Essays about: "Arctic affairs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Arctic affairs.

  1. 1. NOT SO NORMATIVE? The European Commission and the ever-changing Arctic region.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : John W. Ashton; [2021-02-08]
    Keywords : European Commission; Arctic Region; Arctic Politics; Realism; Liberalism; Idea Analysis; Geopolitics; Climate Change.;

    Abstract : Climate change has drastically changed the prospects of obtaining resources in the Arctic that where long deemed unobtainable due to the harsh climate in the region. The European Union has gradually evolved its Arctic policy in recent years due to these severe alterations, in which the European Commission has been the most active in pursuing that policy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cooperation and/or Conflict in the Arctic? : The Meaning of National Images in International Arctic Governance

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Gabriel Estenberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Arctic; governance; cooperation; conflict; national images; Boulding; friendliness; hostility;

    Abstract : This thesis criticises previous research on international Arctic governances for being biased towards liberal theoretical assumptions. It is argued that this bias has lead to an inability to also include theories that can provide nuance about cooperation and conflict in the research on Arctic. READ MORE

  4. 3. Cooperation and/or Conflict in the Arctic? : The Meaning of National Images in International Arctic Governance

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Gabriel Estenberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Arctic; governance; cooperation; conflict; national images; Boulding; friendliness; hostility;

    Abstract : This thesis criticises previous research on international Arctic governances for being biased towards liberal theoretical assumptions. It is argued that this bias has lead to an inability to also include theories that can provide nuance about cooperation and conflict in the research on Arctic. READ MORE

  5. 4. A helping hand for the Arctic : EU in search for a role in the North

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jessica Pettersson; [2020]
    Keywords : European Union; Arctic region; Arctic affairs; Sweden; Finland; frame analysis; cooperation; confrontation;

    Abstract : Climate change is opening opportunities for further extraction of natural resources and business in the Arctic, which is why the region is more desirable to a variety of actors, including the European Union (EU). Even though the EU is not a permanent observer in the Arctic Council, the EU Member States, Sweden and Finland, are. READ MORE

  6. 5. Greenland: The Master Shaper of the Arctic? : A study about making change happen

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Valentin Erik Martinez Strömberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Greenland; Arctic governance; phronesis; ontological security theory; change; narratives; governmental practices; power;

    Abstract : The Arctic region is changing. This is an oft-cited statement researcher, policy-makers and the general public say about the Arctic. But who can change the Arctic order? This academic paper is interested in determine Greenland’s role and ‘actorness’ in this changeable region. READ MORE