Geopolitical Factor of the Russian Exploration of the Arctic Region
BRATUKHINA, ANTONINA (2011)
2011
Kansainvälinen politiikka/ISSS - International Relations/ISSS
Johtamiskorkeakoulu - School of Management
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2011-05-25
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The Master Thesis considers the current internal Russian political discourse concerning the national geopolitical positions in the Arctic region and the prospects of Russian geopolitical and real (economic, military, strategic) presence in the region. The very process of elaboration and formulation of the geopolitical images, ideas and notions regarding the Arctic issue within the Russian geopolitical agenda is under research.
The recently emerged theory of critical geopolitical (or post-geopolitics) has been chosen as a theoretical ground for the thesis as a theory that permits to examine the very inner political discourse on the problem that is elaborated by the statesmen, political elite, officials and geopolitical experts. Similarly, the discourse analysis was implemented as an effective method of text assessment and interpretation of senses contained within the texts on the issue of Russian geopolitical factor in the Arctic exploration.
Keywords: geopolitics, critical geopolitics, critical approach, geopolitical factor, geopolitical discourse, internal political discourse, discourse analysis, the Arctic region, the Arctic Ocean, the Northern territories, Russian geopolitical agenda, Russian policy in the Arctic, Russian exploration of the Arctic.
The recently emerged theory of critical geopolitical (or post-geopolitics) has been chosen as a theoretical ground for the thesis as a theory that permits to examine the very inner political discourse on the problem that is elaborated by the statesmen, political elite, officials and geopolitical experts. Similarly, the discourse analysis was implemented as an effective method of text assessment and interpretation of senses contained within the texts on the issue of Russian geopolitical factor in the Arctic exploration.
Keywords: geopolitics, critical geopolitics, critical approach, geopolitical factor, geopolitical discourse, internal political discourse, discourse analysis, the Arctic region, the Arctic Ocean, the Northern territories, Russian geopolitical agenda, Russian policy in the Arctic, Russian exploration of the Arctic.