Jessica M Shadian
Dr. Jessica Shadian holds the Nansen Full Professorship (2015-2016) at the University of Akureyri, Iceland and is a Senior Fellow at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, Trinity College, University of Toronto. Her current research explores the legal implications and governance challenges for Arctic coastal indigenous communities; namely search and rescue. Her existing publications focus on resource governance and law, Inuit governance, the role of the EU in Arctic affairs, and the politics of Arctic science (with a focus on TK). Shadian’s most recent book is entitled: The Politics of Arctic Sovereignty: Oil, Ice, and Inuit Governance (Routledge). It is the first academic account of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and offers a history of Inuit sovereignty reaching back to pre-European discovery. Shadian holds a PhD in Global Governance from the University of Delaware. Shadian spent 2004-2005 at the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), University of Cambridge, UK on a National Science Foundation (NSF) award where she completed her dissertation before receiving a postdoctoral fellowship at the Barents Institute located on the Norwegian Arctic border with Russia. Shadian then went on to become a Senior Researcher at the High North Center for Business and Governance, University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway. She was later became an Associate Professor and AIAS-Marie Curie COFUND Fellow, Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Aarhus University Denmark. Shadian also has substantial experience and expertise in facilitating relationships between governments, regulators, policy makers, private industry, project proponents, and local communities. As a co-creator and organiser of the Arctic Dialogue series (2007-2011) she brought together major players concerned with Arctic extractive industries including state and local political leaders, oil and gas, and other industry leaders, local communities, and academia to create and increase information sharing about Arctic resource development. Shadian is also a co-creator of the Pan-Arctic Ph.D. Program in Arctic Extractive Industries. The program is a collaboration with Arctic universities and institutions and creates a systematic means for generating new research (both theoretical and practical) in the field of Arctic Extractive Industries. Shadian is the book review editor for The Polar Journal and is an associated researcher at the University of Tromsø, Norway.
Address: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The Newsletter of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association
Issue 35 • Spring/Summer 2011
Offshore oil spills are difficult to prevent and clean up, as showcased by the BP Deepwater Horizon accident – which occurred in an environment not plagued by Arctic ice and weather extremes. The complexity and fragmentation of existing governance arrangements further complicate matters. Numerous public and private entities are currently developing standards for Arctic drilling and spill response as new projects and accidents highlight the urgency of addressing risks.
This Article makes a novel proposal for addressing these challenges through what it terms “hybrid cooperation.” In this form of cooperation, diverse public and private stakeholders at multiple governmental levels coordinate their efforts through either: (1) creating institutions or (2) integrating each other’s standards in agreements and regulations. The Article uses original case studies to assess the possibilities for hybrid cooperation to make Arctic drilling safer and to create more cohesive governance. It argues that this convergence of standards and stakeholders, while piecemeal, helps to develop norms for how to operate in the Arctic. More broadly, this concept of hybrid cooperation – which draws from and contributes to interdisciplinary scholarship on hybrid governance – can shed light on governance challenges in other areas, such as humanitarian crisis management, transnational investment, climate change, and whaling.
The Newsletter of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association
Issue 35 • Spring/Summer 2011
Offshore oil spills are difficult to prevent and clean up, as showcased by the BP Deepwater Horizon accident – which occurred in an environment not plagued by Arctic ice and weather extremes. The complexity and fragmentation of existing governance arrangements further complicate matters. Numerous public and private entities are currently developing standards for Arctic drilling and spill response as new projects and accidents highlight the urgency of addressing risks.
This Article makes a novel proposal for addressing these challenges through what it terms “hybrid cooperation.” In this form of cooperation, diverse public and private stakeholders at multiple governmental levels coordinate their efforts through either: (1) creating institutions or (2) integrating each other’s standards in agreements and regulations. The Article uses original case studies to assess the possibilities for hybrid cooperation to make Arctic drilling safer and to create more cohesive governance. It argues that this convergence of standards and stakeholders, while piecemeal, helps to develop norms for how to operate in the Arctic. More broadly, this concept of hybrid cooperation – which draws from and contributes to interdisciplinary scholarship on hybrid governance – can shed light on governance challenges in other areas, such as humanitarian crisis management, transnational investment, climate change, and whaling.