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The Arctic Governance Mosaic and Sustainability: A corpus-based discourse analysis of documents on the Arctic by the Chinese State Council between 2013 and 2021

Steiger, Eva LU (2022) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20221
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
In 2013, China became observer for the Arctic Council, and in 2018, its first official Arctic Policy Paper was published. In view of the Arctic’s fragile ecosystems and climate change, this thesis conducts a corpus-based discourse analysis on China’s narrative on the environment and sustainability between 2013 and 2021. Oran B. Young's framework, the 'Arctic Governance Mosaic' detangles the complex governance structure of the region ranging from Global agreements to PPPs, and further elements. 201 publications of the State Council are being examined. Throughout the years, the sustainability narrative has shifted from humble and legitimacy-seeking to self-confident and lecturing, which indicates an attitude shift. It appears as if China... (More)
In 2013, China became observer for the Arctic Council, and in 2018, its first official Arctic Policy Paper was published. In view of the Arctic’s fragile ecosystems and climate change, this thesis conducts a corpus-based discourse analysis on China’s narrative on the environment and sustainability between 2013 and 2021. Oran B. Young's framework, the 'Arctic Governance Mosaic' detangles the complex governance structure of the region ranging from Global agreements to PPPs, and further elements. 201 publications of the State Council are being examined. Throughout the years, the sustainability narrative has shifted from humble and legitimacy-seeking to self-confident and lecturing, which indicates an attitude shift. It appears as if China tries to implicate international acceptance and eventually respect, potentially by means of the narrative on sustainability, while following other interests of infrastructure building and resource exploitation more straightforwardly. Meanwhile, the narrative on scientific expeditions for examining environmental science remains strong. (Less)
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author
Steiger, Eva LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Sustainability Science, Arctic, China, Political Discourse, Governance
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
No 2022:015
language
English
id
9082038
date added to LUP
2022-06-02 10:17:05
date last changed
2022-06-02 10:51:03
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  abstract     = {{In 2013, China became observer for the Arctic Council, and in 2018, its first official Arctic Policy Paper was published. In view of the Arctic’s fragile ecosystems and climate change, this thesis conducts a corpus-based discourse analysis on China’s narrative on the environment and sustainability between 2013 and 2021. Oran B. Young's framework, the 'Arctic Governance Mosaic' detangles the complex governance structure of the region ranging from Global agreements to PPPs, and further elements. 201 publications of the State Council are being examined. Throughout the years, the sustainability narrative has shifted from humble and legitimacy-seeking to self-confident and lecturing, which indicates an attitude shift. It appears as if China tries to implicate international acceptance and eventually respect, potentially by means of the narrative on sustainability, while following other interests of infrastructure building and resource exploitation more straightforwardly. Meanwhile, the narrative on scientific expeditions for examining environmental science remains strong.}},
  author       = {{Steiger, Eva}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{The Arctic Governance Mosaic and Sustainability: A corpus-based discourse analysis of documents on the Arctic by the Chinese State Council between 2013 and 2021}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}