Non-State Actors in the Arctic Region

Preface -- Map of the Arctic -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1. Arctic Governance, Decision-making and Non-state Actors -- Part 1. Perspectives from the Cirum-Arctic -- Chapter 2. The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) in the Changing Arctic. Between International Scientific Cooperation and Science Diplomacy -- Chapter 3. Examining the Role of Think Tanks in Promoting Peace in the Arctic -- Chapter 4. The University of the Arctic (UArctic) as a Non-State Actor in the Circumpolar World -- Chapter 5. Highlighting Businesses as Key Non-State Actors in the Arctic: Collaboration between Arctic Economic Council and Polar Research and Policy Initiative -- Part 2. Perspectives from the European Arctic -- Chapter 6. Transnational cities alliances and their role in policy making in sustainable urban development in the European Arctic -- Chapter 7. Strength in Numbers? The Nordic Ministerial and Parliamentary Groupings as Observers in the Arctic Council -- Chapter 8. The development of data centres in the Nordic Arctic -- Chapter 9. Sustainable Arctic Marine Tourism Development: Scale and Scope for Community Investment, Coordination, and Action -- Part 3. Case Studies -- Chapter 10. Monitoring of Indigenous Law Enforcement in Evenkia, Russia -- Chapter 11. The Role and Impact of NGOs in Marine Mammal Governance -- Chapter 12. The characteristics of natural resource governance: The Nussir case, Norway -- Chapter 13. Bellona and the Environmental Policy in the Barents Region: A Pivotal Facilitator -- Chapter 14. Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic: The Case of Polar Research and Policy Initiative.