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The Changing Arctic - Consensus Building and Governance in the Arctic Council (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016) Loot Price: R1,521
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The Changing Arctic - Consensus Building and Governance in the Arctic Council (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): D. Nord

The Changing Arctic - Consensus Building and Governance in the Arctic Council (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

D. Nord

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Over the last few years the Arctic has become a region of growing interest to the international community. Major environmental, economic, social, and security issues are all in evidence within its borders today. Many feel that there is an urgent need to establish an effective governance structure for the area. The Arctic Council has offered a basic forum for circumpolar consultation and cooperation over the past two decades. However, it has not been an easy undertaking and the organization has had to wrestle with a series of internal and external impediments that have hindered its forward progress. This volume explores the efforts of Sweden, a recent Chair of the Arctic Council, to build an enhanced framework for consensus-building and governance within the circumpolar region. It examines its efforts to provide focused leadership for the Arctic Council and to advance the environmental protection and sustainable development missions of the organization. It considers the various means by which Sweden utilized its position as chair of the Arctic Council to promote its program for action in both these areas. It also explores how this leadership position enabled it to foster necessary organizational reform within the body. The book gives new insight into how both the formal and informal 'powers of the chair' can be utilized to facilitate institutional growth and change. It also provides new and useful understanding of how a small country like Sweden can harness key elements of 'soft power' to advance its foreign policy objectives in the Arctic. The author closely followed the undertakings of the Swedish Chairmanship team over its two years at the helm of this emerging Arctic international organization. He witnessed its several successes and a few of its disappointments. The volume offers a behind the scene view of the challenges and opportunities faced by contemporary diplomats as they pursue their efforts at international organization.

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Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2016
First published: 2016
Authors: D. Nord
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 186
Edition: 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13: 978-1-137-50185-1
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > General
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LSN: 1-137-50185-5
Barcode: 9781137501851

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