Syllabus/achievement requirements

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 (5^th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press

Books

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.

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.

Tuathail, Gearóid Ó, Simon Dalby and Paul Routledge, eds. 2006. The Geopolitics Reader (2^nd ed) London: Routledge. Introductions to Part 1 (Imperialist geopolitics, 17–32), Part 2 (Cold-war geopolitics, 59–73) and Part 3 (Twenty first-century geopolitics, 119–134).

Downloadable online texts 

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.

Bertelsen, Rasmus Gjedssø, and Vincent Gallucci. 2016. –The return of China, post-Cold War Russia, and the Arctic: Changes on land and at sea.–  Marine Policy 72:240–245.

Buzan, Barry, and Michael Cox. 2013. China and the US: Comparable Cases of ‘Peaceful Rise’?  The Chinese Journal of International Politics 6 (2):109–132.

Byers, Michael. 2017. –Crises and international cooperation: An Arctic case study.–  International Relations 31:1-28.

Dittmer, Jason, Sami Moisio, Alan Ingram, and Klaus Dodds. 2011. Have you heard the one about the disappearing ice? Recasting Arctic geopolitics.  Political Geography 30 (4):202–214.

Duyck, Sébastien. 2011. Participation of Non-State Actors in Arctic Environmental Governance.  Nordia Geographical Publications, 40:4 (2012): 99–110 

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.

Gritsenko, Daria. 2016. Vodka on ice? Unveiling Russian media perceptions of the Arctic.  Energy Research & Social Science 16:8–12.

Harriss, Robert. 2012. The Arctic: Past or Prologue? Environment, 54(5), 3–14.

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.

Ikenberry, G. John. 2014. The Illusion of Geopolitics: The Enduring Power of the Liberal Order. Foreign Affairs, 93:3, 80–91.

Jensen, L. C., and P. W. Skedsmo. 2010. Approaching the North: Norwegian and Russian foreign policy discourses on the European Arctic.  Polar Research 29 (3):439–450.

Jensen, Leif Christian. 2007. Petroleum Discourse in the European Arctic: the Norwegian Case. Polar Record, 43:3, 247–254.

Jensen, Øystein. 2016. The International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters: Finalization, Adoption and Law of the Sea Implications.  Arctic Review on Law and Politics 7 (1):60–82.

Lackenbauer, Whitney, and Rob Huebert. 2014. –Premier partners: Canada, the United States and Arctic security.–  Canadian Foreign Policy Journal 20 (3):320–333.

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.

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.

Mead, Walter Russell. 2014. The Return of Geopolitics: The Revenge of the Revisionist Powers. Foreign Affairs 93(3), 69–79.

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.

Moe, Arild. 2014. The Northern Sea Route: Smooth Sailing Ahead?  Strategic Analysis 38 (6):784–802.

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.

Offerdal, K. 2011. The EU in the Arctic.  International Journal 66 (4).

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.

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.

Shadian, J.M. 2013. Of whales and oil: Inuit resource governance and the Arctic Council. Polar Record 49/4), 392–405.

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.

Underdal, Arild. 2013. Meeting Common Environmental Challenges: The Co-evolution of Policies and Practices. International Environmental Agreements, 13(1), 15–30.

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.

Walt, S. M. 1998. International relations: One world, many theories.  Foreign Policy (110):29–46.

Wegge, Njord. 2015. The emerging politics of the Arctic Ocean. Future management of the living marine resources.  Marine Policy 51:331–338.

Young, O. R. 2012. Arctic Tipping Points: Governance in Turbulent Times.  Ambio 41 (1):75–84.

Young, O. R. 2016. Governing the Arctic Ocean.  Marine Policy 72:271–277.

Number of pages: 915

Online articles:

• are available through the University Library databases.

• are limited to computers that are connected UiO's network. You can get access from home and when travelling.

• are easy to find. Tutorials and help to access journals and other restricted library Resources.