05.25.2025
Call for Chapters for an Edited Volume Tentatively Entitled…
Global war … ming: war, carbon-neutral, certified ISO 1945-08-06
From a geological perspective, it makes no difference whether human and most other vertebrate beings will go extinct because of global warming or because of a nuclear war: either way a military-industrial civilization (the past 200 years), or civilizations more generally (the Holocene of the past 11’700 years) will have been a mere blip in the planet’s history. But the current panic military build-up, partly based on an illusive fear, not only ascertains extinction but makes sure that we arrive there even faster.
We are currently soliciting abstracts for chapters (approx. 8’000 words) analyzing the dynamic relationship between militarization and the ecological catastrophe, between ecological security and military security, as well as how security premises and paradigms are defined, analyzed, and by whom. Chapters can be conceptual, theoretical or empirical (both quantitative or qualitative, i.e., case-based), yet they should always have policy and global/international dimensions, as well as be critical.
The book will be jointly edited by Matthias Finger and Lassi Heininen. Please send your 500-word abstract or your inquiry to matthias.finger@sfr.fr and to lassi.heininen@arcticpolitics.com
The Arctic region is a unique and important part of the Earth system
The Arctic Region is now experiencing some of the most rapid environmental, social, economic and geopolitical changes, resulting from combined long-range pollution, climate change and globalization. Consequently, the Arctic region has now become part and parcel of systemic global economic, technological, cultural and environmental change. Simultaneously, what happens in the Arctic region has significant implications on the global economy, world politics and, most importantly, the Earth system. Given these changes, it is crucial that the Arctic peoples and nations, the Arctic countries and the world at large gain a greater understanding of processes taking place in the region. This observation has led us to propose that the GlobalArctic be considered “a interdisciplinary laboratory of the Anthropocene”, in which no less than the future of industrial civilization is probably being played out before our eyes.
GlobalArctic is teaming up with TENMAK, the Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Minerals Research Agency, for a 3-year research project. The project will assess the availability, as well as the accessibility of the Arctic’s resources. It will also design possible governance mechanisms for these resources. Stay tuned for publications and conferences resulting from this unique project.
The GlobalArctic Handbook © 2019
This book offers a systematic and comprehensive introduction to the Arctic in the era of globalization, or as it is referred to here, the ‘GlobalArctic’. It provides an overview of the current status of the Arctic as a result of global change, while also considering the changes in the Arctic that have a global effect.
GlobalArctic MOOC
This course aims to highlight the effects of climate change in the Polar region. In turn, it will underline the impacts of a warmer Arctic on the planet Earth. For human civilization, the Arctic stands both as a laboratory and a warming for human kind. Besides, this course gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development in the Arctic region.
Global Arctic © 2022
The Arctic has become a global arena. This development can only be comprehensively understood from a transdisciplinary perspective encompassing ecological, cultural, societal, economic, industrial, geopolitical, and security considerations. This book offers thorough explanations of Arctic developments and challenges.