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A well-known narrative about the Arctic is that of a “race for resources” that might eventually lead to armed conflict between the Arctic states. Even though this has been disproved on countless occasions, it remains still strong. But Arctic governance is fundamentally shaped by actors outside of government: non-governmental organisations, businesses, indigenous peoples or cities. In this chapter we briefly introduce the overarching narrative of the book, whilst taking into account the role of Arctic media and conferences, which would both warrant volumes on their own. We argue that due to the diversity of non-state actors, merely focusing on state interactions neglects the multitudes of influences that Arctic governance is exposed to.
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Sellheim, N., Menezes, D.R. (2022). Arctic Governance, Decision-Making and Non-state Actors. In: Sellheim, N., Menezes, D.R. (eds) Non-state Actors in the Arctic Region. Springer Polar Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12459-4_1
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