We are currently opening a call for book chapters (7,000–9,000 words) for the fourth GlobalArctic edited volume. Following our first (published in 2019), our second (published in 2022) GlobalArctic books published by Springer, and our third (published in 2025 by Palgrave Macmillan), we will seek a contract for this fourth volume with Routledge.

This volume examines the growing role of non-Arctic stakeholder actors—particularly BRICS+ countries—in shaping Arctic governance, economics, and geopolitics. The post-2022 geopolitical landscape has fundamentally altered Arctic dynamics. The growing isolation of Russia from Western Arctic cooperation has accelerated its turn toward BRICS+ partnerships, e.g., China, which continues to expand its presence. India, as an Arctic Council observer, navigates between its traditional partnership with Russia and alignment with the West. Other BRICS and BRICS+ countries, such as Türkiye, for example, are also trying to (re)position themselves in this new landscape. These developments raise important questions about the future of Arctic governance and whether the region will be governed by competing sets of rules and norms.

The chapters should address non-Arctic stakeholder engagement in the Arctic. They may be historic (the evolving role of non-Arctic actors in the region), descriptive (case studies of specific BRICS and BRICS+ country engagement in areas such as shipping, science diplomacy, energy, or infrastructure), conceptual (theoretical frameworks for understanding non-Arctic actor participation in Arctic governance), or speculative/prospective (possible future trajectories of Arctic governance in a multipolar world). The volume is organized around the following thematic viewpoints: circumpolar geopolitics; sustainable development; science diplomacy; infrastructure; energy; and implications/impacts for Indigenous peoples and local communities. We also remain open to proposals addressing broader questions of non-Arctic state engagement in the region, including country-specific analyses and regional complex dynamics.

Countries of particular interest include, but are not limited to: China, India, Brazil, South Africa, and potential BRICS+ membership states such as Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and others. Comparative and region-wide analyses are equally welcome.

Those interested in contributing are invited to submit a 300–500-word abstract to either of the co-editors of this fourth GlobalArctic volume.

gunnar.rekvig@uit.no (Gunnar Rekvig)
matthias.finger@epfl.ch (Matthias Finger)