Diplomacy on Ice: Energy and the Environment in the Arctic and Antarctic

304 Pages·2015·2.12 MB·English

by  Rebecca H Pincus

Diplomacy on Ice
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D I P L O M A C Y
ON I C E
Energy and the Environment in the
Arctic and Antarctic
edited by
Rebecca Pincus
Saleem H. Ali
Foreword by James Gustave Speth
New Haven and London
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Published with assistance from the Sustainable Minerals Institute,
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Diplomacy on ice : energy and the environment in the Arctic and Antarctic /
edited by Rebecca H. Pincus, Saleem H. Ali ; foreword by James Gustave Speth.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-0-300-20516-9 (hardback)
1. Geopolitics—Polar regions. 2. Polar regions—International status.
3. Energy development—Environmental aspects—Polar regions. I. Pincus,
Rebecca H., editor of compilation. II. Ali, Saleem H. (Saleem Hassan),
1973– editor of compilation.
g593.d57 2015
919.8—dc23
2014014291
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
This paper meets the requirements of
ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper).
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This volume is dedicated to all those scholars
who commit to work in extreme environments
and have a planetary vision of
diplomacy.
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Why then do we feel this strange attraction for these polar regions,
a feeling so powerful and lasting, that when we return home we forget
the mental and physical hardships, and want nothing more
than to return to them? Why are we so susceptible to the charm of
these landscapes when they are so empty and terrifying?
—jean-baptiste charcot
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Contents
Foreword by James Gustave Speth xi
Preface xiii
Introduction: A Cold Prelude to a Warming World
saleem h. ali and rebecca pincus 1
Part 1 The Law: Legal Structures in Polar Regions 11
1. Polar Environmental Governance and Nonstate Actors
sébastien duyck 13
2. Interlinkages in International Law: The Convention on
Biological Diversity as a Model for Linking Territory, Environment, and
Indigenous Rights in the Marine Arctic
betsy baker 41
3. An Erosion of Confi dence?
The Antarctic Treaty System in the Twenty-fi rst Century
daniela liggett 61
4. Invasive Species in the Arctic: Concerns, Regulations, and Governance
kamrul hossain 72
5. Managing Polar Policy through Public and Private Regulatory Standards:
The Case of Tourism in the Antarctic
michele zebich-knos 94
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viii Contents
Part 2 Critical Actors: Power Dynamics and
Driving Forces in Polar Regions 111
6. From Energy to Knowledge? Building Domestic Knowledge-
Based Sectors around Hydro Energy in Iceland and Greenland
rasmus gjedssø bertelsen and klaus georg hansen 113
7. Arctic Melting Tests the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
asim zia, ilan kelman, and michael h. glantz 128
8. Growth Imperative: Intermediaries, Discourse Frameworks, and the Arctic
arthur mason 141
9. Connecting China through “Creative Diplomacy”: Greenland,
Australia, and Climate Cooperation in Polar Regions
damien degeorges and saleem h. ali 151
10. Security in the Arctic: A Receding Wall
rebecca pincus 161
Part 3 Community: Human Rights, Indigenous Politics, and
Collective Learning 169
11. Using Human Rights to Improve Arctic Governance
rebecca bratspies 171
12. Cooperative Food Sharing in Sheshatshiu: Uncovering Scenarios to
Support the Emergent Capacity of Northern Communities
damián castro, glen lesins, rachel hirsch, and kaz higuchi 186
13. Crossing the Land of Indigenous People in the Arctic: Comparison of
Russian and North American Experiences of Economic Growth and
Human Rights in Energy and Infrastructure Projects
natalia yakovleva and richard grover 198
14. Emergent Cooperation, or, Checkmate by Overwhelming Collaboration:
Linear Feet of Reports, Endless Meetings
glenn w. sheehan and anne m. jensen 213
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Contents ix
15. From Northern Studies to Circumpolar Studies: In the Field and in the Ether
kathleen osgood and steven b. young 224
Epilogue
rebecca pincus 235
Selected Resources 239
List of Contributors 269
Index 275
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