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Breaking Through

Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic

Wilfrid Greaves editor P Whitney Lackenbauer editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Published:2nd Feb '21

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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.

"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."

-- Andrew Chater, Brescia University College * Security Dialogue

ISBN: 9781487523527

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm

Weight: 400g

278 pages