Note: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Table -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Arctic as a Globally Embedded Space -- Imaginaries, Institutional Politics, Involvement and Issues of a Globalised Arctic -- The Arctic 'Old' and 'New' -- The Global Arctic Paradigm -- Book Structure -- Notes -- References -- Part 1: Imaginaries: How to Envision the Arctic in a Global Context? -- Chapter 2: Sustainable Development as a Global-Arctic Matter: Imaginaries and Controversies -- Introduction -- Imagining Arctic Futures and the Role of Sustainable Development -- Arctic Imaginaries -- The Complexities of Sustainable Development -- From Global to Regional Sustainable Development: And Back Again -- The Global in the Arctic: Sustainable Development Outside-In -- The Arctic in the Global: Sustainable Development Inside-Out -- Sustainable Development and the Interconnectedness of Imaginaries -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: Reimagining Political Space: The Limits of Arctic Indigenous Self-Determination in International Governance? -- Indigeneity in Theoretical and Historical Context -- Expanding the Domain of International Law: The Case of the Inuit Polity -- A Crisis in the Narrative?2 -- Indigenous Diplomacies in a Global Arctic: Rights Holders, Not Stakeholders -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Globalising the Arctic Climate: Geoengineering and the Emerging Global Polity -- Introduction -- Subject-Centrism in IR -- Governance-Objects and Polities -- Governing the Arctic Climate? -- Geoengineering -- Arctic Geoengineering -- The Arctic Climate in a Global Polity -- Conclusion -- References -- Part 2: Institutional Politics: How to Organise a Global Arctic? -- Chapter 5: Coping with Institutional Challenges for Arctic Environmental Governance. , Introduction: Arctic Environmental Governance in an Embedded and Embedding Space -- The Fragmented Architecture of Arctic Environmental Governance -- Functional Tasks for Environmental Governance in a Fragmented Governance Architecture -- Institutional Challenges for the Arctic Council as 'Pre-Eminent High-Level Forum of the Arctic Region' -- Enabling Interplay through Deliberative Processes and Actor Networks -- Conclusion: Coping with the Institutional Challenges -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6: Global Environmental Governance and Treaty-Making: The Arctic's Fragmented Voice -- Introduction -- Arctic Environmental Governance -- The Stockholm Convention on POPs -- The Minamata Convention on Mercury -- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- The Arctic's Fragmented Voice -- References -- Chapter 7: Preparing for the Global Rush: The Arctic Council, Institutional Norms, and Socialisation of Observer Behaviour -- Introduction -- From Norm Compliance to Norm Internalisation -- Observer Status in the Arctic Council -- Beyond Conditioned Behaviour: Observers' Own Stories of Adopting AC Rules -- Poland -- China -- The European Union -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8: Bazaar Governance: Situating the Arctic Circle -- Introduction -- Arctic Governance: A Mosaic of Cooperation? -- Bazaar Governance -- The UK Delegation in Reykjavik: A Bizarre Performance in October 2014? -- Situating the Arctic Circle in an Arctic Governance Bazaar -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part 3: Involvement: Who Participates in Global Arctic Governance? -- Chapter 9: Exploring Different Levels of Stakeholder Activity in International Institutions: Late Bloomers, Regular Visitors, and Overachievers in Arctic Council Working Groups -- Introduction -- Observer Participation in AC Governance. , Assessing Levels of Stakeholder Activity in the AC System -- Different Worlds of Commitment -- The Late Bloomer: Germany -- The Regular Visitor: The Netherlands -- The Overachiever: South Korea -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10: Non-State Actors in Arctic Council Governance -- Introduction -- The Role of Non-State Actors in Arctic Governance -- Identifying the Plethora of Non-State Actors Participating in the Arctic Council -- The Involvement of Non-State Actors in EPPR Working Group and TFOPP Meetings -- Case Study: Non-State Actors in TFOPP and EPPR Meetings -- Contributions of CCU and WWF to TFOPP -- Comparison and Contributions of CCU and WWF to EPPR -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11: Non-Arctic States and Their Stake in Arctic Sustainability -- The Arctic Council -- Non-Arctic State Engagement with the Arctic -- Development of National Arctic Capabilities -- Arctic Scientific Research -- Resource Investment and Development -- Support for Indigenous Cultures and Communities -- Technological Innovation for Circumpolar Living -- The Sustainability Connection -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part 4: Issues: What Is the Global Arctic All About? -- Chapter 12: Clean Air and White Ice: Governing Black Carbon Emissions Affecting the Arctic -- Introduction -- Black Carbon in the Arctic: Sources, Pathways, and Impacts -- Arctic Atmospheric Circulation as a Driving Force for BC Transport -- Current and Projected Emissions in and Outside the Arctic -- Gas Flaring -- Biomass Burning -- Shipping -- The Role of Co-emitted Species -- Observations and Modelling of BC in the Arctic: Uncertainties and Challenges -- Multilateral Approaches to Reduce Black Carbon Emissions Affecting the Arctic: Strong Enough to Slow the Melt? -- The Arctic Council Framework for Action on Enhanced Black Carbon and Methane Emissions Reductions. , The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution -- The International Maritime Organization: Arctic Shipping Emissions -- First Steps in an Evolving Arctic Governance Regime on Black Carbon? -- Conclusion: Fiddling While the Arctic Melts is Not an Option -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13: Voyage Through the North: Domestic and International Challenges to Arctic Shipping -- Introduction -- Development of Shipping on the Northern Sea Route -- The Russian Imaginary and Changing International Environment -- The Revival of the Northern Sea Route -- Asia and the NSR -- The Lure of the NSR -- The Significance of Destination Shipping -- The Changing Fee System -- Outlook for the NSR: Changing Imaginaries? -- Conflicting or Consistent Imaginaries? -- References -- Chapter 14: The Arctic in a Global Energy Picture: International Determinants of Arctic Oil and Gas Development -- Introduction -- Intra-Arctic Policies and Systems -- International Market Developments -- Geopolitical Tensions from Outside the Arctic and Competition with Resources Elsewhere -- Role and Bargaining Power of International Energy Companies -- Conclusion: 'The Arctic in a Global Energy Picture' or 'Arctic Resources for the Arctic'? -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 15: Conclusion: Governing the Arctic as a Globally Embedded Space -- Twenty-First-Century Arctic Governance: Competing Models -- Much Left to Do (and to Imagine) -- References -- Index.