GEOG 220 Lecture 6: GEOG220 L6
Document Summary
Political institutions: state-based: to understand nationalist vs regionalist, you have to look at regional institutions. Regionalism is not the magic cure for the ills of state-centered politics. Readings: rowe and balkkisrud on russia"s aspirations in the arctic. Arctic: all areas above 66. 6 degrees north latitude, plays a role in politics. Most decisions about the arctic, are done far from the arctic. Due to oil, the drawn boundary is at stake. Militarization and resource use: arctic regions in russia as well as us/canada, became heavily militarized. Serious impacts on indigenous livelihoods: 1990: most activities at the arctic focused on the manipulation of superpowers, shipping is becoming a key factor. The international and the transnational: since end of ww2 and start of cold war, heavily international, end of war, urges to make the area transnational , tension between international management and transnational management. Making a new region: new region on the map? (cold war legacies)
