The tip of the iceberg

Ice as a non-human actor in the climate change debate

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ID3801072
AuthorsLill Rastad Bjørst (0000-0003-2871-5828, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume34
Issue1
Pages133-150
Publication date2011-01-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueÉtudes/Inuit/Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0701-1008 • E-ISSN: 1708-5268
PublisherConsortium Erudit (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.7202/045408ar
OpenAlexW2115452895
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited8

The global climate change debate has the Arctic as a core region of concern and ice has become a central aspect of discourses. This article discusses ice representations from six different contexts linked to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen. The author argues that even though the discussions often seem to be centred on ice alone, the latter enters into narratives and metaphors that have wider implications for how the Arctic and its Indigenous peoples are represented. Ice becomes a non-human actor, framing the discussions, acting in specific ways, and linking hybrid networks. Indeed it is used in diverse platforms by scientists, politicians, governments, and NGOs, as well as by Inuit hunters and fishers

Archaeology · Arctic · Arctic ice pack · Climate change · Environmental ethics · Framing (construction · Geography · Indigenous · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · The arctic · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography

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