Authority in Arctic governance:changing spheres of authority in Greenlandic offshore oil and gas developments
The Arctic has rapidly transformed from a “frozen desert” into a theater for high-level politics. Climate change and socioeconomic interdependencies bring the World more and more to the Arctic and vice versa. Increased geological knowledge, new technologies, and high-energy prices make it possible t...
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ftalborgunivpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/9bb5099f-8475-4650-91c1-438be0afd6fc 2024-10-13T14:03:49+00:00 Authority in Arctic governance:changing spheres of authority in Greenlandic offshore oil and gas developments Smits, Coco C.A. van Tatenhove, Jan P.M. van Leeuwen, Judith 2014-10-05 https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/9bb5099f-8475-4650-91c1-438be0afd6fc https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-014-9247-4 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84911995840&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/9bb5099f-8475-4650-91c1-438be0afd6fc info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Smits , C C A , van Tatenhove , J P M & van Leeuwen , J 2014 , ' Authority in Arctic governance : changing spheres of authority in Greenlandic offshore oil and gas developments ' , International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics , vol. 14 , no. 4 , pp. 329-348 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-014-9247-4 Arctic Council Greenland Hydrocarbon development Institutional capacity Nested governance arrangements Spheres of authority article 2014 ftalborgunivpubl https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-014-9247-4 2024-09-19T00:52:41Z The Arctic has rapidly transformed from a “frozen desert” into a theater for high-level politics. Climate change and socioeconomic interdependencies bring the World more and more to the Arctic and vice versa. Increased geological knowledge, new technologies, and high-energy prices make it possible to develop oil and gas resources in the Arctic; however, the effectiveness of oil spill response techniques remains a key concern. To understand oil and gas exploration in the Arctic governance setting, and especially the authority of Greenland, we combine a multi-level governance framework with the concept sphere of authority from post-international theory. The Arctic sphere of authority on oil and gas consists of many different governance arrangements, of which the most well-known governance arrangement is the Arctic Council. This paper focuses on the authority of Greenland in the changing oil and gas governance arrangements in the Arctic. Crucial is the changing Danish–Greenlandic relationship, in which the development of a Greenlandic oil and gas sector is seen as a tool to become financially independent. It can be concluded that the capacity of the Greenlandic government and civil society actors should be the primary guideline for the pace in which oil and gas activities are being developed. Taking this approach will ensure that the Greenland is retaining its central position and high degree of influence on the governance of oil and gas development in its country. Otherwise, it will lose influence and benefits will flow elsewhere. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Council Arctic Climate change Greenland greenlandic Aalborg University's Research Portal Arctic Greenland International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics 14 4 329 348 |
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The Arctic has rapidly transformed from a “frozen desert” into a theater for high-level politics. Climate change and socioeconomic interdependencies bring the World more and more to the Arctic and vice versa. Increased geological knowledge, new technologies, and high-energy prices make it possible to develop oil and gas resources in the Arctic; however, the effectiveness of oil spill response techniques remains a key concern. To understand oil and gas exploration in the Arctic governance setting, and especially the authority of Greenland, we combine a multi-level governance framework with the concept sphere of authority from post-international theory. The Arctic sphere of authority on oil and gas consists of many different governance arrangements, of which the most well-known governance arrangement is the Arctic Council. This paper focuses on the authority of Greenland in the changing oil and gas governance arrangements in the Arctic. Crucial is the changing Danish–Greenlandic relationship, in which the development of a Greenlandic oil and gas sector is seen as a tool to become financially independent. It can be concluded that the capacity of the Greenlandic government and civil society actors should be the primary guideline for the pace in which oil and gas activities are being developed. Taking this approach will ensure that the Greenland is retaining its central position and high degree of influence on the governance of oil and gas development in its country. Otherwise, it will lose influence and benefits will flow elsewhere. |
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Authority in Arctic governance:changing spheres of authority in Greenlandic offshore oil and gas developments |
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Smits , C C A , van Tatenhove , J P M & van Leeuwen , J 2014 , ' Authority in Arctic governance : changing spheres of authority in Greenlandic offshore oil and gas developments ' , International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics , vol. 14 , no. 4 , pp. 329-348 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-014-9247-4 |
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