This book sets out to answer what it means to hold a formal title as one of the eight 'Arctic states'; is there such a thing as an Arctic state identity, and if so, what does this mean for state personnel? It charts the thoughtful reflections and stories of state personnel from three Arctic states: Norway, Iceland, and Canada, alongside analysis of documents and discourses. This book shows how state identities are narrated as both geographical and temporal
understood through environments, territories, pasts and futures
and that any identity is always relational and contextual. As such, demonstrating that to understand Arctic geopolitics we need to pay attention to the people whose job it is to represent the state on a daily basis. And more broadly, it offers a 'peopled' view of geopolitics, introducing the concept and framework of 'state identity'.
By:
Dr Ingrid A. Medby
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 441g
ISBN: 9781526153906
ISBN 10: 1526153904
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 February 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of figures Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction: A conceptual framework of state identities 1 – The Arctic: A contested region 2 – State geographies: The spatiality of Arctic state identities 3 – State temporalities: The past, present, and futures of Arctic state identities 4 – An Arctic state among states: Positions and positionings in an international region 5 – The Arctic state and the nation: Narrating identity in and as the north 6 – Identities within the Arctic state: Domestic differences and diversity 7 – The Arctic state as personal and professional: Identities of state personnel Conclusion: Pluralities of state identities and ongoing geopolitical practices Bibliography -- .
Ingrid Agnete Medby is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Newcastle University.
