Institutional Navigation Of Oceans Governance: Lessons From Russia And The United States Indigenous Multi-Level Whaling Governance In The Arctic

• Published in: Earth System Governance
• Main Authors: York, Abigail M., Zdor, Eduard, BurnSilver, Shauna, Degai, Tatiana, Monakhova, Maria, Isakova, Svetlana, Petrov, Andrey N., Kempf, Morgan
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: UNI ScholarWorks 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Lawrence Island; Chukchi; Siberian Yupik; Yupik
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/5277; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2022.100154; https://scholarworks.uni.edu/context/facpub/article/6278/viewcontent/petrov_institutional_navigation_of_oceans.pdf

Oceans governance occurs through overlapping, multi-level institutions that often fail to recognize Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) provides pathways for recognizing Indigenous rights. However, observed power asymmetries and cross-level local...