The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Governance

Section I: Arctic Perspectives and Governance Dynamics

1. Arctic Social and Political Challenges by José Miguel Roncero
2. Visitors to the Arctic by Charlotte Gehrke
3. Wilderness and its Governance in the Arctic Context by Tiril V. Hansen and Grete K.
Hovelsrud
4. Mineral Resources and Their Governance Challenges in the Arctic Region by Paula
Adánez-Sanjuán and Egidio Marino
5. Arctic Science: Governance, Role and Significance by Volker Rachold
6. The Arctic Council: Advocating for Cooperation in Times of Emerging Threats
by Zhaklin Valerieva Yaneva
7. The Web of Arctic Governance Fora. More than just the Council by Hannes
Hansen-Magnusson and Charlotte Gehrke

Section II: Arctic Indigenous Agency

8. Human Rights in the Arctic by Hossain Kamrul
9. Participation Trophy or Agency? Indigenous Rights and Representation at the Arctic
Council by Romain Chuffart
10. Leadership Transforming the Past and Present Educational Landscape in Sapmi by Inker-
Anni Linkola-Aikio, Rauni Äärelä-Vihriälä and Pigga Keskitalo
11. Engaging with Arctic Stakeholders and Rightsholders in Research and Economic
Development Projects by Kirsi Latola
12. Rethinking the Practice of Arctic Science Diplomacy by Melody Brown Burkins

Section III: Arctic Security and (Geo)Political Strategies

13. The Arctic Strategies of Non-Arctic States by Beate Steinveg
14. The European Union and Justice in the European Arctic by Adam Stepien
15. Striving Towards Comprehensive Security and Governance in the US: An Assessment by Judy Boyd
16. Russia’s Arctic Strategy: From “Hard” to “Soft” Security Alexander Sergunin
17. The Arctic’s Governance with Chinese Characteristics during Xi Jinping’s Government (2012-
2023) by Manuel Rocha Pino

Section IV: Arctic Ethics and Justice

18. Ethics in Arctic Justice, Law and Governance by Johanna Ohlsson
19. Towards Gender Equality in the Arctic by Malgorzata Smieszek-Rice and Tahnee Prior
20. The Just City in the Arctic by Guillherme Kenji Chihaya
21. Geoengineering Governance in the Arctic: Just Transition or Technological Climate Nightmare? by Romain Chuffart and Aaron Cooper

Section V: Arctic Ocean Legal and Environmental Challenges

22. A Legal and Political Analysis of Maritime Arctic Boundary Disputes and its
Future Scenarios by Elena Conde
23. Current and Projected Pressures on Arctic Marine Biodiversity and Possible
Governance Responses by Jan Dusik and Erik Molenaar
24. A Legal Perspective of the Environmental Security of the Arctic Ocean by Claudia
Cinelli
25. Arctic High Sea Fisheries Governance by Zeynep Bilge Esen, Özgün Oktar, Burcu
Özsoy
26. Arctic Marine Environmental Challenges and Their Regulatory Framework
by Ana Manero-Salvador

Section VI: Arctic Sustainable Development and Economic Challenges

27. Arctic Energy Governance: Complexity, Transitions and the Oversized Role of
Nation States by Roman Sidortsov
28. Core Issues in Russia’s Arctic Economy: Plans and Challenges for Shipping and
Resource Extraction by Arild Moe
29. Sustainable Business Development in the Arctic. The Status and Insights for the
Years to Come by Elena Dybstyna
30. Environmental Conflicts in the Arctic and Potential Impacts of the EU Green
Deal by Gustav Sigeman

Final Chapter: Reflections on the Challenges of Sovereignty as a Concept in Arctic Governance by Corine Wood-Donnelly

Epilogue: The Arctic in Blue: predicting the future by Mads Qvist Frederiksen

Biography

Elena Conde has been a Professor of Public International Law at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) since 1997. She holds a PhD in Law from UCM (cum laude, 1996), and her research covers a wide range of topics, including the Arctic and Antarctica. She led Spain's first Arctic research project on social sciences and served as Spain's delegate to the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) from 2013 to 2021. Professor Conde also led the WP6 of the H2020 JUSTNORTH project. Additionally, she is the Director of the Polar Studies Diploma at UCM.

Dr. Corine Wood-Donnelly is an Associate Professor of International Relations and the High North at Nord University, focusing on Arctic governance, maritime law, and state practices. Her research explores territorial and resource sovereignty, search and rescue, geopolitics and justice. She now coordinates NORD Arctic and was the Scientific Coordinator for the EU-funded JUSTNORTH project.