The Arctic as a boundary object: who negotiates Arctic governance?
Journal: International Affairs
Year: 2025

Abstract The contribution proposes a novel theoretical synthesis, between recent Arctic scholarship drawing on English School concepts and ‘third wave’ constructivist norms research, to analyse the thematic ‘boundary practices’ prevailing in Arctic governance. Through the boundary concept, the article draws attention to the myriad of intergovernmental and inter-parliamentary institutions that are engaged in shaping practices linked to the ‘responsibility to freeze’, referring to efforts to mitig