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Greenland 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

Greenland in Arctic Security

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/13/2024 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472076703, 978-0472076703
      ISBN10: 0472076701
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Greenland 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

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