Abstract
This article focuses on the role emotions play as a heuristic tool in determining the hierarchy of norms in EU’s Arctic policy. In the Arctic, appropriate behaviour prescribed by the norms regarding climate change mitigation (the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement), environmental protection according to EU environmental law and UN-recognised Indigenous Peoples’ rights contradict each other. When multiple norms are to be applied in a situation and they conflict with each other, a prioritisation needs to be made among these norms. This paper investigates how emotions contribute in a heuristic way to determining this priority. It finds out that fear of climate change enables climate change mitigation and regulations of the European Green Deal to gain primacy over environmental protection norms and Indigenous Peoples’ rights. Self-confidence of the EU and its trust in Nordic member states in these two areas constrain the EU from taking further protective measures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 729-749 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of European Integration |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 11 Jun 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords
- Emotions in European foreign policy
- emotions in heuristic decision making
- European Green Deal
- EU’s Arctic policy
- foreign policy analysis
- norm conflicts