Arctic Yearbook 2018 published
The Arctic Yearbook 2018 was launched on November 1, 2018 during the Model Arctic Council event that was held at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. The theme of the yearbook is Arctic Development - in Theory & in Practice.
Arctic Yearbook is international and interdisciplinary online publication that contains peer-reviewed scientific articles and political commentaries. This is the 7th edition of the Arctic Yearbook. It totals 644 pages, all open access, and includes 33 peer-reviewed articles and 7 Briefing Notes on issues including sustainable development, the Arctic as an emerging markets, the Polar Silk Road, and the Russian development & the environment.
"This year’s Arctic Yearbook theme, “Arctic Development, In Theory and In Practice” is dedicated to better understanding development in the Arctic region: how can we improve the well-being and prosperity of the residents of the Arctic? What kind of development do we want, and how can it be practically achieved? Development is multifaceted; so too is the scholarly focus of the 2018 Arctic Yearbook. The articles in this volume approach these questions from a variety of geographic, epistemological, and theoretical perspectives", describes the Editor of the Arctic Yearbook, professor Lassi Heininen.
The Arctic Yearbook is a result of collaboration between Northern Research Forum and the UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security.
For more information, see here.