| ID | 178280 |
| Title Proper | Introduction |
| Other Title Information | the New Scramble for the Pacific |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fache, Elodie ; Meur, Pierre-Yves Le ; Rodary, Estienne |
| Note:Statement of Responsibility (Author) | a frontier approach |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Over the last decades, the Pacific Ocean has been the locus of an unequalled rush for space and resources involving intertwined public and corporate interests, external powers, and Pacific Island states and territories. This rush is driven by three intersecting motivations aiming to: (1) exploit marine resources; (2) protect marine biodiversity and mitigate the effects of climate change; and (3) establish sovereignties over marine spaces. In this context, the fluidity of saltwater environments gives rise to specific issues of enforcement, control, and governance. This special issue examines these reconfigurations of/in the Pacific Ocean, stressing potentially conflicting frontier processes, in the light of a structuring tension between trends of ocean grabbing and ocean commoning. |
| `In' analytical Note | Pacific Affairs Vol. 94, No.1; Mar 2021: p.57-76 |
| Journal Source | Pacific Affairs Vol: 94 No 1 |
| Key Words | South Pacific ; Frontiers ; Rush For Oceania ; Ocean Grabbing ; Ocean Commoning |