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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2022 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | |
| Inhalt | The goal of the class is to get to know the Arctic from a political science perspective and to discuss some of the policy challenges the region is facing. The High North may seem distant and inaccessible to us in Switzerland, but in a number of ways, it »has emerged as the front lines of the global future« (Coates/Holroyd 2020: 3): What happens in the Arctic matters to the planet as a whole – most prominently, the impacts of climate change on the Arctic sea and land ice sheets feature in (mass media) reports also in Switzerland. Related to climate change are topics such as access to suspected natural resources such as oil and gas or shipping routes along the arctic shores that have the potential to alter the political and economic landscapes not only of Arctic countries. For a long time, military presence has also left its mark on the Arctic wilderness. In most recent events, governments are also increasingly pressured to come to terms with their colonial pasts – especially Canada and Denmark. In short: »The Arctic may be politically hot, but it is also increasingly messy in ecological, economic, social and cultural terms.« (Coates/Holroyd 2020: 4). After learning about current policy challenges in the Arctic, we will take a look at the institutional framework with which these challenges are to be tackled. This may include organisations such as the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Arctic Council, Barents Euro-Arctic Council or the Northern Dimension policy platform. We discuss the different organisations and their work. Additionally, we investigate why e.g. Singapore and Belgium have declared themselves Arctic actors. Especially the Swiss government’s position on Arctic issues and its strategy e.g. as observing member in the Arctic Council let us zoom back on a national level and discuss consequences for Switzerland. |
| Literatur | Bailes, Alyson JK 2014: Understanding the Arctic Council: A ’Sub-Regional’ Perspective. URL: https://ams.hi.is/en/publication/23/ (January 29, 2022). Bailes, Alyson JK and Lassi Heininen 2012: Strategy Papers on the Arctic or High North: A Comparative Study and Analysis. Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan. Coates, Ken S. and Carin Holroyd (eds.) 2020: The Palgrave Handbook of Arctic Policy and Politics. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. Haftendorn, Helga 2013: The Case for Arctic Governance: The Arctic Puzzle. URL: https://ams.hi.is/en/publication/24/ (January 29, 2022). Pérez, Elena Conde and Zhaklin Valerieva Yaneva 2016: The European Arctic policy in progress. In: Polar Science 10: pp. 441–449. Rahbek-Clemmensen, Jon 2016: »An Arctic Great Power?« Recent Developments in Danish Arctic Policy. In: Arctic Yearbook 5, pp. 387–399. Schulze, Vincent-Gregor 2017: Arktisstrategien Überblick 2017. URL: https://www.arctic-office.de/publikationen/internationale-arktisstrategien-imueberblick/ (January 29, 2022). Stünzi, Anna and Benno Zogg 2020: Switzerland and the Arctic: Closer Than You Think. foraus Policy Paper, URL: https://foraus.ch/wpcontent/ uploads/2020/10/20201028_Switzerland-and-the-Arctic_WEB.pdf (January 29, 2022). |
| Bemerkungen | This tutorial will be given by Moritz Twente moritz.twente@stud.unibas.ch |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Montag | 14.15-15.45 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004 |
| Module |
Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften B.A. (Bachelor Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |