Beyond the borders: The geopolitical horizons of Antarctica

Abstract The purpose of this work is to analyze from a geopolitical perspective how the human being has progressively approached Antarctica, from fables or philosophical conjectures that presumed its existence, passing through the appropriation of some of its resources, and later of much of its territory, until our days in which it is a continent regulated in a very particular way. In that transit from a particular interest in Antarctica to humanity’s interest in it, the success of the Antarctic Treaty System (STA) is unleashed. With its flats, sta has been a solution for the administration of the white continent in a stage full of opposing interests, but which have been channeled mostly through science and scientific research. The work analyzes the relations of power within the sta, the role and effects of Antarctic science, and the search for the preponderance in the sta by consolidated state and non-state actors visà-vis new state and non-state actors that pretend to have a leading role, and how these relations can affect the decision making regarding the white continent. It also discusses how some persons, empowered by their fame and social media, can have a great influence on the antarctic.

• Autores: Villamizar Lamus, Fernando
• Tipo de recurso: Book
• Fecha de publicación: 2018
• Institución: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UCC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/44124
• Acceso en línea: https://ediciones.ucc.edu.co/index.php/ucc/catalog/book/74; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/44124
• Palabra clave: Desarrollo cognitivo; Humor en niños; Teoría de la mente; Tomar del pelo
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2