Those who during their bachelor studies have not taken one of the advanced courses in international politics at UiO (STV2200/2220/2230/2250), or rough equivalents elsewhere, are advised to familiarize themselves with the material addressed in e.g. R. Jackson and G. Sørensen (2013), Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches (5th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Books
Dittmer, Jason and Joanne Sharp. Eds. 2014. Geopolitics: an Introductory Reader. Oxon: Routledge. Syllabus part 135 p in total
- Dittmer and Sharp: General introduction. 10 p.
- Dittmer: Introduction to Part One. 11 p.
- 1. Mahan: Discussion of the elements of sea power. 6 p.
- 2. Mackinder: The geographical pivot of history. 5 p.
- 7. Haushofer: Why Geopolitik? 3 p.
- 10. Takeuchi: Japanese geopolitics in the 1930s and 1940s. 7 p.
- Dittmer: Introduction to Part Two. 12 p.
- 13. Kennan: The sources of Soviet conduct. 5 p.
- 14. Eisenhower: The domino theory principle. 2 p.
- 15. O’Sullivan: Antidomino. 5 p.
- 16. Kissinger: Diplomacy. 2 p.
- 17. Brezhnev: The Brezhnev doctrine. 3 p.
- 25. Gorbachev: A common European home. 2 p.
- Sharp: Introducion to Part Three. 12 p.
- 26. Huntington: The clash of civilizations? 10 p.
- 27. Said: The clash of ignorance. 4 p.
- 34. Agnew: Emerging China and critical geopolitics. 7 p.
- 36. Dodds: Icy geopolitics. 6 p.
- Sharp: Introduction to Part Four. 12 p.
- 39. Gray: In defence of the heartland. 6 p.
- 40. Kaplan: The revenge of geography. 5 p.
- 49. Dalby: Anthropocene geopolitics.
Tamnes, Rolf, and Kristine Offerdal. 2014. Geopolitics and security in the Arctic: Regional dynamics in a global world. 2014: Routledge. ISBN 9781138650305 (paperback). The entire book is syllabus, 177 p in total.
Available in compendium purchasable at Akademika
Stokke, Olav Schram. 2016. Geopolitics, Governance, and Arctic Fisheries Politics. In E. Conde and S. S. Iglesias (eds.) Global Challenges in the Arctic Region: Sovereignty, Environment and Geopolitical Balance, 170–195. London: Routledge.
Stokke, Olav Schram. 2011. Interplay Management, Niche Selection, and Arctic Environmental Governance. In S. Oberthür and O. S. Stokke (eds.) Managing Institutional Complexity: Regime Interplay and Global Environmental Change, 143–170. Cambridge MA: MIT Press, 2011.
Online articles
Bognar, Dorottya. 2018. Russia and the polar marine environment: The negotiation of the environmental protection measures of the mandatory Polar Code. Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law 27 (1):35-44.
Byers, Michael. 2017. Crises and international cooperation: An Arctic case study.– International Relations 31:1-28.
Drewniak, Megan, Dimitrios Dalaklis, Momoko Kitada, Aykut Ölçer, and Fabio Ballini. 2018. Geopolitics of Arctic shipping: the state of icebreakers and future needs. Polar Geography 41 (2):107-125.
Flake, Lincoln E. 2017. Contextualizing and Disarming Russia’s Arctic Security Posture. The Journal of Slavic Military Studies 30 (1):17–29.
Gautier, Donald L., and et al. 2009. Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas in the Arctic. Science 324.
Greaves, Wilfrid. 2016. Arctic (in)security and Indigenous peoples: Comparing Inuit in Canada and Sámi in Norway. Security Dialogue 47 (6):461-480.
Gritsenko, Daria. 2016. Vodka on ice? Unveiling Russian media perceptions of the Arctic. Energy Research & Social Science 16:8–12.
Gulbrandsen, Lars H., and Geir Hønneland. 2014. Fisheries Certification in Russia: The Emergence of Nonstate Authority in a Postcommunist Economy. Ocean Development & International Law 45 (4):341-359.
Harriss, Robert. 2012. The Arctic: Past or Prologue? Environment, 54(5), 3–14.
Heier, Tormod. 2018. Avoiding War: How Should Northern Europe Respond to the US-Russian Rivalry? Arctic Review on Law and Politics 9:267-286.
Hossain, Kamrul. 2013. Securing the Rights: A Human Security Perspective in the Context of Arctic Indigenous Peoples. The Yearbook of Polar Law Online 5 (1):493–522.
Hønneland, Geir. 2014. Norway and Russia: Bargaining precautionary fisheries management in the Barents Sea. Arctic review on law and politics 5:75-99.
Koivurova, T., P. Kankaanpaa, and A. Stepien. 2015. Innovative Environmental Protection: Lessons from the Arctic. Journal of Environmental Law 27 (2):285–311.
Konyshev, Valery, and Alexander Sergunin. 2014. Is Russia a revisionist military power in the Arctic? Defense & Security Analysis 30 (4):323–335.
Kuokkanen, Rauna. 2019. At the intersection of Arctic indigenous governance and extractive industries: A survey of three cases. The Extractive Industries and Society 6 (1):15-21.
McCauley, D., R. Heffron, M. Pavlenko, R. Rehner, and R. Holmes. 2016. Energy justice in the Arctic: Implications for energy infrastructural development in the Arctic. Energy Research & Social Science 16:141–146.
Moe, Arild and Olav Schram Stokke. 2019. Asian Countries and Arctic Shipping: Policies, Interests and Footprints on Governance. Arctic Review on Law and Politics 10:24-52.
Moe, Arild, Daniel Fjærtoft and Indra Øverland. 2011. Space and Timing: Why was the Barents Sea Delimitation Dispute Resolved in 2010? Polar Geography, 34(3), 145 –162.
Neumann, Antje, Kamrul Hossain. 2014. Does the EU Meet its Policy Objective of Promoting Sustainable Use of Arctic Resources''? An Analysis from the Viewpoint of Arctic Energy Resources. European Energy and Environmental Law Review 23 (5), pp. 184–197.
Oude Elferink, Alex G. 2014. The Arctic Sunrise Incident: A Multi-faceted Law of the Sea Case with a Human Rights Dimension. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 29 (2):244-289.
Pan, M., and H. P. Huntington. 2016. A precautionary approach to fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean: Policy, science, and China. Marine Policy 63:153–157.
Pedersen, Torbjørn. 2008. The Dynamics of Svalbard Diplomacy. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 19(2): 236–262.
Riddervold, M., and M. K. D. Cross. 2019. Reactive power EU: Russian aggression and the development of an EU arctic policy. European Foreign Affairs Review 24 (1):43-60.
Røseth, Tom. 2014. Russia’s China Policy in the Arctic. Strategic Analysis 38 (6):841–859.
Rottem, Svein Vigeland. 2015. A Note on the Arctic Council Agreements. Ocean Development & International Law 46 (1):50–59.
Soltvedt, Ida Folkestad. 2017. Soft Law, Solid Implementation? The Influence of Precision, Monitoring and Stakeholder Involvement on Norwegian Implementation of Arctic Council Recommendations. Arctic Review 8: 73-94.
Stokke, Olav Schram. 2013. Regime Interplay in Arctic Shipping Governance: Explaining Regional Niche Selection. International Environmental Agreements, 13(1):65–85.
Stokke, Olav Schram. 2014. Asian Stakes and Arctic Governance. Strategic Analysis 38 (6):770–783.
Sulyandziga, Liubov. 2018. Indigenous peoples and extractive industry encounters: Benefit-sharing agreements in Russian Arctic. Polar Science (online only at present) doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2018.12.002.
Vik, Hanne Hagtvedt and Anne Julie Semb. 2013. Who Owns the Land? Norway, the Sami and the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 20:4, 517–550.
Young, Oran. 2016. The Arctic Council at twenty: how to remain effective in a rapidly changing environment.(Symposium: Arctic Governance). UC Irvine Law Review 6 (1):99-119.
Østerud, Øyvind, and Geir Hønneland. 2014. Geopolitics and international governance in the Arctic. Arctic review on law and politics 5:156-176.
Østhagen, Andreas, and Andreas Raspotnik. 2018. Crab! How a dispute over snow crab became a diplomatic headache between Norway and the EU. Marine Policy 98:58-64.
Aalto, Pami. 2016. Modernisation of the Russian Energy Sector: Constraints on Utilising Arctic Offshore Oil Resources. Europe–Asia Studies, 68(1):38–63.
Åtland, Kristian and Kristin Ven Brusgaard. 2009. When Speech Acts Misfire: Russia and the Elektron Incident. Security Dialogue, 40(3):333–354.
Åtland, Kristian. 2014. Interstate Relations in the Arctic: An Emerging Security Dilemma? Comparative Strategy 33 (2):145–166.
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