Small State Strategies in emerging Regional Governance Structures:Explaining the Danish advocacy for China's inclusion in the Arctic Council
This article departs from the puzzling observation that of the five littoral arctic states the Danish realm has been the most consistent backer in China’s quest to gain observer status in the Arctic Council. Small states are generally assumed to adapt to changes in the international system such as s...
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fturoskildefispu:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/c4cc07fd-7983-4278-b264-1009f8e8a9f0 2023-05-15T14:24:34+02:00 Small State Strategies in emerging Regional Governance Structures:Explaining the Danish advocacy for China's inclusion in the Arctic Council Kluth, Michael Friederich Lynggaard, Kennet 2017 application/pdf https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/publications/c4cc07fd-7983-4278-b264-1009f8e8a9f0 https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2017.1347597 https://hdl.handle.net/1800/c4cc07fd-7983-4278-b264-1009f8e8a9f0 https://rucforsk.ruc.dk/ws/files/60099252/Kluth_Lynggaard_2017.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Kluth , M F & Lynggaard , K 2017 , ' Small State Strategies in emerging Regional Governance Structures : Explaining the Danish advocacy for China's inclusion in the Arctic Council ' , European Politics and Society , vol. 19 , no. 1 , pp. 103-119 . https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2017.1347597 Arctic Council China Denmark Greenland Regional governance Small state Reginal governance article 2017 fturoskildefispu https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2017.1347597 2022-12-11T06:59:37Z This article departs from the puzzling observation that of the five littoral arctic states the Danish realm has been the most consistent backer in China’s quest to gain observer status in the Arctic Council. Small states are generally assumed to adapt to changes in the international system such as spatial reconfigurations and alterations in the distribution of capabilities. Yet Denmark’s enabling role in relation to China seems to contravene that assumption. Why would a small state invite one of the world’s leading powers to enter its regional domain while its principle allies and regional partners – including USA and Canada – were still indecisive or outright hesitant? This article explores three possible explanations for the Danish support for China: 1) a domestic politics explanation featuring strategic use of discourse to entice Chinese investments in Arctic mineral extraction. 2) a securitisation explanation suggesting that unease with growing Canadian securitisation of Arctic issues has prompted courting China as a balancing act. 3) a foreign policy identity explanation focussing on the normative desire to enmeshment China into a liberal Arctic order. This article departs from the puzzling observation that of the five littoral arctic states the Danish realm has been the most consistent backer in China’s quest to gain observer status in the Arctic Council. Small states are generally assumed to adapt to changes in the international system such as spatial reconfigurations and alterations in the distribution of capabilities. Yet Denmark’s enabling role in relation to China seems to contravene that assumption. Why would a small state invite one of the world’s leading powers to enter its regional domain while its principle allies and regional partners – including USA and Canada – were still indecisive or outright hesitant? This article explores three possible explanations for the Danish support for China: 1) a domestic politics explanation featuring strategic use of discourse to entice Chinese investments in ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Council Arctic Greenland Roskilde University Research Portal (RUC) Arctic Canada Greenland European Politics and Society 19 1 103 119 |
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This article departs from the puzzling observation that of the five littoral arctic states the Danish realm has been the most consistent backer in China’s quest to gain observer status in the Arctic Council. Small states are generally assumed to adapt to changes in the international system such as spatial reconfigurations and alterations in the distribution of capabilities. Yet Denmark’s enabling role in relation to China seems to contravene that assumption. Why would a small state invite one of the world’s leading powers to enter its regional domain while its principle allies and regional partners – including USA and Canada – were still indecisive or outright hesitant? This article explores three possible explanations for the Danish support for China: 1) a domestic politics explanation featuring strategic use of discourse to entice Chinese investments in Arctic mineral extraction. 2) a securitisation explanation suggesting that unease with growing Canadian securitisation of Arctic issues has prompted courting China as a balancing act. 3) a foreign policy identity explanation focussing on the normative desire to enmeshment China into a liberal Arctic order. This article departs from the puzzling observation that of the five littoral arctic states the Danish realm has been the most consistent backer in China’s quest to gain observer status in the Arctic Council. Small states are generally assumed to adapt to changes in the international system such as spatial reconfigurations and alterations in the distribution of capabilities. Yet Denmark’s enabling role in relation to China seems to contravene that assumption. Why would a small state invite one of the world’s leading powers to enter its regional domain while its principle allies and regional partners – including USA and Canada – were still indecisive or outright hesitant? This article explores three possible explanations for the Danish support for China: 1) a domestic politics explanation featuring strategic use of discourse to entice Chinese investments in ... |
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Small State Strategies in emerging Regional Governance Structures:Explaining the Danish advocacy for China's inclusion in the Arctic Council |
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