Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 344
•
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4422-3562-5 • Hardback • January 2019 • $95.00 • (£65.00)
978-1-4422-3563-2 • Paperback • January 2019 • $39.00 • (£24.95)
978-1-4422-3564-9 • eBook • January 2019 • $37.00 • (£24.95) (coming soon)
Mary Durfee is professor emerita at Michigan Technological University. She is a past Fulbright and Annenberg Scholar and has co-authored an international relations theory book with James N. Rosenau, Thinking Theory Thoroughly, 2nd ed. (2000).
Rachael Lorna Johnstone is professor of law at the University of Akureyri, Iceland, and at the University of Greenland. She is a specialist in polar law and international human rights law. She is the author of Offshore Oil and Gas Development in the Arctic under International Law: Risk and Responsibility (2015).
Durfee and Johnstone provide a genuinely interdisciplinary account of the Arctic today. Ideal reading for newcomers seeking an accessible introduction to contemporary Arctic governance as well as for established scholars looking for thought-provoking analysis and discussion.— Timo Koivurova, University of Lapland
This is a wonderful introduction to the Arctic and the governance of it. The history and politics of the Arctic come alive through fascinating explorations of security, environment, human rights, resources, and the economy in the Arctic context. Durfee and Johnstone have produced a text that takes seriously the complexities and nuances that make the Arctic so crucial in global affairs and so interesting for academic study, and does so clearly and cogently in a manner that will suit students and scholars alike. If you want to understand Arctic governance, or indeed key aspects of international relations and international law more generally, this is the book.
— Matthew Hoffman, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto and Co-Director of the Environmental Governance Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
This excellent book provides international and legal perspectives on Arctic issues ranging from security to economics, resources and trade, shipping and the law of the sea, human rights, social impacts, and climate change. It is indispensable for Arctic scholars and students, particularly in the fields on international relations and law.
— Tony Penikett, author of Hunting the Northern Character
* Comprehensive account of the contemporary Arctic, covering the participants, national and human security, Arctic economies, international political economy, human rights, the rights of indigenous people, the law of the sea, navigation, and environmental governance.* Clear review of current climate-related change.* Emphasis on the sources of cooperation in the Arctic through international relations theory and law.* Examination of the Arctic in the broader global context, illustrating its inextricable links to global processes.* Genuinely interdisciplinary approach, bringing together international relations, international law, and economic analysis.* Solid use of international law connecting cooperation and governance across issue areas.* Clear exposition in accessible language.* A starting point for any student or scholar in fields of international law, international relations, international political economy, sustainable development to delve into Arctic affairs.* Thoroughly referenced to high quality, up-to-date, primary, academic and other sources.