Main Theoretical Approaches in the Arctic Policy Studies
The article identifies and analyzes the main theoretical approaches used in the studies of international relations and politics in the Arctic. Contemporary studies of the Arctic use elements of several main approaches in the field of international relations: realism, liberalism, social constructivis...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:762ace103b5f4414b85252be458fb33c 2023-05-15T14:33:48+02:00 Main Theoretical Approaches in the Arctic Policy Studies Sergey D. Nabok 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2022.47.142 https://doaj.org/article/762ace103b5f4414b85252be458fb33c EN RU eng rus Northern Arctic Federal University http://arcticandnorth.ru/en/article_index_years.php?ELEMENT_ID=370181 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-2698 doi:10.37482/issn2221-2698.2022.47.142 2221-2698 https://doaj.org/article/762ace103b5f4414b85252be458fb33c Арктика и Север, Vol 47, Iss 47, Pp 119-135 (2022) arctic international relations world politics theory realism liberalism social constructivism global governance regime complex new regionalism paradiplomacy Social Sciences H article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2022.47.142 2022-12-30T21:17:56Z The article identifies and analyzes the main theoretical approaches used in the studies of international relations and politics in the Arctic. Contemporary studies of the Arctic use elements of several main approaches in the field of international relations: realism, liberalism, social constructivism and global gov-ernance, as well as some others. The theoretical alternative between realism and liberalism manifests itself primary in the issues of Arctic security. Liberalism and the concept of global governance play an important role in explaining the multilevel and multi-actor nature of political processes and governance in the region. Social constructivism contributes to the understanding and functioning of Arctic political narratives. However, in most cases, they exist in the form of implicit assumptions rather than as systematically developed and substantiated models. The theoretical differences are mainly related to the definition of units and levels of analysis, particularly the role of states and other types of actors, and the nature of the relationship between them. Despite the fact that realistic approaches considering Arctic politics as inevitable competition of states in the logic of “zero-sum games” remain quite common, the general tendency is to search for more complex theoretical models that recognize the diversity of actors involved in Arctic processes, as well as the possibility of cooperative relations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic and North 47 142 163 |
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The article identifies and analyzes the main theoretical approaches used in the studies of international relations and politics in the Arctic. Contemporary studies of the Arctic use elements of several main approaches in the field of international relations: realism, liberalism, social constructivism and global gov-ernance, as well as some others. The theoretical alternative between realism and liberalism manifests itself primary in the issues of Arctic security. Liberalism and the concept of global governance play an important role in explaining the multilevel and multi-actor nature of political processes and governance in the region. Social constructivism contributes to the understanding and functioning of Arctic political narratives. However, in most cases, they exist in the form of implicit assumptions rather than as systematically developed and substantiated models. The theoretical differences are mainly related to the definition of units and levels of analysis, particularly the role of states and other types of actors, and the nature of the relationship between them. Despite the fact that realistic approaches considering Arctic politics as inevitable competition of states in the logic of “zero-sum games” remain quite common, the general tendency is to search for more complex theoretical models that recognize the diversity of actors involved in Arctic processes, as well as the possibility of cooperative relations. |
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