Navigating turbulence: adaptive local governance responses to the consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine in the Norwegian Arctic
Journal: Polar Record
Year: 2025

Abstract Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine profoundly disrupted Arctic governance, challenging the long-standing notion of Arctic exceptionalism and creating enduring turbulence. While scholarly debate has largely focused on geopolitical and institutional consequences, the local-level impacts remain underexamined. This study investigates adaptive governance (AG) responses to the war’s effects in Norway’s northernmost counties, Troms and Finnmark, which share a direct border with Russia. Th