1st Edition

International Cooperation and Arctic Governance Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building

Edited By Olav Stokke, Geir Hønneland Copyright 2007
214 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

A new exploration of the impacts of Arctic regimes in such vital areas as pollution, biodiversity, indigenous affairs, health and climate change. The post-Cold War era has seen an upsurge in interest in Arctic affairs. With new international regimes targeting Arctic issues at both the global and regional levels, the Northern areas seem set to play an increasingly prominent role in the domestic... Read more

Contributors
Acknowledgements
Acronyms and Abbreviations
 

1- Introduction
Geir Hønneland and Olav Schram Stokke

2- Examining the Consequences of Arctic Institutions 
Olav Schram Stokke 

3- Arctic Indigenous Regimes: Indigenous Issues in the Arctic Council and the BEAR
Elana Wilson and Indra Øverland 

4- Communicable Disease Control
Lars Rowe and Geir Hønneland

5- Pollution and Conservation
Olav Schram Stokke, Geir Hønneland and Peter Johan Schei

6- Climate Change
Alf Håkon Hoel 

7- Oil, Gas and the Environment
Kristine Offerdal 

8- International Institutions and Arctic Governance
Olav Schram Stokke 

Biography

Olav Schram Stokke is a Senior Research Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway.
Geir Hønneland is Director of the Russian and Polar Programme at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway.