The Changing Arctic: Creating a Framework for Consensus Building and Governance within the Arctic Council

196 Pages·2016·3.2 MB·English

by  Douglas C. Nord (auth.)

ISBN: 978-1-349-71447-6
The Changing Arctic

The Changing Arctic
Creating a Framework for Consensus
Building and Governance within the
Arctic Council
Douglas C. Nord
THE CHANGING ARCTIC
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Names: Nord, Douglas C. (Douglas Charles), 1952- author.
Title: The changing Arctic : creating a framework for consensus building and
governance within the Arctic Council / Douglas C. Nord.
Description: New York City : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015033320
Subjects: LCSH: Arctic Council. | Arctic regions—International status. |
Arctic regions—Strategic aspects. | Environmental protection—Arctic
regions. | BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics. |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy. | POLITICAL
SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership. | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public
Policy / General. | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International.
Classification: LCC G593 .N67 2016 | DDC 341.4/5091632—dc23 LC record
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To Friends and Colleagues in Umeå—Old and New

Contents
List of Tables ix
Acknowledgments xi
1 An Introduction 1
2 Placing the Arctic within Analytical and
Theoretical Frameworks 9
3 Efforts at Creating an Arctic Regime 23
4 The Swedish Chairmanship 55
5 The Project Unfolds 81
6 Assessing the Accomplishments of the Swedish
Chairmanship 113
7 Considering the Future 139
Bibliography 173
Index 181

List of Tables
3.1 Member States of the Arctic Council (in Order of
Chairmanship Service) 51
3.2 Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council 51
3.3 Observers of the Arctic Council (by Category) 53
5.1 Swedish Chairmanship Group 88
5.2 Agenda for the Arctic Council Ministerial
Meeting in Kiruna, May 2013 109