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Flöjt, Mika. "Rethinking the Role of Epistemic Communities: Case Studies of the Polar Epistemic Communities in Ozone, POPs and Climate Regimes" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association 48th Annual Convention, Hilton Chicago, CHICAGO, IL, USA, Feb 28, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p180799_index.html>

Flöjt, M. , 2007-02-28 "Rethinking the Role of Epistemic Communities: Case Studies of the Polar Epistemic Communities in Ozone, POPs and Climate Regimes" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association 48th Annual Convention, Hilton Chicago, CHICAGO, IL, USA <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p180799_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Global environmental problems as Ozone depletion, contamination of toxic chemicals in food chain, and climate change are some of the biggest environmental challenges of this century. In international context, these global environmental problems are tried to be commonly governed by international regimes as Montreal Protocol, Stockholm Convention on POPs and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change / the Kyoto Protocol. In all these regimes scientific knowledge have been major part of the negotiation processes and scientific community knowledge is carried on by members of the Epistemic communities, which representatives have actively participated for the negotiation processes, and at least in some degree, have been influencing outcomes of the regimes. However, it is important to keep in mind that, these negotiations, as any other environmental treaty making process, are just combination of complex interests of different actors, where actors and promoting their political goals and highlighting their own views over the bargained regime: rules, norms, economics, science, protection of nature and human health etc. Original idea of scientific information within the regime was to be tool for policymakers that through reducing scientific uncertainty, policymakers could have clear and solid ground for decision making. However, it has started to be clear, at least for some scientists, that this neutral non-political role is not enough for them and they are participating processes to ensure that scientific information is truly carried, in proper way, on to the tables of decision makers. My research focus is how Arctic actors, especially the Arctic (Polar) epistemic communities, have influenced outcomes of global Climate, POPs and Ozone regimes. What are their roles in international environmental politics and how the Arctic message and knowledge of local environmental changes are carried on to the global forums? What can be learnt from role of the Arctic epistemic community, when scientific knowledge and capacity building has started to be driving force building process of international environmental regimes. Generally, my research paper try to seek answers for following questions: 1) The role of scientific knowledge in the context of global environmental change 2) The role of media in constructing public awareness 3) Pressuring the inter-state system 4) National interests and regional coalitions 5) The disputed roles of epistemic communities: Scientific uncertainties, 6) The limits of the political processes. Through comparable research approach, I believe that it is possible to learn something new information about role of Arctic actors, especially the Arctic epistemic community, in international negotiations. This information could be useful for possible new global treaty making processes, which may lie ahead of us.

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