1st Edition

Media, Security and Sovereignty in the Canadian Arctic From the Manhattan to the Crystal Serenity

By Mathieu Landriault Copyright 2020
144 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book documents how the Arctic region has been represented in the media: exploring how the media has framed the Arctic and whether this has an impact on governmental decision-making and public preferences. The Arctic region faces profound transformations, due to global warming, spurring intense debates about economic growth, environmental protection, and socio-cultural development. At the... Read more

Introduction - Media, Security and Sovereignty in the Canadian Arctic

Chapter 1 – The Canadian Media and Arctic sovereignty crises

Chapter 2 – Time to ring the alarm bell?

Chapter 3 – Touring a (melting) ice pack

Chapter 4 – 2010-2015: Arctic governance in a new era

Chapter 5 – Social Media, Arctic Tourism and the Crystal Serenity

Conclusion – The Arctic and the Canadian media

Biography

Mathieu Landriault (PhD, 2013, University of Ottawa) is the director of the Observatoire de la Politique et la Sécurité de l'Arctique (OPSA), based in Montreal. He currently teaches at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa as well as at the School of Conflict Studies at Saint Paul University. He is also an associate researcher at the Center for Interuniversity Research on the International Relations of Canada and Quebec (CIRRICQ). He is researching Arctic security, sovereignty, and governance issues in the circumpolar region in general and the Canadian Arctic in particular, as well as Arctic paradiplomacy.