The Power of Connectivity in the Arctic: Citizen Participation in Arctic Institutions
Increasing business opportunities in the Arctic in the spheres of tourism, transport, mining, oil and gas and creative industries require efficient connectivity. Arctic territories offer an attractive place for data servers running on green energy. The subsea fiber cable connecting European High Nor...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ad856f98d40c4b919897cb0624132148 2023-05-15T14:31:52+02:00 The Power of Connectivity in the Arctic: Citizen Participation in Arctic Institutions Alexandra MIDDLETON 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2021.42.170 https://doaj.org/article/ad856f98d40c4b919897cb0624132148 EN RU eng rus Northern Arctic Federal University http://www.arcticandnorth.ru/en/article_index_years.php?ELEMENT_ID=354258 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-2698 doi:10.37482/issn2221-2698.2021.42.170 2221-2698 https://doaj.org/article/ad856f98d40c4b919897cb0624132148 Арктика и Север, Vol 42, Iss 42, Pp 147-159 (2021) arctic power arctic institutions citizen participation connectivity Social Sciences H article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2021.42.170 2022-12-31T10:12:36Z Increasing business opportunities in the Arctic in the spheres of tourism, transport, mining, oil and gas and creative industries require efficient connectivity. Arctic territories offer an attractive place for data servers running on green energy. The subsea fiber cable connecting European High North territories with the US and Asia is an opportunity to improve connectivity in the Arctic. The opening of the Arctic sea creates preconditions for such a project. In this paper, I study existing Arctic institutions that deal with connectivity issues in the Arctic. As theoretical frameworks, I use Gaventa’s (1982) framework of power and powerlessness and stakeholder participation model. The power and powerlessness and modes of participation of stakeholders at the national and regional levels are investigated. I use secondary data, such as the EU and regional policies, statistical data on the topic of connectivity in the Arctic. The study contributes to the understanding of power structure and citizen participation in the Arctic institutions by using an example of connectivity in the Arctic. The findings suggest that Arctic institutions have very limited citizen participation opportunities due to their composition, working formats, and governance structures. Several suggestions for opening-up closed spaces to be inclusive of Arctic citizens perspectives are suggested. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic and North 42 170 185 |
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Increasing business opportunities in the Arctic in the spheres of tourism, transport, mining, oil and gas and creative industries require efficient connectivity. Arctic territories offer an attractive place for data servers running on green energy. The subsea fiber cable connecting European High North territories with the US and Asia is an opportunity to improve connectivity in the Arctic. The opening of the Arctic sea creates preconditions for such a project. In this paper, I study existing Arctic institutions that deal with connectivity issues in the Arctic. As theoretical frameworks, I use Gaventa’s (1982) framework of power and powerlessness and stakeholder participation model. The power and powerlessness and modes of participation of stakeholders at the national and regional levels are investigated. I use secondary data, such as the EU and regional policies, statistical data on the topic of connectivity in the Arctic. The study contributes to the understanding of power structure and citizen participation in the Arctic institutions by using an example of connectivity in the Arctic. The findings suggest that Arctic institutions have very limited citizen participation opportunities due to their composition, working formats, and governance structures. Several suggestions for opening-up closed spaces to be inclusive of Arctic citizens perspectives are suggested. |
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