Leadership for the North : the influence and impact of Arctic Council Chairs /: the influence and impact of Arctic Council Chairs. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Douglas C. Nord, editor.
• Editors: Nord, Douglas C (Douglas Charles), 1952-
• Contents: Intro; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Editor; Authors' Biography; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Providing Leadership for the North; References; Part II: The Arctic Council and its Chair; Chapter 2: Policy Paradoxes: Challenges Confronting the Contemporary Arctic; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Problem Context: The Arctic Environmental System in Rapid Change; 2.2 Problem Definition and Policy Paradoxes; 2.2.1 How do We Define Policy Problems?; 2.2.1.1 The Policy-making Process 2.2.1.2 Problem Definition in Setting Policy Agendas2.3 Arctic Policy Paradoxes; 2.3.1 The Challenges of Nation-states in Relation to Territory and Identity; 2.3.1.1 Territory: Cooperating to Compete in UNCLOS III; 2.3.1.2 Identity: Governments Destabilize and Secure Indigenous Identities through Education; 2.3.2 The Challenges of the Anthropocene; 2.3.2.1 Climate Change: The Faster the Warming, the Quicker the Development; 2.3.2.2 Economic Development: A Richer but Poorer Arctic; 2.4 Discussion and Concluding Thoughts; References; Chapter 3: The Arctic Council in Transition; 3.1 Introduction 3.2 From Rovaniemi Process to the Ottawa Declaration3.3 The Arctic Council 1996-2017; 3.4 The Role of the Chairmanship in the Evolution of the Arctic Council; 3.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Chairs and International Organizations: The Case of the Arctic Council; 4.1 How do Chairs Operate in International Organizations?; 4.2 The Arctic Council as an "International Organization"; 4.3 The Chairmanship of the Arctic Council; 4.4 Leadership Challenges Facing Chairs of the Arctic Council; References; Part III: Recent Arctic Council Chairmanships Chapter 5: The Swedish Chairmanship: Foresight and Hindsight in Arctic Activism5.1 Sweden Becomes an 'honest broker' in Arctic Diplomacy; 5.2 The Swedish Context: Still a Reluctant Arctic Nation?; 5.3 Lessons from the First Swedish Chairmanship 2011-2013; 5.4 What Accounts for Some Domestic Criticism of the Swedish Chairmanship?; 5.5 What will be Sweden's Role in Arctic Affairs in the Future?; 5.6 In Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Development or Bust: Canada's Arctic Council Chairmanship 2013-15; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Arctic Development: For Whom and for What? 6.3 The Arctic Council and Development6.4 Canada's Arctic Council Chairmanship 2013-15; 6.4.1 Northern Consultations; 6.4.2 The Canadian Chairmanship Theme: Development for Arctic Peoples; 6.5 Economic Development in the U.S. and Finnish Arctic Council Chairmanships; 6.5.1 U.S. Chairmanship 2015-17; 6.5.2 The Finnish Chairmanship 2017-19; 6.6 Canada's Chairmanship Style; 6.7 Analysis; 6.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: The U.S. Chairmanship: Round Two; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 A Contested Policy-Shaping Landscape; 7.3 Global Arctic Agenda or the National Interest?
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiii, 201 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 352.11; International agencies; Leadership; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030031077; 3030031071
• Related ISBNs: 9783030031060
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 7, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.