STV4227B Spring 2016

Respond to all three sections. Section 1 counts 60%, Section 2 counts 30%, Section 3 counts 10%

Section 1 (60%) 

Respond to one (1) of the tasks below:

Either

To what extent and how has the Russian annexation of Crimea affected international cooperation on the Arctic concerning military security, petroleum development, and environmental protection? How can geopolitical and institutionalist (governance) theories help to explain these effects? Headline: Effects of the Crimea annexation

Or

Bailey uses the norm life-cycle theory developed by Finnemore and Sikkink to examine the diffusion of the whale-preservation norm. Give an account of that theory and discuss how it differs from Underdal’s theory of policy diffusion. Use Bailey’s case (the whale-preservation norm) to illustrate your discussion. Headline: Norm diffusion

Section 2 (30%)

Respond to two (2) of the tasks below:

1. Give an account of how Norway argues its position on jurisdiction over fishing activities in the Fisheries Protection Zone around Svalbard. Some other states have challenged this position – what reasons have they given? Headline: Svalbard fisheries

    

2. Give an account of the participatory rights that some indigenous-peoples organizations have in the Arctic Council and in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region. Why have states given them these participatory rights? Headline: Indigenous peoples

    

3. What is meant by the term “regime effectiveness”? Give an account of institutional characteristics that can affect an international regime’s effectiveness. Use examples from Arctic governance. Headline: Regime effectiveness

Section 3 (10%)

Respond to all of the questions below:

1. Indigenous peoples organizations in the Barents Region have a seat in the xxx of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region.
2. Two issues were particularly contentious in the negotiation of the ILO169 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention - which? xxx
3. The Arctic Council climate report published in 2004–2005 received much attention worldwide. What was the title of this report? xxx
4. China’s attitude to international institutions was for many years influenced by its experiences with Western powers in the period from mid-1800 to mid-1990s. From a Chinese perspective, this period is often referred to as xxx
5. Lassérre and Pelletier base their study of the economic potential of the Arctic sea lanes of communication on a survey among xxx
6. Moe and his colleagues conclude that a particularly important motivation for Russia to conclude the delimitation agreement with Norway in 2010 was to xxx
7. The EU institution that called for international negotiations on the Arctic environment was xxx
8. The three constraints specified in the Svalbard Treaty on Norway’s exercise of its sovereignty over Svalbard concerned xxx
9. In what maritime zone(s) is the coastal state entitled under international law to unilaterally set construction and equipment standards for foreign-flagged vessels? xxx
10. Two characteristics of the Polar Ocean have made these waters particularly well suited for deployment of strategic nuclear submarines - which characteristics? xxx