Cartography and Geopolitics in the Arctic Region / Jeppe Strandsbjerg    

Public ISBD Titre : Cartography and Geopolitics in the Arctic Region Type de document : document électronique Auteurs : Jeppe Strandsbjerg, Auteur Editeur : Copenhagen [Denmark] : DIIS Année de publication : 2010 Collection : Working Paper num. 20 Importance : 22 p Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Droit Politique environnementale Tags : Géostratégie politique  Souveraineté  Région arctique Résumé : Jeppe Strandsbjerg discusses the relationship between geography and politics; and more specifically, the relationship between sovereign claims and cartography. He introduces the term cartopolitics to describe a particular way of making space real and corresponding with politics that defines contemporary bordering practices in the Arctic region. The paper argues that too often boundary studies assumes that socio-political space arise as a result of boundary practices. In contrast, this paper proceeds from a notion that space should precede boundaries in the analysis because, unless space is taken as a natural given and constant background, its ‘construction’ conditions how boundaries can be established in the first place. In sequence, he argues how the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea builds on – and requires – a particular spatiality epitomised by so-called modern cartography. This has implications for the way in which sovereignty over space is transferred from a political to a scientific domain, and essentially, it tends to mask the constructed nature of the spatiality given objectivity through the law of the sea. En ligne : http://www.diis.dk/sw100084.asp Cartography and Geopolitics in the Arctic Region [document électronique] / Jeppe Strandsbjerg, Auteur . - Copenhagen (Denmark) : DIIS, 2010 . - 22 p. - (Working Paper; 20) . Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Droit Politique environnementale Tags : Géostratégie politique  Souveraineté  Région arctique Résumé : Jeppe Strandsbjerg discusses the relationship between geography and politics; and more specifically, the relationship between sovereign claims and cartography. He introduces the term cartopolitics to describe a particular way of making space real and corresponding with politics that defines contemporary bordering practices in the Arctic region. The paper argues that too often boundary studies assumes that socio-political space arise as a result of boundary practices. In contrast, this paper proceeds from a notion that space should precede boundaries in the analysis because, unless space is taken as a natural given and constant background, its ‘construction’ conditions how boundaries can be established in the first place. In sequence, he argues how the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea builds on – and requires – a particular spatiality epitomised by so-called modern cartography. This has implications for the way in which sovereignty over space is transferred from a political to a scientific domain, and essentially, it tends to mask the constructed nature of the spatiality given objectivity through the law of the sea. En ligne : http://www.diis.dk/sw100084.asp

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Pigs, Prawns and Power Houses / K. M. Jensen    

Public ISBD Titre : Pigs, Prawns and Power Houses : Politics in Water Resources Management Type de document : document électronique Auteurs : K. M. Jensen, Auteur ; R. B. Lange, Auteur ; J. C. Refsgaard Editeur : Copenhagen [Denmark] : DIIS Année de publication : 2012 Collection : Working Paper num. 3 Importance : 37 p Langues : Anglais (eng) Tags : Eau  Politique de l'eau  Porc  Crevette  Centrale électrique Résumé : Normative ideals for ‘good water management’ have proliferated the last twenty years. However, evidence of effective implementation is scarce. This paper analyzes cases from India, the Mekong and Denmark where attempts have been made to translate water management ideals into practice. The purpose is to demonstrate the importance of politics and power for water management processes and their outcomes. The concept of social learning is applied in order to understand the dynamic interplay between actors, institutions and power in the political processes involved. It is argued that the political economy of water tends to vest the stronger stakeholders with an interest in upholding the status quo. Consequently, social learning typically centers on the ‘low lying fruits’ that does not challenge the prevailing distribution of resources. The authors, Kurt Mørck Jensen, Rane Baadsgaard Lange, and Jens Christian Refsgaard argue that strategic approaches looking outside the ‘water box’ are necessary to foster deeper changes in water resources management in both developing and developed countries. En ligne : http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Publications/WP2012/WP2012-03%20_pigs-praws-Kurt-M%F [...] Pigs, Prawns and Power Houses : Politics in Water Resources Management [document électronique] / K. M. Jensen, Auteur ; R. B. Lange, Auteur ; J. C. Refsgaard . - Copenhagen (Denmark) : DIIS, 2012 . - 37 p. - (Working Paper; 3) . Langues : Anglais (eng) Tags : Eau  Politique de l'eau  Porc  Crevette  Centrale électrique Résumé : Normative ideals for ‘good water management’ have proliferated the last twenty years. However, evidence of effective implementation is scarce. This paper analyzes cases from India, the Mekong and Denmark where attempts have been made to translate water management ideals into practice. The purpose is to demonstrate the importance of politics and power for water management processes and their outcomes. The concept of social learning is applied in order to understand the dynamic interplay between actors, institutions and power in the political processes involved. It is argued that the political economy of water tends to vest the stronger stakeholders with an interest in upholding the status quo. Consequently, social learning typically centers on the ‘low lying fruits’ that does not challenge the prevailing distribution of resources. The authors, Kurt Mørck Jensen, Rane Baadsgaard Lange, and Jens Christian Refsgaard argue that strategic approaches looking outside the ‘water box’ are necessary to foster deeper changes in water resources management in both developing and developed countries. En ligne : http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Publications/WP2012/WP2012-03%20_pigs-praws-Kurt-M%F [...]

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