Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic: Local and Indigenous Communities(1 Studies in Polar Law)

Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic addresses a comprehensive understanding of security in the Arctic, with a particular focus on one of its sub-regions – the Barents region. The book presents a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective to which the Arctic is placed as referent, and special attention is paid to the viewpoint of local and indigenous communities. Overarching topics of human and societal security are touched upon from various angles and disciplinary approaches, The discussions are framed in the broader context of security studies. The volume specifically addresses the challenges facing the Arctic population which are important to be looked at from human security perspectives.

Table of Contents:
Preface Notes on Contributors Part 1: Introduction Understanding Human Security as a Tool to Promote Societal Security in the Arctic  Kamrul Hossain, Miguel Roncero and Anna Petrétei Part 2: Overview of Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic: Local Actors and Governance Frameworks 1 Policies and Strategies for the Arctic: A Review of the Approaches to Human Security in the Arctic  Jose Miguel Roncero 2 The Interplay of the Human Security and Sustainable Development Concepts: The Case of Russia’s Arctic Industrial Centers  Alexander Sergunin 3 Human Security, Risk and Sustainability in the Swedish Policy for the Arctic  Sara Nyhlén, Katarina Giritli Nygren, Anna Olofsson and Johanna Bergström 4 Colonialism, Statehood, and Sámi in Norden and the Norwegian High North  Wilfrid Greaves 5 Outer Space and Indigenous Security: Sweden’s ESRANGE Launch Site and the Human Security of the Sami  Michael Sheehan Part 3: Arctic Societies: Local Implications of Global Developments 6 The Value of the Barents Region: More than a Resource Provider  Corinna Casi 7 Whether and How Social Work Could Address the Long-term Socio-environmental Risks Caused by the Mining Industry in Northern Finland  Satu Ranta-Tyrkkö 8 Achieving Human and Societal Security in Oil Producing Regions: A Komi-Izhma Community Perspective from Pripechor’e, Russia  Julia Loginova 9 The Role of Hydrocarbon Development in Arctic Governance: A Suitable Approach for Human Development in the Region?  Gerald Zojer 10 Arctic Society and Societal Security: A Reference to Extractive Developments in Northern Fennoscandia  Kamrul Hossain, Anna Petrétei 11 Indigenous Rights and Livelihoods as Concerns in the Decision-Making on Extractive Industries in Finland  Stefan Kirchner Part 4: Identity, Culture, Business and Community Values 12 Innocence Challenged: Perceptions and Constructions of Human Security in Scandinavian Literature on the Arctic  Helene Peterbauer and José Miguel Roncero Martín 13 Digital Storytelling: A Bottom-Up Approach to Gender & Human Security in the Barents Region?  Tahnee Lisa Prior 14 Cultural Identity in Families with “The Finnish Origin,” Living in a Russian Speaking Environment (According to Material of Murmansk Region)  Elena Busyreva 15 Favorite and Least Favorite Places of the Northern Border Cities (As Exemplified in the Drawings of Schoolchildren of Nikel and Kirkenes)  Tatiana Zhigaltsova Part 5: Conclusion The Arctic – A Region in Motion  Kamrul Hossain, Miguel Roncero and Anna Petrétei Index

About the Author :
Kamrul Hossain, LLD, University of Lapland, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. He has extensively published in the discipline of environment and human rights applicable to the Arctic. José Miguel Roncero Martín is a PhD candidate at the University of Vienna, Austria. His research focuses on security topics, with a strong attention given to non-traditional elements of security. Anna Petrétei is a PhD candidate at the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. She is the author of several articles and book chapters concerning indigenous peoples’ rights.