Бакалавриат
2025/2026
Международные отношения в Арктическом регионе
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Статус:
Курс по выбору (Политология и мировая политика)
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Паникар Марина Михайловна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
38
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is devoted to the study of the Arctic as a regional subsystem of international relations. The analysis of the Arctic geopolitics, the characteristics of the foreign policy of the Arctic states, including the interests of Russia, as well as the functioning of international organizations in the region are in focus. In the practical part of the course students will get acquainted with the Arctic strategies of the Arctic states, as well as non-regional actors.
Learning Objectives
- to study the Arctic as a system of international relations and geopolitical region
Expected Learning Outcomes
- • to study the geopolitical space of the Arctic
- • to be able to analyze the strategic documents and policy of the Arctic actors with the aim of prediction of the international regional development
- A student knows the key regional and non-regional actors in the Arctic region and their policy towards the region
- A student knows the key formats of the international cooperation in the Arctic region
- • to know the key regional and non-regional actors in the Arctic region and their policy towards the region
Course Contents
- Global Drivers of Change in the Arctic region
- Regional building cooperation in the Arctic
- Russia in the Arctic
- Intergovernmental organizations in the Arctic
- Model Arctic Council (MAC)
- Defining the Arctic region
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 3rd module0.4 * Class participation + 0.3 * The essay + 0.3 * Final test
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Balton, D., & Koivurova, T. (2026). The Future of the Arctic Council. AJIL Unbound, 120, 181-185.
- Chen, C., Yuan, X., Ye, Z., Liu, Y., & Zhou, Y. (2026). Testing Arctic exceptionalism under global tensions: Climate change, geopolitics, and the strategic value of the Northern Sea Route. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 13(1)
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Dauylbayev, A., Kamaljanova, T., Yelmurzayeva, R., & Ibragimova, G. (2026). India’s role in the Arctic: Comparative scenarios and strategic foresight. Frontiers in Political Science, 8.
- Gao, F., & Guo, P. (2025). Unique risks and evolving trends in Arctic governance: A forward-looking analysis based on policies and practices. European Journal of Futures Research, 13(1).
- Hansen-Magnusson, H., & Gehrke, C. (2025). The Arctic as a boundary object: Who negotiates Arctic governance?. International Affairs, 101(3), 925-945
- Russia's Arctic strategies and the future of the Far North, Laruelle, M., 2014