Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil & Gas Activities: Multilevel Governance & Legal Pluralism at Stake

International audience This article analyses the governance process of offshore oil and gas activities in the Arctic with the concept of multilevel governance and legal pluralism to address both issues of management of the environment and public participation. The analysis goes beyond the single iss...

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Main Author: Pelaudeix, Cecile
Other Authors: Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales (PACTE), Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 (UPMF)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble (IEPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2015
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spelling ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:halshs-01217805v1 2023-05-15T14:18:46+02:00 Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil & Gas Activities: Multilevel Governance & Legal Pluralism at Stake Pelaudeix, Cecile Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales (PACTE) Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 (UPMF)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble (IEPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2015-10 https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01217805 https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01217805/document https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01217805/file/2015-Pelaudeix-Governance-of-Arctic-Offshore.pdf en eng HAL CCSD Northern Research Forum halshs-01217805 https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01217805 https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01217805/document https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01217805/file/2015-Pelaudeix-Governance-of-Arctic-Offshore.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 2298-2418 Arctic Yearbook https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01217805 Arctic Yearbook, 2015, Arctic Yearbook 2015 Arctic region multilevel governance legal pluralism offshore oil and gas regulation environment protection public participation indigenous people Inuit Greenland Canada [SHS.SCIPO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2015 ftunivnantes 2023-02-08T10:31:51Z International audience This article analyses the governance process of offshore oil and gas activities in the Arctic with the concept of multilevel governance and legal pluralism to address both issues of management of the environment and public participation. The analysis goes beyond the single issue of fragmentation pertaining to the international and supranational levels, to encompass national and regional levels and evaluate how the interactions between those levels structure the policy process and impact the efficiency of environmental management and public participation. Four paths of reflection arise from the analysis. First it is unlikely that a dualistic vision opposing a normative option and an enabling option opens new avenues for solutions but the evolution of international law and customary international law deserves attention and a certain level of harmonisation may be welcome, for instance to cooperate efficiently on the prevention of an oil spill and the response to it. A second path relates to the institutional settings and proposes considering the stress lines pertaining to the entanglement of public and indigenous rights and authorities and the consequences at the local level. A third path suggests options pertaining to contract law to not only optimise the operator-regulator interface, but also more generally to offer a stable framework for inclusive dialogue between actors. In the end, the analysis of the rationale for engaging in offshore activities in the Arctic region, from a state perspective and from regional government, indigenous shareholders and corporation perspectives, could be helpful in providing relevant actors with arguments to weigh the decision on seismic and drilling activities in relation to risk acceptance. The concept of governance, which first emerged in the field of public policy, entered the field of international relations to allow the analysis of decision-making processes in societies as they become more complex, and to highlight the role of non-state actors in the ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Greenland inuit Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Arctic Canada Greenland
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topic Arctic region
multilevel governance
legal pluralism
offshore oil and gas
regulation
environment protection
public participation
indigenous people
Inuit
Greenland
Canada
[SHS.SCIPO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science
spellingShingle Arctic region
multilevel governance
legal pluralism
offshore oil and gas
regulation
environment protection
public participation
indigenous people
Inuit
Greenland
Canada
[SHS.SCIPO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science
Pelaudeix, Cecile
Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil & Gas Activities: Multilevel Governance & Legal Pluralism at Stake
topic_facet Arctic region
multilevel governance
legal pluralism
offshore oil and gas
regulation
environment protection
public participation
indigenous people
Inuit
Greenland
Canada
[SHS.SCIPO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science
description International audience This article analyses the governance process of offshore oil and gas activities in the Arctic with the concept of multilevel governance and legal pluralism to address both issues of management of the environment and public participation. The analysis goes beyond the single issue of fragmentation pertaining to the international and supranational levels, to encompass national and regional levels and evaluate how the interactions between those levels structure the policy process and impact the efficiency of environmental management and public participation. Four paths of reflection arise from the analysis. First it is unlikely that a dualistic vision opposing a normative option and an enabling option opens new avenues for solutions but the evolution of international law and customary international law deserves attention and a certain level of harmonisation may be welcome, for instance to cooperate efficiently on the prevention of an oil spill and the response to it. A second path relates to the institutional settings and proposes considering the stress lines pertaining to the entanglement of public and indigenous rights and authorities and the consequences at the local level. A third path suggests options pertaining to contract law to not only optimise the operator-regulator interface, but also more generally to offer a stable framework for inclusive dialogue between actors. In the end, the analysis of the rationale for engaging in offshore activities in the Arctic region, from a state perspective and from regional government, indigenous shareholders and corporation perspectives, could be helpful in providing relevant actors with arguments to weigh the decision on seismic and drilling activities in relation to risk acceptance. The concept of governance, which first emerged in the field of public policy, entered the field of international relations to allow the analysis of decision-making processes in societies as they become more complex, and to highlight the role of non-state actors in the ...
author2 Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales (PACTE)
Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 (UPMF)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble (IEPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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author Pelaudeix, Cecile
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title Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil & Gas Activities: Multilevel Governance & Legal Pluralism at Stake
title_short Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil & Gas Activities: Multilevel Governance & Legal Pluralism at Stake
title_full Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil & Gas Activities: Multilevel Governance & Legal Pluralism at Stake
title_fullStr Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil & Gas Activities: Multilevel Governance & Legal Pluralism at Stake
title_full_unstemmed Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil & Gas Activities: Multilevel Governance & Legal Pluralism at Stake
title_sort governance of arctic offshore oil & gas activities: multilevel governance & legal pluralism at stake
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