Description
Book SynopsisGreenland has increasingly captivated imaginations around the globe. Yet, while it is central to the Arctic region, its role has been poorly understood.
Greenland in Arctic Security delivers a comprehensive overview of how security dynamics unfold in and in relation to Greenland.
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations and tables
- Preface
- 1. Introduction: Analyzing Greenland in Arctic security
- Marc Jacobsen, Ole WÆver and Ulrik Pram Gad
- 2. Dangerous ice: Exploring the scales of climate change macrosecuritization through the Greenland Ice Sheet
- Kristian SØby Kristensen and Lin Alexandra Mortensgaard
- 3. Security transfigurations across sectors: Animals, climate, and self-determination in Greenland
- Ulrik Pram Gad, Lill Rastad BjØrst and Marc Jacobsen
- 4. From Peary to Pompeo: The history of United States’ securitizations of Greenland
- Marc Jacobsen and Sara Olsvig
- 5. (De)securitizing discourse and action in political talk and media presentation: The announcement of the Russian Honorary Consul’s appointment in Greenland
- Julia Zhukova Klausen
- 6. How China left Greenland: Mutually reinforcing securitization policies and Chinese mining plans in Greenland
- Patrik Andersson and Jesper Willaing Zeuthen
- 7. Denmark’s security perspectives on USA, China, and Russia in Greenland: How great power threats made Danish politicians talk about independent Greenlandic agency
- Marc Jacobsen and Signe Lyngholm Lindbjerg
- 8. Greenland's desecuritization of security and defense
- Ulrik Pram Gad, Sophie Rud, Marc Jacobsen and Rasmus KjÆrgaard Rasmussen
- 9. Infrastructural (re)configurations and processes of (de)securitization: the fluctuating roles and positions of airports in Greenland
- Frank Sejersen
- 10. (De)securitization, independence, and normal politics in Kalaallit Nunaat and Inuit Nunangat
- Nicholas Andrews, Joe Crowther and Wilfrid Greaves
- 11. Conclusion: Learning from Greenland in Arctic security
- Ulrik Pram Gad, Ole WÆver and Marc Jacobsen
