Limits and possibilities of the Arctic Council in a rapidly changing scene of Arctic governance

Polar Record

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-156

  Koivurova, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL CHANGE;

ARCTIC; EUROPE;

EID: 77953614779     PISSN: 00322474     EISSN: 14753057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247409008365     Document Type: Article

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