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Scholarly work in many fields has shown the important and changing role played by experts in international and national policymaking. Historical studies have revealed how Soviet scientists figured in politics in unexpected ways. However, no comprehensive study of the interplay between scientific expert knowledge and contemporary Russian policymaking has been carried out. This book argues that in order to understand Russia's position on complex policy challenges, like climate change, we must understand how experts and scientific knowledge factor into Russia's policymaking processes. Russia is s

The Arctic as a booming oil and gas province has been a predominant geopolitical representation of the region. However, the shale gas revolution in the United States and the drop in oil prices since late 2014 has reduced the viability of many high-cost Arctic oil and gas prospects. Little scholarly attention has been paid to the consequences of pursued but unrealized natural resource-based projects. This article brings literature from geography and science and technology studies into conversation to map out a preliminary research agenda for understanding how these "shelved futures" are still likely to matter in Arctic communities and policymaking. This conceptual argument is bolstered with a short exploratory case study of Murmansk, Russia. The qualitative-interview based case study illustrates two ways in which the Shtokman gas project retained regional significance, even three years after the project was suspended. Specifically, these are 1) a comparatively negative assessment of the broader socio-economic prospects of the region, and 2) expanded and possibly changed understandings on the part of the different stakeholders (business, government, civil society/the public) about their own and others' potential roles. The semi-structured interviews with stakeholders primarily focused on recollections of petroleum companies' corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, as these efforts were a concrete harbinger of the much-trumpeted oil and gas future.(Published: January 2017)Citation: E.W. Rowe. "Promises, promises: The unbuilt petroleum environment in Murmansk." Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol. 8, 2017, pp. 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v8.504

The Arctic as a booming oil and gas province has been a predominant geopolitical representation of the region. However, the shale gas revolution in the United States and the drop in oil prices since late 2014 has reduced the viability of many high-cost Arctic oil and gas prospects. Little scholarly attention has been paid to the consequences of pursued but unrealized natural resource-based projects. This article brings literature from geography and science and technology studies into conversation to map out a preliminary research agenda for understanding how these "shelved futures" are still likely to matter in Arctic communities and policymaking. This conceptual argument is bolstered with a short exploratory case study of Murmansk, Russia. The qualitative-interview based case study illustrates two ways in which the Shtokman gas project retained regional significance, even three years after the project was suspended. Specifically, these are 1) a comparatively negative assessment of the broader socio-economic prospects of the region, and 2) expanded and possibly changed understandings on the part of the different stakeholders (business, government, civil society/the public) about their own and others' potential roles. The semi-structured interviews with stakeholders primarily focused on recollections of petroleum companies' corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, as these efforts were a concrete harbinger of the much-trumpeted oil and gas future.(Published: January 2017)Citation: E.W. Rowe. "Promises, promises: The unbuilt petroleum environment in Murmansk." Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol. 8, 2017, pp. 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v8.504

An analysis of Russia's response to globalization. This book explores how Russian domestic politics shape this international engagement. Thematically, the focus is on Russia's external engagement with areas of policy relating to globalization, namely energy, climate, health, direct foreign investment, finance, and international terrorism. JULIAN COOPER Professor of Russian Economic Studies at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, European Research Institute, University of Birmingham, UK ROBERT LEVGOLD Marshall D. Shulman Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, USA, and Director of the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative JAKUB M. GODZIMIRSHI Senior Research Fellow at the Department for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway NIKITA LONGMAIN Professor in the World Economy Department at St. Petersburg State University, Russia INDRA OVERLAND Senior Research Fellow at the Department for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway JULIE WILHELMSEN Research Fellow at the Department for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway ELANA WILSON ROWE Senior Research Fellow at the Department for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway