“Go North, Young Man” — Gendered discourses on climate change and security in the Arctic

The Arctic is one of several hot spots in the world where impacts of climate change are expected to be especially acute. The melting of the ice cap has put the Arctic back on the map of geopolitics. But are the environmental changes related to climate change likely to threaten peace and stability in...

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Main Author: Auður H Ingólfsdóttir
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Finnish
Published: The Geographical Society of Northern Finland 2011
Subjects:
socio
geo
Arctic
Climate change
Ice cap
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3d47de669d3748f7a0851eff16331337
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