Governance for Sustainable Development in the Arctic Region. Policy Coherence or Arctic Paradox?
(2023) SIMZ31 20231Graduate School
- Abstract
- The Arctic faces massive challenges, and scholars estimate that parts of the Arctic are warming six times faster than the global mean. Consequently, the regions’ valuable resources are becoming more accessible due to climate change. These resources are argued as necessary for meeting global sustainable development challenges. Many scholars are additionally concerned that economic policy goals are more empathised than environmental goals in the sustainable development of the Arctic. This thesis explores and ultimately understands possible tensions between sustainable development goals in the Arctic region. It does so through a political understanding of policy coherence, which considers how environmental-, economic-, and social- policy... (More)
- The Arctic faces massive challenges, and scholars estimate that parts of the Arctic are warming six times faster than the global mean. Consequently, the regions’ valuable resources are becoming more accessible due to climate change. These resources are argued as necessary for meeting global sustainable development challenges. Many scholars are additionally concerned that economic policy goals are more empathised than environmental goals in the sustainable development of the Arctic. This thesis explores and ultimately understands possible tensions between sustainable development goals in the Arctic region. It does so through a political understanding of policy coherence, which considers how environmental-, economic-, and social- policy goals should be treated equally important and coherently. The thesis frames the Arctic as a critical case of regional governance. It thus recognises the Arctic region's multilevel governance nature. By looking at three core organisations governing the Arctic, the Arctic Council, Barents Cooperation, and the Nordic Council of Ministers, the thesis finds the overall comprehensive pattern of policy (in)coherence between the three dimensions of sustainability. The thesis furthermore supports the hypothesis of the Arctic Development Paradox, a normative trap in which policymakers are stuck between priorities of either social-, economic-, or environmental policy goals. Different ideologies of sustainable development shape the Arctic policy agenda, which is based on incompatible interests between Arctic communities and states. (Less)
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- author
- Söderpalm, Linn LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SIMZ31 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Arctic Region, Policy Coherence, Sustainable Development, Arctic Development Paradox, Multilevel Governance
- language
- English
- id
- 9121534
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- 2023-06-21 14:26:17
- date last changed
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