Ocean governance and maritime security in a placeful environment: The case of the European Union |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA14YL, United Kingdom;2. School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, United Kingdom;1. Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, 6476 NW, Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2, Canada;2. Department of Innovation and Economic Organization, Copenhagen Business School, Kilevej 14, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark;3. Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, Steen Blichersvej 22, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark;1. Public Administration and Policy Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8130, 6700 EW Wageningen, The Netherlands;2. Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8130, 6700 EW Wageningen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Adopting a critical geopolitics approach that accounts for the mutually reinforcing link between geo-informed narratives and projection practices, this article proposes that ocean governance and maritime security have translated into states' and regional organisations' increasing control over maritime spaces. This leads to a certain territorialisation of the sea, not so much from a sovereignty and jurisdictional perspective but from a functional and normative perspective. The article starts by discussing the ways oceans have been represented and shows that they are far from a placeless void, both in practice and in discourse. The article then frames the analysis of ocean governance and maritime security within critical geopolitics, and elaborates on the case of the European Union's narrative and practice. It concludes on the mutually reinforcing link between discourse and practice in the field of ocean governance and maritime security in general, and on the consequences for the EU in particular. Scholars working on ocean governance and maritime security are encouraged to challenge the traditional view that oceans are placeless. |
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| Keywords: | Ocean governance Maritime security Critical geopolitics European Union Placelessness |
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