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Critical Studies of the Arctic

Unravelling the North

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Editors:
  1. Marjo Lindroth

    1. Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

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  2. Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen

    1. Gender studies, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

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  3. Monica Tennberg

    1. Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

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  • Offers an absorbing textbook for students interested in Arctic issues
  • Provides a rich knowledge base for researchers in Arctic social sciences
  • Presents a range of conceptual tools for the study of complex Arctic developments

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Alternative Lenses on the Arctic

    • Marjo Lindroth, Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen, Monica Tennberg
    Pages 1-14

  3. Aesthetics

    • Joonas Vola
    Pages 15-35

  4. Affects

    • Kirsten Thisted
    Pages 37-58

  5. Biopolitics

    • Julian Reid
    Pages 59-76

  6. Critical Geopolitics

    • Klaus Dodds, Chih Yuan Woon, Liling Xu
    Pages 77-98

  7. Indigenous Archaeology

    • Carl-Gösta Ojala
    Pages 99-122

  8. Intersectionality

    • Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen
    Pages 123-142

  9. Legal Anthropology

    • Reetta Toivanen
    Pages 143-162

  10. Moral Economy

    • Frank Sejersen
    Pages 163-183

  11. Narratives

    • Monica Tennberg
    Pages 185-204

  12. Neoliberal Governmentality

    • E. Gail Russel
    Pages 205-226

  13. Queer Studies

    • Leena-Maija Rossi
    Pages 227-246

  14. Socio-Legal Studies

    • Marjo Lindroth
    Pages 247-267

  15. Epilogue: The End of the Arctic? Crisis, War and the Changing Landscape of Arctic Research

    • Marjo Lindroth, Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen, Monica Tennberg
    Pages 269-276

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 277-283
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About this book

This book is a pioneering effort in critical Arctic studies. The contributions identify and investigate some of the blind spots in human development in the Arctic that research in the social sciences had yet to broach. To this end, the authors tap a variety of critical approaches in fields spanning aesthetics, affect theory, biopolitics, critical geopolitics, Indigenous archaeology, intersectionality, legal anthropology, moral economy, narrative studies, neoliberal governmentality, queer studies and socio-legal studies. The chapters probe topics such as representations of the Arctic in contemporary art, the role of affects in postcolonial Greenland, Canada’s Arctic policies and China’s engagement with the Arctic. The book provides a rich knowledge base for researchers in Arctic social sciences and offers an absorbing textbook for students interested in Arctic issues.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

    Marjo Lindroth, Monica Tennberg

  • Gender studies, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

    Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen

About the editors

Marjo Lindroth is Researcher in the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland, Finland. Her research critically investigates the intersections between power, rights and indigeneity in international politics.

Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen is Researcher in Gender Studies at the University of Lapland, Finland. Her critical research addresses the problematics of development, power and social sustainability, with particular reference to Arctic politics.

Monica Tennberg is Research Professor at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Finland, where she leads the Northern Political Economy research group and coordinates the UArctic thematic network on Critical Arctic Studies (CAS).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Critical Studies of the Arctic

  • Book Subtitle: Unravelling the North

  • Editors: Marjo Lindroth, Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen, Monica Tennberg

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11120-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-11119-8Published: 02 October 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-11122-8Published: 03 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-11120-4Published: 01 October 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 283

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: International Relations Theory, International Security Studies

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