas Østhagen and Svein Vigeland Rottem

Part I: International legal and governance frameworks

1. The exploitation and management of marine resources in the arctic: Law, politics, and the environmental imperative / Robin Churchill

2. Maritime limits and boundaries in the arctic ocean: Agreements and disputes / Clive Schofield, Ted L. McDorman, and I. Made Andi Arsana

3. State practice in the establishment of continental shelf limits beyond 200 nm in the arctic ocean / Øystein Jensen

4. Arctic marine mammals in international environmental law and trade law / Nigel Bankes and Elizabeth Whitsitt

5. Arctic governance after ukraine: Pros and cons of institutional complexity / Olav Schram Stokke

6. Fisheries and aquaculture in the arctic: Globally significant / Alf Håkon Hoel

7. The role of discourse analysis in understanding spatial systems / E. Carina H. Keskitalo

8. Soft governance in the arctic / Beate Steinveg, Svein Vigeland Rottem and Serafima Andreeva

9. Arctic mayors' forum: Local governments in arctic governance / Iselin Németh Winther

10. Private sustainability certification of arctic fisheries: Lessons from a large- scale and a small-scale fishery in the northeast atlantic / Geir Hønneland

Part II: National approaches

11. Canadian sovereignty versus northern security: Critiquing the persistence of Canada's colonial mental map of the arctic / Lee-Anne Broadhead

12. Inuit foreign policy and international relations in the arctic / Nadine C. Fabbi

13. Where east and west collide? Amidst Russia's military resurgence, america recalibrates its embrace of collaborative arctic security / Barry Scott Zellen

14. Reluctant no more? The complexities of us arctic security strategy / Andreas Østhagen, Pavel Devyatkin and Lillian Hussong

15. A strategic interest: Understanding China's arctic approach / Iselin Stensdal and Gørild Heggelund

16. The European Union and the arctic: A dedicated policy for a complex space / Andreas Raspotnik and Adam Stępieę

17. Poland in the arctic: Assessing progress, prospects, and policy challenges / Michał Łuszczuk

18. Denmark's arctic awakening: How foreign and defence policy turned north / Marc Jacobsen and Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen

19. Norway's delicate arctic balancing act / Andreas Østhagen

20. Arctic research: Actors, priorities and drivers at national and international levels / Serafima Andreeva and Geir Hønneland

Part III: Geopolitics

21. Arctic geopolitics and international relations / Andreas Østhagen

22. A decolonial approach to arctic security and sovereignty / Gabriella Gricius

23. Friends in need? Russo-chinese cooperation in the arctic / Erdem Lamazhapov

24. The death of arctic exceptionalism? Russian-western cooperation before and after the war in ukraine / Pavel Devyatkin

25. Subsurface geopolitics: Critical minerals, greenlandic autonomy, and the green transition / Mark Nuttall

26. Ambiguity in the arctic: The geopolitics of bases on svalbard in the first half of the twentieth century / Olivia Wynne Houck

27. Russia's northern fleet and the arctic: Still (re)militarising? / Jonas Kjellén

28. Nato in the arctic: Misunderstood and misrepresented / Alina Bykova, Paal Sigurd Hilde, Duncan Depledge, Andreas Østhagen and P. Whitney Lackenbauer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035333714 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.