The Politics of Arctic Sovereignty
Oil, Ice and Inuit Governance
By Jessica Shadian
To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge – 240 pages
Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
Description
Drawing out the complex relationship between domestic, Arctic, international and transnational Inuit politics, this books sets out to recognise the politics of the Inuit and the Arctic as a much more complex and an age old story of the history of the Westphalian political system.
The author examines how the Inuit polity has transcended a history of colonisation, political marginalisation and attempted assimilation to become a contemporary political actor aiming to help steer not only Arctic but also global governance. Through this narrative a second historical narrative also emerges regarding the making and practices of the Westphalian political system. The author uses these two narratives to offer a more nuanced picture of the history of Arctic politics and the political role of the Inuit as well as a case study for better understanding the expanding role and authority of non-state actors in global politics.
This book will be of strong interest to students and scholars of Arctic politics, indigenous affairs, IR theory and environmental politics
Contents
1. Introduction: Who are the Arctic Inuit? 2. Sovereignty Historicised Part I: Constructing Westphalia 3. Making an Indigenous Inuit Part II: Expanding the Boundaries of Westphalia 4. Creating New Sovereignties: Redefining autonomy through Inuit land claims agreements 5. The Construction of a Trans-Arctic Inuit polity 6. A New Round of Arctic governance 7. Indigenous Internationalism: Shifting the boundaries of international law 8. Turning Theory into Practice Part III: Arctic Re-Discovered 9. Arctic Governance in a Post-August 2007 World 10. Arctic Sovereignty, Oil and the ICC: Inuit Governance in a Changing Global Political World
Author Bio
Jessica Shadian is a Senior Research Fellow at the High North Center for Business and Governance at the Bodø Graduate School for Business in Bodø, Norway. She has been a visiting researcher at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge; the Royal Institute for Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, University; the Arctic Centre in Rovaniemi, Finland and Laval Université.
Name: The Politics of Arctic Sovereignty: Oil, Ice and Inuit Governance (Hardback) – Routledge
Description: By Jessica Shadian. Drawing out the complex relationship between domestic, Arctic, international and transnational Inuit politics, this books sets out to recognise the politics of the Inuit and the Arctic as a much more complex and an age old story of the history of the...
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