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Breaking Through

Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic

edited by Wilfrid Greaves & P. Whitney Lackenbauer

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2021
Category
General, Historical Geography, European
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487531058
    Publish Date
    Feb 2021
    List Price
    $35.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487523527
    Publish Date
    Feb 2021
    List Price
    $35.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781487504861
    Publish Date
    Feb 2021
    List Price
    $65.00

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Description

Globalization, climate change, and increased geopolitical competition are having a profound impact on the Arctic, affecting how we understand both sovereignty and security within the region. In Breaking Through, a diverse group of emerging and established scholars examine Arctic sovereignty and security, rarely examined together, and present a theoretically robust study of Arctic sovereignty and security in both historical and contemporary contexts.

 

Throughout the volume, readers will discover fresh perspectives on under-studied dimensions of Arctic sovereignty, including: environmental changes, foreign and security policies, and how Indigenous peoples interact to produce different meanings of sovereignty and security in the Arctic. Drawing on extensive primary and secondary research, Breaking Through offers important and timely conclusions for policymakers, advocates, scholars, and students.

About the authors

Wilfrid Greaves is an assistant professor of International Relations at the University of Victoria.

Wilfrid Greaves' profile page

 

P. Whitney Lackenbauer is associate professor and chair of the Department of History at St. Jerome's University in the University of Waterloo, and a faculty associate with the LCMSDS.

Peter Kikkert recently completed his M.A. at the University of Waterloo and is a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Western Ontario.

 

P. Whitney Lackenbauer's profile page

Editorial Reviews

"The book presents rigorous and thought provoking chapters, making significant contributions about framing of sovereignty and notions of security in countries other than Canada. The book will be of interest to Arctic scholars, particularly in Canada, in addition to less specialized readers interested in Canadian foreign policy or broad regional politics."

<em>Security Dialogue</em>