Homesteading in the Arctic: The Logic Behind, and Prospects for, Russia’s ’Hectare in the Arctic’ Program
Source at https://arcticyearbook.com/ . Moscow launched its “Hectare in the Arctic” program in summer 2021, allowing Russian nationals to obtain a free hectare of land in the country’s northern regions. This plan is the latest attempt to address the chronic problem of outmigration and to attract new...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/27976 2023-12-31T10:01:43+01:00 Homesteading in the Arctic: The Logic Behind, and Prospects for, Russia’s ’Hectare in the Arctic’ Program Hodgson, Kara Kathleen Lanteigne, Marc 2022 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27976 eng eng Security of the University of the Arctic Hodgson, K.K. (2023). Mastering the Arctic? Political Culture and colonialism in the Russian Far North. (Doctoral thesis). https://hdl.handle.net/10037/31908 . The Arctic Yearbook Hodgson, Lanteigne. Homesteading in the Arctic: The Logic Behind, and Prospects for, Russia’s ’Hectare in the Arctic’ Program. The Arctic Yearbook. 2022 FRIDAID 2097898 2298-2418 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27976 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) openAccess Copyright 2022 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2022 ftunivtroemsoe 2023-12-07T00:08:35Z Source at https://arcticyearbook.com/ . Moscow launched its “Hectare in the Arctic” program in summer 2021, allowing Russian nationals to obtain a free hectare of land in the country’s northern regions. This plan is the latest attempt to address the chronic problem of outmigration and to attract new settlers to the Russian Arctic. Yet, multiple obstacles stand in the way of making the scheme a viable demographic solution. The primary obstacle to success with this program, we argue, is the logic that undergirds it. This article unpacks Moscow’s logic by applying Foucault’s “security, territory, population” analytical triad. We conclude that the program is Moscow’s reaction to perceived threats to Russia’s sovereignty in the Arctic, particularly the perceived “China threat” that has been brought on by warming relations between the two countries. This logic undermines the potential of the program by neglecting substantive consideration of the needs and socio-economic conditions for Arctic residents. Ultimately, this case illustrates the challenges and central policy contradictions that Putin’s regime faces in making the Russian Arctic an effective zone of economic growth. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive |
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Source at https://arcticyearbook.com/ . Moscow launched its “Hectare in the Arctic” program in summer 2021, allowing Russian nationals to obtain a free hectare of land in the country’s northern regions. This plan is the latest attempt to address the chronic problem of outmigration and to attract new settlers to the Russian Arctic. Yet, multiple obstacles stand in the way of making the scheme a viable demographic solution. The primary obstacle to success with this program, we argue, is the logic that undergirds it. This article unpacks Moscow’s logic by applying Foucault’s “security, territory, population” analytical triad. We conclude that the program is Moscow’s reaction to perceived threats to Russia’s sovereignty in the Arctic, particularly the perceived “China threat” that has been brought on by warming relations between the two countries. This logic undermines the potential of the program by neglecting substantive consideration of the needs and socio-economic conditions for Arctic residents. Ultimately, this case illustrates the challenges and central policy contradictions that Putin’s regime faces in making the Russian Arctic an effective zone of economic growth. |
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Homesteading in the Arctic: The Logic Behind, and Prospects for, Russia’s ’Hectare in the Arctic’ Program |
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Homesteading in the Arctic: The Logic Behind, and Prospects for, Russia’s ’Hectare in the Arctic’ Program |
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Homesteading in the Arctic: The Logic Behind, and Prospects for, Russia’s ’Hectare in the Arctic’ Program |
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Hodgson, K.K. (2023). Mastering the Arctic? Political Culture and colonialism in the Russian Far North. (Doctoral thesis). https://hdl.handle.net/10037/31908 . The Arctic Yearbook Hodgson, Lanteigne. Homesteading in the Arctic: The Logic Behind, and Prospects for, Russia’s ’Hectare in the Arctic’ Program. The Arctic Yearbook. 2022 FRIDAID 2097898 2298-2418 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27976 |
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