CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Kehne, Chelsea Taylor |
|---|---|
| Title | Indigenous Representation in the High North: Evaluating the Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council |
| Summary | In recent decades, indigenous peoples have increasingly played an important role in Arctic governance. For Arctic indigenous, this representation comes at a critical time, as climate change, economic development, and environmental degradation pose mounting threats to their traditional ways of life and livelihoods. Hence, understanding the effectiveness of representation mechanisms is essential to ensure indigenous voices are appropriately heard. A catalyst and principal facilitator of indigenous representation is the Arctic Council (AC), via its Permanent Participants (PPs)—six indigenous peoples organizations (IPOs) afforded consultative status to the Council and a seat at the international table. While a considerable body of literature exists concerning the AC, very little discusses the PPs. The objective of this research is to identify the factors affecting the PPs in order to better understand the key drivers and barriers to indigenous representation within the AC and at the international level. A qualitative research approach was used, employing interviews and observation methods for data collection. A qualitative analysis of data was performed with the SWOT (Strengths-Weak nesses-Opportun ity-Threats) and STEEPLE (Social-Technic al-Economic-Env ironmental-Poli tical-Legal-Eth ical) conceptual frameworks. Results showed common internal and external factors affecting all six PPs, while also revealing unique factors shaping the individual organizations. While certain factors can be easily managed by the PPs, broader systemic issues need to be further addressed and managed within the Council. The most significant of these factors are analysed in this thesis and recommendations for future research are given. |
| Supervisor | Antypas, Alexios |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/kehne_chelsea.pdf |
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