Tittel: | Arctic Governance - Pathways to the Future |
Ansvar: | Oran R. Young |
Forfatter: | Young, Oran R. |
Materialtype: | Artikkel - elektronisk |
Signatur: | Arctic review on law and politics |
Utgitt: | Oslo : Cappelen Damm Akademisk, 2010 |
Omfang: | S. 164-185 |
Serie: | Arctic Review on Law and Politics ; 2/2010 |
Note: | https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/15 |
Innhold: | The Arctic has become a highly dynamic socio-ecological system due largely to the interacting forces of climate change and a suite of factors that we commonly group together under the rubric of globalization. The result is a cascade of developments that are accentuating the links between Arctic processes and global systems and generating new needs for governance to maintain sustainable human-environment relationships in the circumpolar north. This article addresses the resultant challenge of Arctic governance with particular reference to five themes: (i) the underlying drivers of change in the Arctic, (ii) the identity of legitimate stakeholders in responding to emerging issues of governance, (iii) the framing of Arctic issues for purposes of policymaking, (iv) calls for an international agreement for the Arctic Ocean, and (v) proposals for a comprehensive and legally binding treaty for the Arctic as a whole. The analysis yields negative conclusions regarding some popular proposals (e.g. calls for an |
Del av verk: | Arctic review on law and politics vol. 1 no 2 (2010) |