Governing Arctic Seals: A Longitudinal Analysis of News and Policy Discourse
Arctic states, regional and local authorities, NGOs, and Indigenous communities have debated how Arctic seals should be governed for more than a century. This governance discourse covers a wide array of issues, from seal hunting and the sale of animal products to the impacts of pollution and climate...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fd4b8f702cae4b09b5da14cfac47b340 2024-02-11T09:59:58+01:00 Governing Arctic Seals: A Longitudinal Analysis of News and Policy Discourse Charlotte Gehrke 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.7304 https://doaj.org/article/fd4b8f702cae4b09b5da14cfac47b340 EN eng Cogitatio https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/7304 https://doaj.org/toc/2183-2463 2183-2463 doi:10.17645/pag.7304 https://doaj.org/article/fd4b8f702cae4b09b5da14cfac47b340 Politics and Governance, Vol 12, Iss 0 (2024) agenda‐setting arctic governance conservation environmental policy hunting journalism marine mammals seals Political science (General) JA1-92 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.7304 2024-01-21T01:40:36Z Arctic states, regional and local authorities, NGOs, and Indigenous communities have debated how Arctic seals should be governed for more than a century. This governance discourse covers a wide array of issues, from seal hunting and the sale of animal products to the impacts of pollution and climate change. This article examines the frames used by political entities to discuss the regional governance of Arctic seals in the North American Arctic from 1900–2020, a period defined by landmark agreements on seals. Informed by framing and agenda-setting theory, the article employs textual analysis of policy documents and newspaper articles. These serve as a source of information and space for policy advocacy and debate to study political entities’ discourse regarding the issues and policies that shape Arctic seal governance. The analysis focuses on English-language texts from regional and local newspapers and international newspapers of record. The article identifies four dominant frames, namely perceived threats to (a) economic revenue, (b) animal welfare, (c) Indigenous ways of life, and (d) threats emanating from the involvement of NGOs in Arctic regional governance. Each of these frames is associated with one or multiple political entities involved in the regional governance of seals. The article demonstrates how the dominance of these entities and the frames they employ varies over time and corresponds to several anthropogenic threats to seals, including commercial hunting, pollution, and climate change. The article concludes that tensions between local and regional entities and international and non-Arctic entities are reflective of broader Arctic regional governance dynamics. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Politics and Governance 12 |
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Arctic states, regional and local authorities, NGOs, and Indigenous communities have debated how Arctic seals should be governed for more than a century. This governance discourse covers a wide array of issues, from seal hunting and the sale of animal products to the impacts of pollution and climate change. This article examines the frames used by political entities to discuss the regional governance of Arctic seals in the North American Arctic from 1900–2020, a period defined by landmark agreements on seals. Informed by framing and agenda-setting theory, the article employs textual analysis of policy documents and newspaper articles. These serve as a source of information and space for policy advocacy and debate to study political entities’ discourse regarding the issues and policies that shape Arctic seal governance. The analysis focuses on English-language texts from regional and local newspapers and international newspapers of record. The article identifies four dominant frames, namely perceived threats to (a) economic revenue, (b) animal welfare, (c) Indigenous ways of life, and (d) threats emanating from the involvement of NGOs in Arctic regional governance. Each of these frames is associated with one or multiple political entities involved in the regional governance of seals. The article demonstrates how the dominance of these entities and the frames they employ varies over time and corresponds to several anthropogenic threats to seals, including commercial hunting, pollution, and climate change. The article concludes that tensions between local and regional entities and international and non-Arctic entities are reflective of broader Arctic regional governance dynamics. |
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Governing Arctic Seals: A Longitudinal Analysis of News and Policy Discourse |
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Governing Arctic Seals: A Longitudinal Analysis of News and Policy Discourse |
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Governing Arctic Seals: A Longitudinal Analysis of News and Policy Discourse |
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