Reflections on sustainability, security and resilience in the Arctic

Wood-Donnelly, Corine and Hansen-Magnusson, Hannes ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-3257 2026. Reflections on sustainability, security and resilience in the Arctic. Jacobsen, Marc and Wilson Rowe, Elana, eds. A Research Agenda for Arctic Security and Governance, Elgar Research Agendas, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, pp. 93-106. (10.4337/9781035318612.00011)

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Abstract

The viability of sustainable development is often premised on a positive economic outlook and technical feasibility within a stable regulatory environment. However, research has revealed that many core empirical challenges to sustainable development in the Arctic are rooted in systemic issues with origins far beyond the region. These challenges include the blurriness of responsibility relating to the concept of sovereignty, fractured governance that fosters competition between political interests, and conflicts over land uses driven by competing economic and cultural interests. Addressing these issues requires acknowledging the hierarchies of inequality and clarifying responsibility to facilitate a pivot on subjects of justice. Through this, we emphasise that a rebalancing in the distributional, procedural and recognitional aspects of justice is essential for nurturing the foundations for sustainability, security and resilience in the Arctic region, and for framing directions in future research.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Department of Politics and International Relations (POLIR)
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Publisher:	Edward Elgar
ISBN:	9781035318605
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	14 January 2026
Last Modified:	14 Apr 2026 14:27
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/183891

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