The Politics of Arctic Sovereignty: Oil, Ice, and Inuit Governance (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)

Interest in Arctic politics is on the rise. While recent accounts of the topic place much emphasis on climate change or a new geopolitics of the region, the history of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and Arctic politics reaches back much further in time. Drawing out the complex relationship between domestic, Arctic, international and transnational Inuit politics, this book is the first in-depth account of the political history of the ICC. It recognises the politics of Inuit and the Arctic as longstanding and intricate elements of international relations. Beginning with European exploration of the region and concluding with recent debates over ownership of the Arctic, the book unfolds the history of a polity that has overcome colonization and attempted assimilation to emerge as a political actor which has influenced both Artic and global governance. This book will be of strong interest to students and scholars of Arctic politics, indigenous affairs, IR theory and environmental politics. Drawing Out The Complex Relationship Between Domestic, Arctic, International And Transnational Inuit Politics, This Book Sets Out To Recognise The Politics Of The Inuit And The Arctic As A Much More Complex Element Of International Relations And Global Politics-- Introduction -- Sovereignty Historicized -- Part I: Construrcting Westphalia -- Discovery -- Constructin An Indigenous Inuit -- Part Ii: Expanding The Boundaries Of Westphalia -- Building Blocks: Domestic Inuit Governance -- Oil And Circumpolar Inuit Politics -- Builing An Arctic Regime -- Indigenous Internationalism: Expanding The Boundaries Of International Law -- Turning Theory Into Practice -- Part Iii: Governance Beyond Westphalia -- Arctic Gonvernance In A Post-august 2007 World -- Governance Beyond Westphalia: The Icc, Oil, And Arctic Sovereignty. Jessica M. Shadian. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Drawing out the complex relationship between domestic, Arctic, international and transnational Inuit politics, this book sets out to recognise the politics of the Inuit and the Arctic as a much more complex element of international relations and global politics"--Résumé de l'éditeur