1st Edition

Global Development in the Arctic International Cooperation for the Future

314 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

314 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Viewing the Arctic as a key region for global development in the 21st century, this book offers a cross-disciplinary conceptual framework for understanding what international cooperation is, why it is difficult and what kind of alternative views can apply in the Arctic. Written by Arctic experts, the book presents major trends and scenarios for international cooperation in the Arctic up to 2035... Read more

Introduction

ANDREY MINEEV, ANATOLI BOURMISTROV AND FRODE MELLEMVIK

1 International Cooperation in the Arctic 2035 – The Four Scenarios

ANDREY MINEEV, JAN DIETZ, PETTER NORE, ROMAN VAKULCHUK AND ANATOLI BOURMISTROV

PART I International Governance and Security

2 International Governance Facilitating Sustainable Development in the Arctic – The Arctic Council as a Multi-Role Actor and Forum

STEFAN KIRCHNER AND TIMO KOIVUROVA

3 Unboxing Arctic Security Relations and Dynamics

ANDREAS ØSTHAGEN

PART II International Cooperation in Economy, Business and Innovations

4 Global Arctic Economic Development Scenarios

ANDREY KRIVOROTOV

5 "Gas Bridges" and Geo-Economics of the Arctic

PETTER NORE

6 Business Cooperation in the Arctic: Learning Points from the Russia-Based Oil and Gas Projects

ANDREY MINEEV AND ELENA ZHUROVA SÆTHER

7 Arctic Innovation and the Potential for the Creation of a Circumpolar Innovation Ecosystem

KEN COATES AND CARIN HOLROYD

8 Smart City Dialogue in the Arctic: Opportunities and Challenges

EVGENII ALEKSANDROV, ELENA DYBTSYNA, NADEZDA NAZAROVA AND IGOR KHODACHEK

PART III International Cooperation in Science, Education and Culture

9 Arctic Climate Change – Perspectives on International Scientific Cooperation

JAN-GUNNAR WINTHER, LARRY HINZMAN AND KIM HOLMÉN

10 Internationalization of Higher Education in the High North: Purposes and Strategies

MARIT SUNDET, LEIF-KRISTIAN MONSEN AND ELENA DYBTSYNA

11 Challenging Boundaries from Below: Cross-Border Culture in the Arctic

BJARGE SCHWENKE FORS AND YNGVAR B. STEINHOLT

PART IV Environment, Shipping and Emergency Response

12 Issues of Environmental Monitoring and Management in the Arctic

ALEXEI BAMBULYAK, LARS-HENRIK LARSEN, ROLF RØDVEN, DENIS MOISEEV AND SALVE DAHLE

13 International Shipping and the Northern Sea Route

BJÖRN GUNNARSSON AND ARILD MOE

14 Polar Ship Design and Operations: Past, Present, and Future

OVE TOBIAS GUDMESTAD

15 International Cooperation in Emergency Response in the Arctic Sea Areas

NATALIA ANDREASSEN AND ODD JARL BORCH

PART V Integrating Chapter

16 International Cooperation for Global Development: What Can We Learn from The Arctic?

ANATOLI BOURMISTROV, FRODE MELLEMVIK AND ANDREY MINEEV

Biography

Andrey Mineev, PhD, is a Postdoctoral researcher at Nord University, Norway.

Anatoli Bourmistrov, PhD, is Professor and Head of Section, Bodø Graduate School of Business, Nord University, Norway.

Frode Mellemvik, PhD, is Director of the High North Center, Nord University, Norway.