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As climate change makes the Arctic a region of key political
interest, so questions of sovereignty are once more drawing
international attention. The promise of new sources of mineral
wealth and energy, and of new transportation routes, has seen
countries expand their sovereignty claims. Increasingly, interested
parties from both within and beyond the region, including states,
indigenous groups, corporate organizations, and NGOs and are
pursuing their visions for the Arctic. What form of political
organization should prevail? Contesting the Arctic provides a map
of potential governance options for the Arctic and addresses and
evaluates the ways in which Arctic stakeholders throughout the
region are seeking to pursue them.
As climate change makes the Arctic a region of key political
interest, so questions of sovereignty are once more drawing
international attention. The promise of new sources of mineral
wealth and energy, and of new transportation routes, has seen
countries expand their sovereignty claims. Increasingly, interested
parties from both within and beyond the region, including states,
indigenous groups, corporate organizations, and NGOs and are
pursuing their visions for the Arctic. What form of political
organization should prevail? Contesting the Arctic provides a map
of potential governance options for the Arctic and addresses and
evaluates the ways in which Arctic stakeholders throughout the
region are seeking to pursue them.
The worlds' oceans have been extremely important in the development and interaction of societies throughout history. This unique book uses the tools of political geography and international relations to examine the ways in which nations and peoples have viewed and used the oceans. Most social scientists have looked on the seas as a resource, but Steinberg sees them as a space defined by society, arguing that political and economic forces have shaped the governance and representation of the sea as much as they have the land.
Drawing on their expertise in geography, political science,
international relations, and communication studies, McDowell,
Steinberg, and Tomasello investigate specific policy problems
encountered as international organizations, corporations, and
individual users try to "manage" a space that simultaneously
contradicts and supports existing institutions and systems of
governance, identity, and technology.
The worlds' oceans have been extremely important in the development and interaction of societies throughout history. This unique book uses the tools of political geography and international relations to examine the ways in which nations and peoples have viewed and used the oceans. Most social scientists have looked on the seas as a resource, but Steinberg sees them as a space defined by society, arguing that political and economic forces have shaped the governance and representation of the sea as much as they have the land.
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