Does the science criterion rest on thin ice?
This paper explores whether a central plank of the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) – the science criterion – is threatened by anthropogenic climate change. It begins by situating the origins of the ATS within the context of the International Geophysical Year (IGY), and the privileged position that sci...
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ftkthstockholm:oai:DiVA.org:kth-320650 2023-10-25T01:32:15+02:00 Does the science criterion rest on thin ice? Roberts, Peder 2020 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-320650 https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12367 eng eng KTH, Historiska studier av teknik, vetenskap och miljö Cultural Studies and Languages University of Stavanger Stavanger Norway;Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm Sweden Wiley Geographical Journal, 0016-7398, 2020 orcid:0000-0002-0019-8251 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-320650 doi:10.1111/geoj.12367 PMID 37035012 ISI:000600026800001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85097795317 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Humanities and the Arts Humaniora och konst Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2020 ftkthstockholm https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12367 2023-09-27T22:32:58Z This paper explores whether a central plank of the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) – the science criterion – is threatened by anthropogenic climate change. It begins by situating the origins of the ATS within the context of the International Geophysical Year (IGY), and the privileged position that science obtained within first the IGY and later the ATS. This extends to science functioning as the dominant currency through which states may ascend to the level of consultative parties (CPs), the highest level of authority within the ATS. Within this model Antarctica functions as a laboratory, a metaphor with a long history in Antarctica, reinforced by the Madrid Protocol and its strong focus on maintaining environmental boundaries and by a perception that Antarctica otherwise plays a minimal role in global affairs. Much of the research in Antarctica focuses on climate change and indeed has been important in establishing its scope and magnitude. But climate change also threatens both Antarctica itself and – by extension – the many low-lying areas of the world that would be affected by rising sea levels caused by melting Antarctic ice. Given Antarctica may no longer be so removed from the rest of the world, is this sufficient reason to revisit the centrality of science to legitimate participation in Antarctic governance? The paper considers alternatives to the current system, including assigning authority within the ATS to states affected by climate change. It concludes that while the science criterion remains viable, it rests on a moral as well as practical foundation that could be undermined if the right to authority over Antarctica remains disconnected from the actions that cause changes to the continent. QC 20221107 Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm: KTHs Publication Database DiVA Antarctic The Antarctic The Geographical Journal |
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This paper explores whether a central plank of the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) – the science criterion – is threatened by anthropogenic climate change. It begins by situating the origins of the ATS within the context of the International Geophysical Year (IGY), and the privileged position that science obtained within first the IGY and later the ATS. This extends to science functioning as the dominant currency through which states may ascend to the level of consultative parties (CPs), the highest level of authority within the ATS. Within this model Antarctica functions as a laboratory, a metaphor with a long history in Antarctica, reinforced by the Madrid Protocol and its strong focus on maintaining environmental boundaries and by a perception that Antarctica otherwise plays a minimal role in global affairs. Much of the research in Antarctica focuses on climate change and indeed has been important in establishing its scope and magnitude. But climate change also threatens both Antarctica itself and – by extension – the many low-lying areas of the world that would be affected by rising sea levels caused by melting Antarctic ice. Given Antarctica may no longer be so removed from the rest of the world, is this sufficient reason to revisit the centrality of science to legitimate participation in Antarctic governance? The paper considers alternatives to the current system, including assigning authority within the ATS to states affected by climate change. It concludes that while the science criterion remains viable, it rests on a moral as well as practical foundation that could be undermined if the right to authority over Antarctica remains disconnected from the actions that cause changes to the continent. QC 20221107 |
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