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Title Arctic justice : environment, society and governance / edited by Corine Wood-Donnelly and Johanna Ohlsson.

Publication Info. Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2023.
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Description 1 online resource (208 pages)
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online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Spaces and practices of justice
Contents Front Cover -- Half-title -- Series page -- Arctic Justice: Environment, Society and Governance -- Copyright information -- Table of Contents -- Series Preface -- List of Figures and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: Justice in the Arctic -- Red threads of justice -- Structure of the volume -- Positions of justice -- 1 Applying a Transnational Theory of Justice to the Arctic -- Introduction -- Issues of justice -- and injustice -- in the Arctic -- Forst's theory of justice in transnational settings -- Arctic governance and transnational issues of justice
Arctic exceptionalism? -- Assessing a Forstian transnational theory of justice in the Arctic -- Conclusion -- Study questions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Responsibility of and for Structural (In)Justice in Arctic Governance -- Introduction -- Constructing the structure of injustice -- Embedding social inequality within the structure -- Legitimizing the structure through repetition -- Processes and consequences of structural injustice -- Responsibility for injustice -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Study questions -- Acknowledgements -- References
3 A Relational View of Responsibility for Climate Change Effects on the Territories and Communities of the Arctic -- Introduction -- A relational view of responsibility -- Situating Arctic wildfires relationally within wider landscapes of destruction -- Ocean acidification and the boundaries of responsibility -- Actualizing principles, practices and relations of co-responsibility -- Conclusion -- Study questions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 A JUST CSR Framework for the Arctic -- Introduction -- Which companies are 'responsible' in the Arctic? -- Why being responsible is not enough
Energy companies and CSR in the Arctic -- The inadequacies of a 'share-/stake-holder first' approach to society -- The ambiguity and divergence of CSR practices in the Arctic -- Lukoil strategy on CSR -- efficiency and environmental best practice -- Gazprom Neft strategy on CSR -- modernization, technology and health -- A JUST framework for CSR in the Arctic -- What is the JUST CSR framework? -- What are the implications of a JUST framework on a company's activities in the Arctic? -- Conclusion -- Study questions -- Acknowledgements -- References
5 Collective Capabilities and Stranded Assets: Clearing the Path for the Energy Transition in the Arctic -- Introduction -- Background -- From practical wisdom to individual and collective capabilities -- Capabilities and energy justice -- Collective capabilities and energy justice in the Arctic oil and gas development context -- Conclusion -- Study questions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Mainstreaming Environmental Justice? Right to the Landscape in Northern Sweden -- Introduction -- Justice enthusiasm -- Landscapes under pressure -- Mining as a moral duty -- It's electrifying
Summary Offering a unique introduction to the study of justice in the European, North American and Russian Arctic, this collection highlights the practical consequences of postcolonial legacies and climate change while championing a sustainable future for Arctic development and governance.
Note Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 01, 2023).
Subject Environmental justice -- Arctic regions.
Social justice -- Arctic regions.
Arctic regions -- Environmental conditions.
Arctic regions -- Social conditions.
Arctic regions -- Politics and government.
Justice environnementale -- Arctique.
Justice sociale -- Arctique.
Arctique -- Conditions environnementales.
Arctique -- Conditions sociales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Ecology
Environmental justice
Politics and government
Social conditions
Social justice
Arctic Regions
Added Author Wood-Donnelly, editor.
Ohlsson, Johanna, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Arctic justice. Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2023 1529224802 (OCoLC)1337403379
ISBN 1529224837 electronic book
9781529224825 ePub ebook
1529224829
1529224802
9781529224832 (electronic bk.)
9781529224801
9781529224818
1529224810
Standard No. AU@ 000074367290
UKMGB 020992083
AU@ 000074670774

 
    
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