Discourse in a modern Arctic: can we supplant sovereignty? – commentary to Pawliw, Berthold and Lasserre
In this reflection I contemplate on the nature of claiming sovereignty over the Arctic through the political discourse, as used in the Harper administration. I question the mobilization of discourses to substantiate claims and lasting jurisdiction over the Arctic as the true nature of reconstructing...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c0e9f55513824c72a62fbacfdd4e359b 2023-05-15T14:37:33+02:00 Discourse in a modern Arctic: can we supplant sovereignty? – commentary to Pawliw, Berthold and Lasserre Alexandra Carleton 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/c0e9f55513824c72a62fbacfdd4e359b EN eng Geographical Society of Finland https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/102004 https://doaj.org/toc/1798-5617 1798-5617 https://doaj.org/article/c0e9f55513824c72a62fbacfdd4e359b Fennia: International Journal of Geography (2021) Geography (General) G1-922 article 2021 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T16:20:02Z In this reflection I contemplate on the nature of claiming sovereignty over the Arctic through the political discourse, as used in the Harper administration. I question the mobilization of discourses to substantiate claims and lasting jurisdiction over the Arctic as the true nature of reconstructing narratives. In particular, whether the truer questions are how and why we seek sovereignty over areas of wilderness and why discourse is needed at all to legitimise the goodness of such claiming. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Harper ENVELOPE(-57.050,-57.050,-84.050,-84.050) Lasserre ENVELOPE(-58.421,-58.421,-62.107,-62.107) |
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In this reflection I contemplate on the nature of claiming sovereignty over the Arctic through the political discourse, as used in the Harper administration. I question the mobilization of discourses to substantiate claims and lasting jurisdiction over the Arctic as the true nature of reconstructing narratives. In particular, whether the truer questions are how and why we seek sovereignty over areas of wilderness and why discourse is needed at all to legitimise the goodness of such claiming. |
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Discourse in a modern Arctic: can we supplant sovereignty? – commentary to Pawliw, Berthold and Lasserre |
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