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Record #161630:
Constructing 'the Arctic': discourses of international region-building / E. Carina H. Keskitalo.
Title: | Constructing 'the Arctic': discourses of international region-building / E. Carina H. Keskitalo. |
Author(s): | Keskitalo, E. Carina H. |
Date: | 2002. |
Publisher: | Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto |
Abstract: | Thesis describes development of discourse concerning international Arctic region, from its background in conceptions of exploration to focus on present eight-state regional cooperation. The study is based on constructivist conception with regions seen not as given but as actively constituted through the effort-demanding process of region-building. Follows Arctic region-building from late 1970s to work of Arctic Council and related organizations, thesis traces related discourse and main actors through history using discourse analysis. |
Keywords: | 327 -- International relations. 341 -- Law, international. 061(100) -- Organizations, international: Arctic Council. J -- Social sciences. (*3) -- Arctic regions. |
Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*3)[2002] |
ISBN: | 9516348335 |
SPRI record no.: | 161630 |
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