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This book examines emerging forms of governance in the Arctic
region, exploring how different types of state and non-state actors
promote and support rules and standards. The authors argue that
confining our understandings of Arctic governance to Arctic states
and a focus on the Arctic Council as the primary site of
circumpolar governance provides an incomplete picture. Instead,
they embrace the complexity of governance in the Arctic by
systematically analyzing and comparing the position, interventions,
and influence of different actor groups seeking to shape Arctic
political and economic outcomes in multiple sites of Arctic
politics, both formal and informal. This book assesses the
potential that sub-national governments, corporations, civil
society organizations, Indigenous peoples, and non-Arctic states
possess to develop norms and standards to ensure a stable,
rule-based Arctic region. It will be of interest to all scholars
and students working in the fields of Arctic Sovereignty, Security
Studies, Global Governance, and International Political Economy.
This book examines emerging forms of governance in the Arctic
region, exploring how different types of state and non-state actors
promote and support rules and standards. The authors argue that
confining our understandings of Arctic governance to Arctic states
and a focus on the Arctic Council as the primary site of
circumpolar governance provides an incomplete picture. Instead,
they embrace the complexity of governance in the Arctic by
systematically analyzing and comparing the position, interventions,
and influence of different actor groups seeking to shape Arctic
political and economic outcomes in multiple sites of Arctic
politics, both formal and informal. This book assesses the
potential that sub-national governments, corporations, civil
society organizations, Indigenous peoples, and non-Arctic states
possess to develop norms and standards to ensure a stable,
rule-based Arctic region. It will be of interest to all scholars
and students working in the fields of Arctic Sovereignty, Security
Studies, Global Governance, and International Political Economy.
Although part of a broader circumpolar world, North America's
Arctic and sub-Arctic borders-and the establishment of new
boundaries in the wake of significant, and regionally unique,
change-are increasingly relevant in the broader, global world.
Indeed, the Arctic reality has been dramatically reshaped by new
territorial configurations and comprehensive land claims;
increasing flows of international investment and trade focused upon
resource industries and hydrocarbon extraction; the growing
importance and role of sub-national entities, organizations, and
Indigenous governments; shifting geopolitical interests; and
existential challenges created by climate change and environmental
security. This book demonstrates how North America's Arctic borders
are being reshaped by globalization even as these borders are
adjusting to new internal pressures such as devolution and the rise
of sub-national territorial interests.
People, Politics, and Purpose brings the historian’s myriad tools
to bear on Canadians, from prime ministers to lumberjacks to
Indigenous leaders. Drawing on the rich details of biography –
the what – the contributors also address the larger questions –
the so what – that drive history. These stories are not simply
about the lives of individuals but critical reflections on subjects
who are directly involved in, and affected by, politics. By
illuminating the roles of historical actors, this lively collection
offers insights into Canada’s place in the world and stimulates
fresh thinking about political history.
Plusieurs croient que le 1er juillet 1867 represente la date de la
Confederation canadienne, le jour de la creation du nouveau pays.
Mais le processus ne faisait que s'amorcer en 1867. Du petit
dominion aux frontiAres restreintes, le pays est devenu une
federation beaucoup plus grande, avec dix provinces, trois
territoires, et des centaines de communautes autochtones. Les
politiciens ont longtemps debattu le concept de pays; ils ont bien
pese les avantages et les inconvenients d'une adhesion A la
Confederation canadienne. La Confederation, 1864-1999 regroupe
plusieurs historiens influents du Canada qui etudient comment les
provinces, les territoires, ainsi que les regions sujettes aux
Traites ont pris leurs formes actuelles. En partenariat avec Les
Debats de la Confederation, un projet de production participative
non-partisan et sans but lucratif visant A numeriser les documents
fondateurs du Canada, ce livre innove; il integre les traites entre
les peuples autochtones et la Couronne pour mettre en lumiere la
creation et l'expansion de la Confederation canadienne. Ce faisant,
le livre revele l'histoire tumultueuse, complexe et evolutive de
chaque province et territoire.
The Canadian Rangers stand sentinel in the farthest reaches of
our
country. For six decades, this dedicated group of citizen-soldiers
has
quietly served as Canada's eyes, ears, and voice in isolated
coastal and northern communities.
How does this minimally trained and lightly equipped force make
a
meaningful contribution to national defence and to
sustainable
communities? One of Canada's leading experts on northern
issues
answers this question using official records, extensive interviews,
and
on-the-ground participation in Ranger exercises from coast to coast
to
coast. Lackenbauer reveals how the Rangers have evolved into
a
flexible, inexpensive, and culturally inclusive way for Canada
to
"show the flag." The Rangers offer living proof that
military activities designed to assert sovereignty need not
cause
insecurity for residents of remote regions. Local knowledge,
stewardship, and national security prove compatible and
mutually
reinforcing.
"The Canadian Rangers" also tells the untold story of a
successful partnership that has developed between the Canadian
Forces
and Aboriginal peoples, a partnership rooted in traditional
knowledge
and skills and characterized by acceptance and crosscultural
understanding.P. Whitney Lackenbauer is an associate professor and
chair of
the Department of History at St. Jerome's University,
and the author of numerous books, including "Battle Grounds:
The
Canadian Military and Aboriginal Lands" (2007), and co-author
of
"Arctic Front: Defending Canadian Interests in the Far North,
"
which won the Donner Prize in 2009.
People, Politics, and Purpose brings the historian's myriad tools
to bear on Canadians, from prime ministers to lumberjacks to
Indigenous leaders. Drawing on the rich details of biography - the
what - the contributors also address the larger questions - the so
what - that drive history. These stories are not simply about the
lives of individuals but critical reflections on subjects who are
directly involved in, and affected by, politics. By illuminating
the roles of historical actors, this lively collection offers
insights into Canada's place in the world and stimulates fresh
thinking about political history.
July 1st 1867 is celebrated as Canada's Confederation - the date
that Canada became a country. But 1867 was only the beginning. As
the country grew from a small dominion to a vast federation
encompassing ten provinces, three territories, and hundreds of
First Nations, its leaders repeatedly debated Canada's purpose, and
the benefits and drawbacks of the choice to be Canadian.
Reconsidering Confederation brings together Canada's leading
historians to explore how the provinces, territories, and Treaty
areas became the political frameworks we know today. In partnership
with The Confederation Debates, an ongoing crowdsourced,
non-partisan, and non-profit initiative to digitize all of Canada's
founding colonial and federal records, this book breaks new ground
by integrating the treaties between Indigenous peoples and the
Crown into our understanding of Confederation. Rigorously
researched and eminently readable, this book traces the unique
paths that each province and territory took on their journey to
Confederation. It shows the roots of regional and cultural
grievances, as vital and controversial in early debates as they are
today. Reconsidering Confederation tells the sometimes rocky,
complex, and ongoing story of how Canada has become Canada.
China's Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada is an
in-depth studies of China's increasing interest in the Arctic. It
offers a holistic approach to understanding Chinese motivations and
the potential impacts of greater Chinese presence in the
circumpolar region, exploring resource development, shipping,
scientific research, governance, and security. Drawing on extensive
research in Chinese government documentation, business and media
reports, and current academic literature, this timely volume
eschews the traditional assumption that Chinese actions are unified
and monolithic in their approach to Arctic affairs. Instead, it
offers a careful analysis of the different, and often competing,
interests and priorities of Chinese government and industry.
Analyzing Chinese interests and activities from a Canadian
perspective, the book provides an unparalleled point of reference
to discuss the implications for the Canadian and broader
circumpolar North.
China's Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada is an
in-depth studies of China's increasing interest in the Arctic. It
offers a holistic approach to understanding Chinese motivations and
the potential impacts of greater Chinese presence in the
circumpolar region, exploring resource development, shipping,
scientific research, governance, and security.Drawing on extensive
research in Chinese government documentation, business and media
reports, and current academic literature, this timely volume
eschews the traditional assumption that Chinese actions are unified
and monolithic in their approach to Arctic affairs. Instead, it
offers a careful analysis of the different, and often competing,
interests and priorities of Chinese government and industry.
Analyzing Chinese interests and activities from a Canadian
perspective, the book provides an unparalleled point of reference
to discuss the implications for the Canadian and broader
circumpolar North.
Gordon W. Smith, PhD, dedicated much of his life to researching
Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. His 1952 dissertation from
Columbia University on ""The Historical and Legal Background of
Canada's Arctic Claims"" remains a foundational work on the topic,
as does his 1966 chapter ""Sovereignty in the North: The Canadian
Aspect of an International Problem"" in R. St. J. Macdonald's The
Arctic Frontier.A Historical and Legal Study of Sovereignty in the
Canadian North is the first in a project to edit and publish
Smith's unpublished work, a manuscript on sovereignty and related
Law of the Sea issues. Researched and written over three decades,
this comprehensive and thoroughly documented study offers important
insights into evolving understandings of Canada's sovereignty from
the original transfers of the northern territories to the young
dominion through the start of the Second World War. With Arctic
issues once again at the forefront of public debate, this
invaluable resource, available to researchers outside of government
for the first time, explains how Canada laid the historical and
legal foundations to support its longstanding, well-established
sovereignty over Arctic lands.
The Joint Arctic Weather Stations were five meteorological and
scientific monitoring stations constructed at Resolute, Eureka,
Mould Bay, Isachsen, and Alert with the cooperation of the Canadian
Department of Transport's meteorological branch and the United
States Weather Bureau. From 1947 to the early 1970s as few as four
Canadians and four Americans worked and lived at each of the four
satellite stations, observing and collecting scientific data.This
is the first systematic account of the Joint Arctic Weather
Stations, a project that profoundly shaped state activates and
scientific inquiry in the Arctic Archipelago. Drawing on extensive
archival evidence, unpublished personal memoirs, and interviews
with former employees, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations analyzes
the diplomatic, scientific, social, military, and environmental
dimensions of the program alongside each station as a nexus of
state planning and personal agency. Contrary to previous
scholarship, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations reveals that
Canadian officials sought-and achieved-a firm policy that afforded
effective control of Canada's Arctic while enjoying the advantages
of American contribution to the joint meteorological program. It
explores the changing ways science was conducted over time and how
the details of everyday life at remote stations, from the climate
to leisure activities to debates over alcohol, hunting, and
leadership, shaped the program's effectiveness. An exploration of
the full duration of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations from
high-level planning and diplomacy to personal interactions in the
stations makes this book an essential exploration of collaborative
polar science in the North American Arctic.
The Joint Arctic Weather Stations were five meteorological and
scientific monitoring stations constructed at Resolute, Eureka,
Mould Bay, Isachsen, and Alert with the cooperation of the Canadian
Department of Transport's meteorological branch and the United
States Weather Bureau. From 1947 to the early 1970s as few as four
Canadians and four Americans worked and lived at each of the four
satellite stations, observing and collecting scientific data.This
is the first systematic account of the Joint Arctic Weather
Stations, a project that profoundly shaped state activates and
scientific inquiry in the Arctic Archipelago. Drawing on extensive
archival evidence, unpublished personal memoirs, and interviews
with former employees, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations analyzes
the diplomatic, scientific, social, military, and environmental
dimensions of the program alongside each station as a nexus of
state planning and personal agency. Contrary to previous
scholarship, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations reveals that
Canadian officials sought-and achieved-a firm policy that afforded
effective control of Canada's Arctic while enjoying the advantages
of American contribution to the joint meteorological program. It
explores the changing ways science was conducted over time and how
the details of everyday life at remote stations, from the climate
to leisure activities to debates over alcohol, hunting, and
leadership, shaped the program's effectiveness. An exploration of
the full duration of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations from
high-level planning and diplomacy to personal interactions in the
stations makes this book an essential exploration of collaborative
polar science in the North American Arctic.
Global warming has had a dramatic impact on the Arctic environment,
including the ice melt that has opened previously ice-covered
waterways. State and non-state actors who look to the region and
its resources with varied agendas have started to pay attention. Do
new geopolitical dynamics point to a competitive and inherently
conflictual AcaArace for resourcesAca? Or will the Arctic become a
region governed by mutual benefit, international law, and the
achievement of a widening array of cooperative arrangements among
interested states and Indigenous peoples? As an Arctic nation
Canada is not immune to the consequences of these transformations.
In Canada and the Changing Arctic: Sovereignty, Security, and
Stewardship , the authors, all leading commentators on Arctic
affairs, grapple with fundamental questions about how Canada should
craft a responsible and effective Northern strategy. They outline
diverse paths to achieving sovereignty, security, and stewardship
in CanadaAcaacs Arctic and in the broader circumpolar world. The
changing Arctic region presents Canadians with daunting challenges
and tremendous opportunities. This book will inspire continued
debate on what Canada must do to protect its interests, project its
values, and play a leadership role in the twenty-first-century
Arctic. Forewords by Senator Hugh Segal and former Minister of
Foreign Affairs and of National Defence Bill Graham.
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