Transformational Change and Regime Shifts in the Circumpolar Arctic
The Arctic is changing rapidly, and there are many indications that the region is in the midst of transformational change. While some of the focus relates to impacts of climate change, rapid economic development and the potential for shifts in political and social structures in the region have also...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:07c148c57a4f41b9bfce94841cab3807 2023-05-15T14:21:29+02:00 Transformational Change and Regime Shifts in the Circumpolar Arctic Annika E. Nilsson Timo Koivurova 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17585/arctic.v7.532 https://doaj.org/article/07c148c57a4f41b9bfce94841cab3807 EN NO eng nor Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/532/1151 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-4562 2387-4562 doi:10.17585/arctic.v7.532 https://doaj.org/article/07c148c57a4f41b9bfce94841cab3807 Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 1-17 (2016) regime Arctic social–ecological system governance scale region Law K article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17585/arctic.v7.532 2022-12-31T04:50:25Z The Arctic is changing rapidly, and there are many indications that the region is in the midst of transformational change. While some of the focus relates to impacts of climate change, rapid economic development and the potential for shifts in political and social structures in the region have also been in the limelight. This article looks at the circumpolar Arctic as a potential case of a regime shift in a large-scale social–ecological system that includes reinforcing feedbacks. A special focus is placed on governance structures, as these play an important role in social negotiations on the relationship between societies and the environment. While climate change is often portrayed as a driver of social change in the Arctic, it does not appear that the ongoing changes in the biophysical features of the Arctic region have rocked current circumpolar governance structures out of kilter. On the contrary, the ongoing climate-related changes, in particular sea ice decline, appear to have reinforced political commitment to existing legal structures. Major past social regime shifts have mainly been related to access to resources and national identity ideology, with political dynamics reinforced at times by military security considerations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Climate change Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Review on Law and Politics 7 2 |
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The Arctic is changing rapidly, and there are many indications that the region is in the midst of transformational change. While some of the focus relates to impacts of climate change, rapid economic development and the potential for shifts in political and social structures in the region have also been in the limelight. This article looks at the circumpolar Arctic as a potential case of a regime shift in a large-scale social–ecological system that includes reinforcing feedbacks. A special focus is placed on governance structures, as these play an important role in social negotiations on the relationship between societies and the environment. While climate change is often portrayed as a driver of social change in the Arctic, it does not appear that the ongoing changes in the biophysical features of the Arctic region have rocked current circumpolar governance structures out of kilter. On the contrary, the ongoing climate-related changes, in particular sea ice decline, appear to have reinforced political commitment to existing legal structures. Major past social regime shifts have mainly been related to access to resources and national identity ideology, with political dynamics reinforced at times by military security considerations. |
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