Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic

Kamrul Hossain, LLD, University of Lapland, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. He has extensively published in the discipline of environment and human rights applicable to the Arctic.José Miguel Roncero Martín is a PhD candidate at the University of Vienna, Austria. His research focuses on security topics, with a strong attention given to non-traditional elements of security.Anna Petrétei is a PhD candidate at the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. She is the author of several articles and book chapters concerning indigenous peoples’ rights.

• PrefaceNotes on ContributorsPart 1: IntroductionUnderstanding Human Security as a Tool to Promote Societal Security in the ArcticKamrul Hossain, Miguel Roncero and Anna PetréteiPart 2: Overview of Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic: Local Actors and Governance Frameworks1 Policies and Strategies for the Arctic: A Review of the Approaches to Human Security in the ArcticJose Miguel Roncero2 The Interplay of the Human Security and Sustainable Development Concepts: The Case of Russia’s Arctic Industrial CentersAlexander Sergunin3 Human Security, Risk and Sustainability in the Swedish Policy for the ArcticSara Nyhlén, Katarina Giritli Nygren, Anna Olofsson and Johanna Bergström 4 Colonialism, Statehood, and Sámi in Norden and the Norwegian High NorthWilfrid Greaves5 Outer Space and Indigenous Security: Sweden’s ESRANGE Launch Site and the Human Security of the SamiMichael SheehanPart 3: Arctic Societies: Local Implications of Global Developments6 The Value of the Barents Region: More than a Resource ProviderCorinna Casi7 Whether and How Social Work Could Address the Long-term Socio-environmental Risks Caused by the Mining Industry in Northern FinlandSatu Ranta-Tyrkkö8 Achieving Human and Societal Security in Oil Producing Regions: A Komi-Izhma Community Perspective from Pripechor’e, RussiaJulia Loginova9 The Role of Hydrocarbon Development in Arctic Governance: A Suitable Approach for Human Development in the Region?Gerald Zojer10 Arctic Society and Societal Security: A Reference to Extractive Developments in Northern FennoscandiaKamrul Hossain, Anna Petrétei11 Indigenous Rights and Livelihoods as Concerns in the Decision-Making on Extractive Industries in FinlandStefan KirchnerPart 4: Identity, Culture, Business and Community Values12 Innocence Challenged: Perceptions and Constructions of Human Security in Scandinavian Literature on the ArcticHelene Peterbauer and José Miguel Roncero Martín 13 Digital Storytelling: A Bottom-Up Approach to Gender & Human Security in the Barents Region?Tahnee Lisa Prior14 Cultural Identity in Families with “The Finnish Origin,” Living in a Russian Speaking Environment (According to Material of Murmansk Region)Elena Busyreva15 Favorite and Least Favorite Places of the Northern Border Cities (As Exemplified in the Drawings of Schoolchildren of Nikel and Kirkenes)Tatiana ZhigaltsovaPart 5: ConclusionThe Arctic – A Region in MotionKamrul Hossain, Miguel Roncero and Anna PetréteiIndex