@article{1440182,
      recid = {1440182},
      author = {Jackson, A. W.},
      title = {Who saved Antarctica? : the heroic era of Antarctic  diplomacy /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {'Who Saved Antarctica? tackles a celebrated episode in  Antarctic diplomatic history, one that has generated  legends and heroes. Andrew Jackson journeys beneath the  familiar narrative to reveal a much more complex, nuanced  and believable reality, building a bedrock of analysis that  will strengthen present and future work in the Antarctic  Treaty System. He writes as both scholar and practitioner,  a wise and discerning participant-observer of processes and  protocols he knows intimately. The result is a powerful  piece of storytelling as well as a brilliant work of  scholarship.' --Tom Griffiths, Emeritus Professor of  History, Australian National University, Australia This  book provides a diplomatic history of a turning point in  Antarctic governance: the 1991 adoption of comprehensive  environmental protection obligations for an entire  continent, which prohibited mining. Solving the mining  issue became a symbol of finding diplomatic consensus. The  book combines historiographic concepts of contingency,  conjuncture and accidental events with theories of  structural, entrepreneurial and intellectual leadership.  Drawing on archival documents, it shows that Antarctic  governance is more adaptive than some imagine, and policy  success depends on the interplay of normative practices,  serendipitous events, public engagement and influential  players able to exploit those circumstances. Ultimately,  the events revealed in this book show that the protection  of the Antarctic Treaty itself remains as important as  protecting the Antarctic environment. Andrew Jackson is a  Research Fellow at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic  Studies, Tasmania.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1440182},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78405-8},
}