Call for Papers: "Rethinking Arctic Change: Governance, Security, Research Diplomacy and Socio-Ecological Futures"
A new themed collection in Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures, published by Cambridge University Press, invites interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary contributions that examine Arctic change through the interconnected lenses of governance, security, research diplomacy and socio-ecological futures. Submission deadline is April 30, 2027.
CALL FOR PAPERS:
The Arctic is undergoing profound environmental, social, political and geopolitical transformations. Rapid climate change is reshaping ecosystems, communities, economies and human activities across the region, raising interconnected questions about governance, security, law, knowledge systems and international cooperation.
A new themed collection in Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures, published by Cambridge University Press, invites interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary contributions that examine Arctic change through the interconnected lenses of governance, security, research diplomacy and socio-ecological futures.
The collection seeks to bring together scholarship from international law, political science, international relations, Indigenous studies, environmental studies, geography, sociology, anthropology, science and technology studies, the humanities and related fields. It welcomes research connecting local and community-level experiences with national, circumpolar and international processes.
Topics of interest include:
- Governance: Legal, institutional and political responses to Arctic environmental and socio-economic transformation, including interactions among Indigenous, local, national, regional and international institutions.
- Security and geopolitical transformation: Interdisciplinary perspectives on changing Arctic geopolitical relations and the ways environmental and socio-economic transformations shape different understandings of security.
- Research diplomacy, science-policy and knowledge systems: The roles of science, research cooperation and different knowledge systems in Arctic policy, diplomacy and international relations.
- Socio-ecological transformation, communities and justice: How Indigenous peoples, Arctic communities and other actors experience, interpret and respond to environmental, social, cultural and economic change.
- Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives: Research connecting disciplines, knowledge systems and scales of analysis to examine Arctic change as an interconnected environmental, legal, institutional, political, social, cultural and geopolitical transformation.
- Looking towards IPY-5: Contributions to emerging discussions on the future of Arctic research, cooperation and governance in anticipation of the Fifth International Polar Year (IPY-5) in 2032–2033.
The collection welcomes empirical, theoretical, methodological and policy-relevant contributions from researchers at all career stages, including early-career and mid-career researchers. Contributions involving Indigenous researchers, knowledge holders, community researchers, policymakers and practitioners are also encouraged. Instruction on how to prepare your manuscript can be found here.
Submissions are welcome now and can be made at any time before the deadline. Accepted papers will be published on a rolling basis.
Submission deadline: 30 April 2027
Lead Guest Editor and Contact Person:
Dr. Zia Madani
University of Tsukuba, Japan