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What's in a name? A UK A rctic policy framework for 2013
Author(s) -
Depledge Duncan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the geographical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1475-4959
pISSN - 0016-7398
DOI - 10.1111/geoj.12039
Subject(s) - status quo , government (linguistics) , audit , public administration , political science , public relations , business , accounting , law , philosophy , linguistics
The UK Government has committed itself to releasing a ‘policy framework’ for the A rctic in 2013. This decision was taken in response to the recommendations of the parliamentary inquiry undertaken by the Environmental Audit Committee in 2012. The timing is significant, coming amid broader debates about whether the UK needs an A rctic Strategy. The Government insists that a ‘policy framework’ is not the same as a ‘strategy’, yet the decision to prepare such a document still signals a departure from the status quo. This commentary considers what the Government means by a ‘policy framework’, how this differs from a ‘strategy’, and why such a document is needed now.