ABSTRACT

This book offers a wide-ranging account of the emerging issues of international politics in the Artic, and the emerging Geopolitical debates that surround the region.

In this thorough but accessible book covering environmental issues, the author examines the Geopolitics of emerging land and resource disputes and the rise of both nationalist and pan-Arctic movements in the region. Whereas existing literature on the politics of the Arctic tends to focus either on the environment or on Geopolitical interests, this book considers both of these themes in addition to the politics of the region’s indigenous peoples and provides an overview on the emerging issues of international politics in the Arctic. The book makes full use of pedagogic features such as maps, diagrams, timelines, biographies and boxes highlighting key concepts and issues in order to make this an accessible book for both students and scholars alike.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of International Relations, Arctic Politics, Environmental Politics and European Politics.

chapter 1|16 pages

The international political wilderness

chapter 2|31 pages

Imperialism

The last great territorial scramble?

chapter 3|23 pages

Globalization

Environmental change and human security in the Arctic

chapter 4|27 pages

Decolonization

‘The cold wind of change'

chapter 5|20 pages

Intergovernmental cooperation

The top table

chapter 6|19 pages

6 Non-governmental cooperation

The rise and significance of transnational solidarity amongst the indigenous peoples and scientists of the Arctic

chapter 7|3 pages

Conclusions

Coming in from the cold