Minori Takahashi

Education:

2012 Ph.D., International Political Economy, University of Tsukuba
2007 M.A., Area Studies, University of Tsukuba
2005 B.A., International Relations, Ritsumeikan University

Field of Study:

Minori Takahashi has published papers and books on various topics including Greenland’s autonomy, especially in relation to climate change, and the issues of sovereignty and borders in the Arctic, with a focus on the strategies Denmark-Greenland uses to address the regional dispute over resource exploitation rights. Takahashi’s recent research has focused on the following topics: 1) elucidating the factors behind the changes in the Arctic security environment based on the case of U.S. military bases in Greenland, 2) the development of non-living resources such as oil, gas and minerals and its impact on politics and economy, and 3) the interaction between the global, national and local levels regarding the regulation of living resources, such as whales. Takahashi has, together with his colleagues, edited a book on security issues in the Arctic, with a special focus on Thule Air Base, located in Northwest Greenland (TAKAHASHI, Minori (ed.). The Influence of Sub-state Actors on National Security: Using Military Bases to Forge Autonomy (Springer Polar Sciences). Springer. 2019).

Recent Publications (Selected):

Monographs:

Political Science Regarding the Right to Self-Determination: External Autonomy of the Danish Territory of Greenland. Tokyo: Akashi Shoten, 2013. (in Japanese).

Edited Books:

Exploring Base Politics: How Host Countries Shape the Network of U.S. Overseas Bases (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics). London: Routledge (forthcoming).
The Influence of Sub-state Actors on National Security: Using Military Bases to Forge Autonomy (Springer Polar Sciences).Berlin/Heidelberg/Dordrecht/New York: Springer (2019).
(with Minoru Ozawa and Teiko Nakamaru) Iceland, Greenland and the Arctic in 65 lessons: Area Studies Series 140. Tokyo: Akashi-Shoten, 2016. (in Japanese).

Journal Articles and Book Chapters:

“The Contours of the Development of Non-Living Resources in Greenland..” Polar Record. Special Issue: International Law for Sustainability in Arctic Resource Development, pp.1-10, 2020.
“The Future of Greenland: Political and Economic Implications for the Arctic: An International Relations Perspective.” Corell, Robert W. et al., The Arctic in World Affairs: A North Pacific Dialogue on Global-Arctic Interactions - The Arctic Moves from Periphery to Center. Seoul: Korea Maritime Institute; Honolulu: East-West Center, pp.114-119, 2019.
(Corresponding author) “Autonomy and Military Bases: USAF Thule Base in Greenland as the Study Case.” Arctic Yearbook 2019, Redefining Arctic Security, pp.1-15, 2019.
“Introduction: The Influence of Sub-State Actors on National Security.” In: Minori Takahashi, ed., The Influence of Sub-state Actors on National Security: Using Military Bases to Forge Autonomy (Springer Polar Sciences). Berlin/Heidelberg/Dordrecht/New York: Springer, pp.1-9, 2019.
“Greenland’s Quest for Autonomy and the Political Dynamics Surrounding the Thule Air Base.” In: Minori Takahashi, ed., The Influence of Sub-state Actors on National Security: Using Military Bases to Forge Autonomy (Springer Polar Sciences). Berlin/Heidelberg/Dordrecht/New York: Springer, pp.25-49, 2019.
“Conclusion: The political choices of sub-state actors and the politics surrounding US military bases.” In: Minori Takahashi, ed., The Influence of Sub-state Actors on National Security: Using Military Bases to Forge Autonomy (Springer Polar Sciences). Berlin/Heidelberg/Dordrecht/New York: Springer, pp.131-140, 2019.
“The Politics of the Right to Self-Determination: Reframing the Debate on Greenland’s Autonomy.” Eurasia Border Review. Vol.6-1, pp.25-43, 2016.
“Greenland, the Island of Military Bases: Negotiations for Turning the Island into a Missile Ddefence Stronghold”. The Journal of Island Studies. Vol.17-1, pp.47-65, 2016.
“The Boundaries of EU Norms: Examining EU’s External and Internal Power Using Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling as the Study Case”. In: Suchandana Chatterjee, ed., Image of the Region in Eurasian Studies. New Delhi: KW Publishers Pvt Ltd, pp.185-198, 2014.
“Denmark and the Dispute over Exploitation Rights in the Arctic: Greenland, "geographical neutrality" and diplomatic leadership.” Balto-Scandia. Extra Edition, pp.137-162, 2011.
“Whaling as a Battleground: The EU Regulatory Empire and Denmark/Greenland.” Inter Faculty. Vol.1, pp.85-102, 2010.

Courses Taught:

- Contemporary European Economy
- (Introduction to Arctic natural and social sciences) International relations: The Political Engagement of the Inuit
- Introduction to Circumpolar North

Grants and Fellowships:

- Empirical Political Science Research on the Issue of Compatibility and Contradiction between Science and Indigenous Knowledge in the Arctic Island of Greenland (JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists, 2019-2023)
- Symposium ‘The Influence of Sub-State Actors on National Security’ (J-ARC Net: Japan Arctic Research Network Center Joint Research Meeting for Collaborative Research, 2018-2019)
- History of the Danish state’s policy toward the Arctic (ArCS: Arctic Challenge for Sustainability’ program for overseas visits by young researchers, 2017-2018)
- Political Science Regarding National Security in the Arctic (The Mitsubishi Foundation Research Grants in the Humanities, 2016-2017)
- Self-government and Climate Change: ‘Autonomy in External and Internal Relations’ in Greenland (JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists A, 2014-2018)
- Political Science Regarding the Right to Self-Determination (JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results, 2013-2014)
- The Arctic as Seen from the Perspective of Border Studies: Denmark's Arctic Strategy and Greenland as its Medium (Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow PD, 2012-2015)
- The Structure of the Political Center-Periphery Relationship Regarding Islands: Amiable Correspondence in Denmark and the Aim to Gain Independence in Greenland (Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow DC2, 2010-2012)
- EU Norms and the Domestic Politics of the Member States: The Relationship Concerning Anti-whaling between the Regulatory Empire of the European Union and Denmark/Greenland as a Study Case (The Matsushita International Foundation / The Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation Research Grant, 2009-2010)
- The Structure of the Political Center-Periphery Relationship Regarding Islands: Amiable Correspondence in Denmark and the Aim to Gain Independence in Greenland (MEXT Support Program for Distinctive University Education, 2009-2010)
- Autonomy Structures in Greenland (Danish Government Scholarship, 2007-2008)

Awards:

2020　　Seiichi Tejima Book Award
2014　　The Japan Consortium for Area Studies Award for Budding Project
2014　　The Japan Society of Island Studies Award

Professional Service:

- Working Group Member, Long-term Plan for Arctic Environmental Research - Japan Consortium for Arctic Environmental Research: JCAR (2017-2018)
- Researcher, Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples (2016-present)
- Researcher, National Museum of Ethnology (2016-present)
- Executive Member, The Japan Society of Island Studies (2015-present)