Table of Contents

Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Far North Chapter 2. Creating an Arctic Regime Chapter 3. The Structure and Operation of the Arctic Council Chapter 4. Governance Challenges Faced by the Arctic Council Chapter 5. Looking to the Future

About the Author

Douglas C. Nord is an established scholar in the fields of international relations and comparative politics. His areas of specialty include the foreign and northern development policies of Canada, the Nordic states and Russia as well as the United States. He has written extensively on the relations between the countries of the circumpolar north and on the emergence of the Arctic as a central concern of contemporary international politics. Professor Nord has taught and undertaken research inquiries at various educational institutions across the region. He presently conducts his studies at the University of Umeå in Sweden.

Reviews

'In The Arctic Council:Governance within the Far North, Douglas C. Nord of Umeå University in Sweden provides a concise, thoroughly researched, and immensely informative overview of the Arctic Council.'Dave Canarie, Marine Policy Review