Who Saved Antarctica?: The Heroic Era of Antarctic Diplomacy

Author:   Andrew Jackson
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
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9783030784072


Pages:   424
Publication Date:   06 October 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Who Saved Antarctica?: The Heroic Era of Antarctic Diplomacy


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This book provides a diplomatic history of a turning point in Antarctic governance: the 1991 adoption of comprehensive environmental protection obligations for an entire continent, which prohibited mining. Solving the mining issue became a symbol of finding diplomatic consensus. The book combines historiographic concepts of contingency, conjuncture and accidental events with theories of structural, entrepreneurial and intellectual leadership. Drawing on archival documents, it shows that Antarctic governance is more adaptive than some imagine, and policy success depends on the interplay of normative practices, serendipitous events, public engagement and influential players able to exploit those circumstances. Ultimately, the events revealed in this book show that the protection of the Antarctic Treaty itself remains as important as protecting the Antarctic environment.

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Author:   Andrew Jackson
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.577kg
ISBN:  

9783030784072


ISBN 10:   303078407
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   06 October 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Introduction2. Antarctic mining might be possible—from finding gold to 19823. Negotiating a minerals convention—June 1982 to June 19884. Doubts about CRAMRA—June 1988 to May 19895. Antarctica’s crisis of consensus—May to October 19896.Tensions over Antarctica’s future—October 1989 to November 19907. Negotiating an environment protocol—November 1990 to April 19918. Antarctic consensus restored—April to October 19919. Influences and influencers in Antarctic affairs10. Conclusions

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Andrew Jackson is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Tasmania.

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