Socio-Economic Development of the Arctic: Modern Challenges and Priorities

• Published in: Administrative Consulting
• Main Authors: L. G. Karanatova, A. Yu. Kulev
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: North-West institute of management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration 2022
• Subjects: arctic; arctic zone; arctic shelf; arctic territories; arctic tourism; northern sea route; indigenous peoples of the arctic; Political institutions and public administration (General); JF20-2112; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Northern Sea Route; Phytoplankton
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.22394/1726-1139-2022-2-49-62; https://doaj.org/article/f1513e932e8a4cd2b92e53da2d706d54

Target. To identify the main trends and “gaps” in the scientific literature on the topic “Socioeconomic development of the Arctic” for the implementation of empirical research in the future. Methods. The methodological basis of the study was a systematic approach, methods of logical, comparative, statistical, general scientific and economic analysis. At the beginning of the study, we analyzed the thematic distribution of scientific publications in areas of socioeconomic activity in the Arctic zone. The selection of material on the Arctic topics was carried out by morphemes from the names and keywords from scientific articles published over the past five years. This sample does not claim to be absolute, but includes the main areas of the Arctic and scientific publications on the socio-economic development of the Arctic, in highly rated publications WoS and Scopus, with the first and second quartiles — Q1 and Q2. The results of the analysis of scientific publications showed that the ecology of the Arctic zone is of greatest interest to scientists: greenhouse gases, melting Arctic ice, microplastics and the concentration of phytoplankton in the Arctic Ocean. These topics are certainly very important, but they are not our field of interest. We were interested in the Arctic from the point of view of management, economics and sociology. These articles are fewer in number, but they are, we have identified the main areas in which our research will be conducted.Results. Based on the study of scientific publications of foreign and Russian authors, we have identified the main trends for the study: • The need to ensure the sustainable development and security of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic, the preservation of their traditions, culture, identity as a people, values, customs, beliefs, language. • The need to develop Arctic tourism as a potential factor in the economic, social and environmental development of the Arctic regions. • For the effective development of the Arctic territories, it is necessary to develop new ...