The Arctic has, for some forty years, been among the most innovative policy environments in the world. The Palgrave Handbook on Arctic Policy and Politics has drawn on scholars from many countries and academic disciplines to focus on the central theme of Arctic policy innovation.
Ken S. Coates is Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Carin Holroyd is Associate Professor of Political Studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.