Syllabus/achievement requirements

Students attending Master's courses will be able to participate on a library course. At the course you will learn how to do searches in both national and international databases, and you will have the opportunity to search the articles that is on your curriculum.The course is voluntary, but we strongly recommend that students attend. More information to come.

Book

O. S. Stokke and G. H?nneland eds. International Cooperation and Arctic Governance: Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building. London: Routledge, 2007:

Hoel, Alf H?kon. Climate Change, pp. 112–137.

H?nneland, Geir and Olav Schram Stokke. 2010. Introduction, pp. 1–12.

Offerdal, Kristine. 2010. Oil, Gas and the Environment, pp. 138–163.

Stokke, Olav Schram. 2010. Examining the Consequences of International Regimes, pp. 13–26.

Stokke, Olav Schram. 2010. International Institutions and Arctic Governance, pp. 164–185.

Stokke, Olav Schram, Geir H?nneland and Peter Johan Schei. 2010. Pollution and Conservation, pp. 78?–111.

Wilson, Elana and Indra ?verland. Indigenous Issues, pp. 27–49.

To be found in an article compilation which can be bought at Kopiutsalget at Akademika bookstore at Blindern campus

Temporarily sold out. Expected to be back in stock on Monday 26th.

 

Chen, Gang. 2011. China’s Emerging Arctic Strategy. Polar Journal 2, 358?–371.

Tamnes, Rolf and Kristine Offerdal, eds., 2014. Geopolitics and Security in the Arctic. Regional Dynamics in a Global World, pp. 121–146. London: Routledge. Chs. 1 and 8.

Zhang, Feng. 2012. Rethinking China’s Grand Strategy: Beijing’s Evolving National Interests and Strategic Ideas in the Reform Era. International Politics, 49:3, 318–345.

 

Downloadable articles, books and other texts

You can search the articles and e-books in the e-journal database available at the University of Oslo Library. This requires having access to and being logged onto the UiO system. Contact the Reference Services at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library if you have problems finding the literature.

 

Andresen, Steinar. 1993. The Effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission. Arctic 46:2, 108–115.

Baev, Pavel K. 2013. Sovereignty is the Key to Russia's Arctic Policy. Strategic Analysis 37:4, 489–493.

Bailey, Jennifer L. 2008. Arrested Development: The Fight to End Commercial Whaling as a Case of Failed Norm Change. European Journal of International Relations 14:2, 289–318.

Borgerson, Scott G. 2008. Arctic Meltdown: The Economic and Security Implications of Global Warming. Foreign Affairs, 87:2, 63–77.

Buzan, Barry. 2010. China in International Society: Is “Peaceful Rise” Possible? Chinese Journal of International Politics, 3, 5–36.

Caron, David D. 1995. The International Whaling Commission and the North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission: The Institutional Risks of Coercion in Consensual Structures. American Journal of International Law, 89:1, 154–174.

Dittmer, Jason, Sami Moisio, Alan Ingram and Klaus Dodds. 2011. Have you Heard the one about the Disappearing Ice? Recasting Arctic Geopolitics. Political Geography, 30:4, 202–214.

Graczyk, Piotr and Timo Koivurova. 2013. A New Era in the Arctic Council’s External Relations? Broader Consequences of the Nuuk Observer Rules for Arctic Governance. Polar Record, 50 (3), 225–236.

Harriss, Robert. 2012. The Arctic: Past or Prologue? Environment, 54:5, 3–14.

Harsem, ?ystein and Dag Harald Claes. 2013. The Interdependence of European–Russian Energy Relation. Energy Policy, 59, 784–791.

Hoel, Alf H?kon. 2009. Do We Need a New Legal Regime for the Arctic Ocean? International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 24:2, 443–456.

Huirong, Liu, Dong Yue and Chen Yitong. 2012. China and the Arctic: The Path of Scientific Research, Law and Policy. Ocean Yearbook 26, 361–380.

Humpert, Malte. 2013. The Future of Arctic Shipping: A New Silk Road for China? Washington DC: The Arctic Institute.

Jakobson, Linda. 2010. China Prepares for an Ice-Free Arctic. SIPRI Insighs on Peace and Security, 2/2010.

Jensen, Leif Christian. 2007. Petroleum Discourse in the European Arctic: the Norwegian Case. Polar Record, 43:3, 247–254.

Jensen, ?ystein. 2010. Arctic Shipping Guidelines: Towards a Legal Regime for Navigation Safety and Environmental Protection? Polar Record, 44:229, 107–114.

Johnston, Peter F. 2012. Arctic Energy Resources: Security and Environmental Implications. Journal of Strategic Security, 5:3, 13–32.

Kraska, James. 2011. The New Arctic Geography and U.S. Strategy. In J. Kraska (ed.) Arctic Security in an Age of Climate Change, pp. 244–266. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Lasserre, Frédéric and Sébastien Pelletier. 2011. Polar super seaways? Maritime Transport in the Arctic: An analysis of Shipowners’ Intentions. Journal of Transport Geography, 19:6, 1465–1473.

Moe, Arild, Daniel Fj?rtoft and Indra ?verland. 2011. Space and Timing: Why was the Barents Sea Delimitation Dispute Resolved in 2010? Polar Geography, 34:3, 145 –162.

Nicol, Heather N. 2010. Reframing Sovereignty: Indigenous Peoples and Arctic States. Political Geography, 29:2, 78–80.

Offerdal, Kristine. 2011. The EU in the Arctic: In Pursuit of Influence and Legitimacy. International Journal 66:4, 861–877.

? Tuathail, Gearóid, Simon Dalby and Paul Routledge, eds. 1998. The Geopolitics Reader. London: Routledge. Introductory part and introductions to parts 1, 2 and 3.

Pedersen, Torbj?rn. 2008. The Dynamics of Svalbard Diplomacy. Diplomacy & Statecraft, 19:2, 236–262.

Roi, Michael L. 2010. Russia: The Greatest Arctic Power? Journal of Slavic Military Studies 23:4, 551–573.

Rottem, Svein Vigeland. 2013. The Arctic Council and the Search and Rescue Agreement: The Case of Norway. Polar Record, online edition

Stokke, Olav Schram. 2009. Trade Measures and the Combat of IUU Fishing: Institutional Interplay and Effective Governance in the Northeast Atlantic. Marine Policy, 33:2, 339–349.

Stokke, Olav Schram. 2011. Environmental Security in the Arctic: The Case for Multi-Level Governance. International Journal, 66:4, 835–848. 

Stokke, Olav Schram. 2013a. The Promise of Involvement: Asia in the Arctic. Strategic Analysis, 37:4, 474–479.

Stokke, Olav Schram. 2013b. Regime Interplay in Arctic Shipping Governance: Explaining Regional Niche Selection. International Environmental Agreements, 13:1, 65–85.

Strandsbjerg, Jeppe. 2012. Cartopolitics, Geopolitics and Boundaries in the Arctic. Geopolitics, 17:4, 818–842.

Tamnes, Rolf. 2011. Arctic Security and Norway. In J. Kraska (ed.) Arctic Security in an Age of Climate Change, pp. 47–63. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Tonami, Aki. 2014. Future-Proofing Japan’s Interests in the Arctic: Scientific Collaboration and a Search for Balance. Asia Policy 18, 52–58.

Underdal, Arild. 2013. Meeting Common Environmental Challenges: The Co-evolution of Policies and Practices. International Environmental Agreements, 13:1, 15–30.

Vik, Hanne Hagtvedt and Anne Julie Semb. 2013. Who Owns the Land? Norway, the Sami and the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 20:4, 517–550.

Wegge, Njord. 2011. The Political Order in the Arctic: Power Structures, Regimes, and Influence. Polar Record 47:(241), 165–176.

Young, Oran R. 2009. The Arctic in Play. Governance in a Time of Rapid Change. International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 24:2, 423–442.

Young, Oran R. 2011. The Future of the Arctic: Cauldron of Conflict or Zone of Peace? (Review article) International Affairs, 87:1, 85–93.

Zysk, Katarzyna. 2011. Military Aspects of Russia’s Arctic Policy: Hard Power and Natural Resources. In J. Kraska (ed.) Arctic Security in an Age of Climate Change, pp. 85–106. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

?verland, Indra. 2010. Russia’s Arctic Energy Policy. International Journal, 65, 865–878.

?tland, Kristian. 2011. Russia's Armed Forces and the Arctic: All Quiet on the Northern Front? Contemporary Security Policy, 32:2, 267–285.

?tland, Kristian and Kristin Ven Brusgaard. 2009. When Speech Acts Misfire: Russia and the Elektron Incident. Security Dialogue, 40:3, 333–354.

Total required reading: ca. 900 pages

 

 

 

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