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Article: Singapore: The âGlobal Cityâ in a Globalizing Arctic
Title | Singapore: The âGlobal Cityâ in a Globalizing Arctic |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Citation | Journal of Borderlands Studies, 2017, p. 1-22 How to Cite? |
Abstract | © 2017 Association for Borderlands Studies Singaporeâs Arctic interests are typically explained by its limited regional market and the governmentâs stakes in shipping, maritime infrastructure, and global governance. Yet the city-stateâs polar pursuits also reflect the governmentâs strategy of crafting a global national identity in step with its expansion of overseas economic activities. In this article, based on reviews of government speeches, documents, and press releases, observations at Arctic development conferences, and expert interviews, I first describe three regional shifts in the Arctic that have made Singaporeâs involvement possible: the globalization of the Arctic economy, a transition from national government to global governance, and the production of the Arctic region as an investment frontier. Second, I elucidate the export-oriented industrial drivers of Singaporeâs Arctic interests. These have led to the economyâs deterritorialization, which state discourses projecting Singapore as a âGlobal Cityâ support. Third, I analyze how these two transformationsâthe Arcticâs globalization and Singaporeâs deterritorializationâhave together created an opportunity for the Singaporean government to âjump scaleâ in Arctic cooperation, specifically by shedding light on its partnerships with indigenous peoplesâ organizations. As climate change accelerates, the Singaporean governmentâs Arctic efforts suggest that it sees the increasingly maritime region as a new scalar fix for overseas investment that it is securing through unconventional partnerships while living up to its quest to view the world as its hinterland. Singaporeâs involvement in the Arctic may globalize the regionâs economy, but it may also deepen northern dependence on place-based sectors like natural resources and shipping. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/250891 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.407 |
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dc.contributor.author | Bennett, Mia M. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-01T01:54:00Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-01T01:54:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Borderlands Studies, 2017, p. 1-22 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0886-5655 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/250891 | - |
dc.description.abstract | © 2017 Association for Borderlands Studies Singaporeâs Arctic interests are typically explained by its limited regional market and the governmentâs stakes in shipping, maritime infrastructure, and global governance. Yet the city-stateâs polar pursuits also reflect the governmentâs strategy of crafting a global national identity in step with its expansion of overseas economic activities. In this article, based on reviews of government speeches, documents, and press releases, observations at Arctic development conferences, and expert interviews, I first describe three regional shifts in the Arctic that have made Singaporeâs involvement possible: the globalization of the Arctic economy, a transition from national government to global governance, and the production of the Arctic region as an investment frontier. Second, I elucidate the export-oriented industrial drivers of Singaporeâs Arctic interests. These have led to the economyâs deterritorialization, which state discourses projecting Singapore as a âGlobal Cityâ support. Third, I analyze how these two transformationsâthe Arcticâs globalization and Singaporeâs deterritorializationâhave together created an opportunity for the Singaporean government to âjump scaleâ in Arctic cooperation, specifically by shedding light on its partnerships with indigenous peoplesâ organizations. As climate change accelerates, the Singaporean governmentâs Arctic efforts suggest that it sees the increasingly maritime region as a new scalar fix for overseas investment that it is securing through unconventional partnerships while living up to its quest to view the world as its hinterland. Singaporeâs involvement in the Arctic may globalize the regionâs economy, but it may also deepen northern dependence on place-based sectors like natural resources and shipping. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Borderlands Studies | - |
dc.title | Singapore: The âGlobal Cityâ in a Globalizing Arctic | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/08865655.2017.1367708 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85036507538 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 22 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2159-1229 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000435712800010 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0886-5655 | - |