Science, Geopolitics and Culture in the Polar Region

Norden Beyond Borders

Sverker Sörlin, Dr. Jonas Harvard

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Routledge
29 August 2013

Geopolitics; Earth sciences

Series: The Nordic Experience

Throughout the twentieth century, glaciologists and geophysicists from Denmark, Norway and Sweden made important scientific contributions across the Arctic and Antarctic. This research was of acute security and policy interest during the Cold War, as knowledge of the polar regions assumed military importance. But scientists also helped make the polar regions Nordic spaces in a cultural and political sense, with scientists from Norden punching far above their weight in terms of population, geographical size or economic activity.

This volume presents an image of Norden that stretches far beyond its conventional limits, covering a vast area in the North Atlantic and the Arctic Sea, as well as parts of Antarctica. Rich in resources, scarce in population, but critically important in global and regional geopolitics, these spaces were contested by major powers such as Russia, the United States, Canada and, in the Antarctic, Argentina, Australia, South Africa and others. The empirical focus on Danish, Norwegian and Swedish influence in the polar regions during the twentieth century embraces a diverse array of themes, from the role of science in policy and diplomacy to the tensions between nationalism and internationalism, with clear relevance to the important role science plays in contemporary discussions about Nordic engagement with the polar regions.

By: Sverker Sörlin
Series edited by: Dr. Jonas Harvard
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 997g
ISBN: 9781472409690
ISBN 10: 1472409698
Series: The Nordic Experience
Pages: 462
Publication Date: 29 August 2013
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sverker Sorlin is Professor in the Division of History of Science and Technology at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm and Senior Researcher at Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden. In 2004 his two-volume history of European science and ideas from 1492-1918 won the August [Strinberg] Prize for the best non-fiction book of the year. His most recent book in English is Nature's End: History and the Environment (with Paul Warde) (2009). Sverker Sorlin, Peder Roberts, Klaus Dodds Lize-Marie van der Watt, Julia Lajus, Stian Bones, Julia Lajus, Urban Wrakberg, Kirsten Thisted, Jessica M. Shadian, Anders Houltz, Dag Avango, Aant Elzinga, Lisbeth Lewander.

Reviews for Science, Geopolitics and Culture in the Polar Region: Norden Beyond Borders

A Baker & Taylor Academic Essentials Title in Human Geography 'Science, geopolitics and culture in the polar region is an excellent reflection of the wide range of Nordic-Arctic interconnectedness and an enriching point of access for its many facets.' Polar Record '...the book is extremely detailed... the detailed descriptions of the diverse case studies highlight the close and changing interplay of science and politics and the ways in which research agendas and priorities reflect political situations and concerns and vice versa.' Barents Studies