Greenland and the International Politics of a Changing Arctic - Postcolonial Paradiplomacy between High and Low Politics (Hardcover)

Greenland and the International Politics of a Changing Arctic examines the international politics of semi-independent Greenland in a changing and increasingly globalised Arctic. Without sovereign statehood, but with increased geopolitical importance, independent foreign policy ambitions, and a solidified self-image as a trailblazer for Arctic indigenous peoples' rights, Greenland is making its mark on the Arctic and is in turn affected - and empowered - by Arctic developments. The chapters in this collection analyse how a distinct Greenlandic foreign policy identity shapes political ends and means, how relations to its parent state of Denmark is both a burden and a resource, and how Greenlandic actors use and influence regional institutional settings as well as foreign states and commercial actors to produce an increasingly independent - if not sovereign - entity with aims and ambitions for regional change in the Arctic. This is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of Greenland's international relations and how they are connected to wider Arctic politics. It will be essential reading for students and scholars interested in Arctic governance and security, international relations, sovereignty, geopolitics, paradiplomacy, indigenous affairs and anyone concerned with the political future of the Arctic.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Polar Regions
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2018
Editors:	Kristian Soby Kristensen • Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	164
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-06109-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > Political geography
LSN:	1-138-06109-3
Barcode:	9781138061095

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