The Evolving Scottish Arctic Policy and its Impact on National Identity ...
This piece provides a short overview of the Scottish interest for and discourse on the Arctic, replaced in the recent historical context. The main contribution of this piece, transitory as they are part of my ongoing research, is to outline a three-step chronology, brushing off the recent history of...
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Durham University
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.15128/r1v118rd60v http://collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r1v118rd60v |
| Summary: | This piece provides a short overview of the Scottish interest for and discourse on the Arctic, replaced in the recent historical context. The main contribution of this piece, transitory as they are part of my ongoing research, is to outline a three-step chronology, brushing off the recent history of contemporary Scotland, from the 1970s to today. I first provide a short context on the constitutional and political aspects that occupy the Scottish scene. Second, I explain briefly the Arctic geopolitical context, in which the Scottish interest inserts itself. Finally, I outline where the Scottish interests came from, and how its accompanying discourse to legitimise them have evolved. I conclude by showing how this incremental discourse has become blurred, but that it could be a useful instrument for the Scottish paradiplomacy towards the region. ... |
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