Climate Change and Arctic Security: Searching for a Paradigm Shift

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This book assesses the construction of security in the context of climate change, with a focus on the Arctic region. It examines and discusses changes in the security premises of the Arctic states, from traditional security to environmental and human security. In particular, the book explores how climate change impacts security discourses and premises as well as theoretically discussing the possibility for another change, from circumpolar stability into peaceful change. Chapters cover topics such as the ethics of climate change in the arctic, China’s emerging power and influence on arctic climate security, the discursive transformation of the definition of security and the intersection between urban, climate and Arctic studies. The book concludes with the question of whether a paradigm shift in our understanding of traditional security is possible, and whether it is already occurring in the Arctic. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction: Theorizing and Broadening Arctic Security—Towards the Environment and Climate (Lassi Heininen, Heather Exner-Pirot)....Pages 1-8 Age of Changes: Threat of Climate Change and Its Meaning for Security (Salla Kalliojärvi)....Pages 9-32 China, Great Power Responsibility and Arctic Security (Sanna Kopra)....Pages 33-52 Climate Change Ethics in the Arctic (Teemu Palosaari)....Pages 53-60 Cities and Human Security in a Warming Arctic (Wilfrid Greaves)....Pages 61-89 Between Militarization and Disarmament: Challenges for Arctic Security in the Twenty-First Century (Heather Exner-Pirot)....Pages 91-106 Before Climate Change, ‘Nuclear Safety’ Was There—A Retrospective Study and Lessons Learned of Changing Security Premises in the Arctic (Lassi Heininen)....Pages 107-129 Conclusion: The Search for a New Security Paradigm Begins in the Arctic (Heather Exner-Pirot, Lassi Heininen)....Pages 131-133 Back Matter ....Pages 135-137