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Arctic State Identity: Geography, history, and geopolitical relations

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Ingrid A. MedbyORCiD

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Abstract

This book sets out to answer what it means to hold a formal title as one of the eight 'Arctic states'; is there such a thing as an Arctic state identity, and if so, what does this mean for state personnel? It charts the thoughtful reflections and stories of state personnel from three Arctic states: Norway, Iceland, and Canada, alongside analysis of documents and discourses. This book shows how state identities are narrated as both geographical and temporal - understood through environments, territories, pasts and futures - and that any identity is always relational and contextual. As such, demonstrating that to understand Arctic geopolitics we need to pay attention to the people whose job it is to represent the state on a daily basis. And more broadly, it offers a 'peopled' view of geopolitics, introducing the concept and framework of 'state identity'.

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Author(s): Medby IA

Publication type: Authored Book

Publication status: Published

Year: 2025

Number of Pages: 240

Print publication date: 28/01/2025

Online publication date: 28/01/2025

Acceptance date: 07/10/2024

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Place Published: Manchester

URL: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526153906/

Notes: 9781526153890 ebook ISBN.

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ISBN: 9781526153906

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