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New kind of arctic power: Russia's policy discourses and diplomatic practices in the circumpolar north / Rowe, Elana Wilson; Blakkisrud, Helge

Rowe, Elana Wilson	Journal Article
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2014.

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The aim of this article is to examine what the geopolitics of the Arctic look like as seen from the largest Arctic state. How are narratives about the development of the region received, reworked and produced in a Russian context? We find that Russian policy actors distance themselves from discourses of Arctic conflict and geopolitical competition, and examine how this approach may serve some of Russia's key interests in the region. We further argue that the key tension in the Arctic region is not along the conflict/cooperation axis, but rather lies in the tricky process of delineating between international cooperation and national sovereignty in tackling Arctic problems. In attempting to illustrate the various voices, ideas and interests that shape Russia's policy understanding of the Arctic and its challenges and opportunities, we draw upon a media analysis and a set of qualitative interviews with representatives of the five Arctic states.

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Geopolitics ; Russia ; Europe ; Policy Discourses ; Diplomatic Practices ; Arctic Power ;
Arctic Conflict ; Geopolitical Competition ; European Union - EU ; European Treaties ; Circumpolar North

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Who is to Blame? Agency, Causality, Responsibility and the Role / Rowe, Elana Wilson

Rowe, Elana Wilson	Journal Article
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2009.

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This article analyses the politics of Russian climate change by pinpointing how global warming has been framed over a seven year period in a government-owned, leading daily newspaper, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, and how climate experts have intervened in such framings. Russia's climate politics is first summarised and then three framings of climate change are identified and examined. Secondly, the role that expert voices play in the framing of climate change is discussed. The article concludes with a presentation of key findings about scientists' involvement in public debate and hypotheses about the overall trajectory of Russian climate politics.

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Responsibility ; Agency ; Causality ; Who is to Blame ; Role of Experts ; Russian Framings ;
Global Climate Change

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