Aslaug Mikkelsen is Rector of the University of Stavanger in Norway.Oluf Langhelle is Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Stavanger in Norway.

• 1 Introduction Part I The Arctic: context, framework and methodology 2 Framing oil and gas in the Arctic from a sustainable development perspective 3 Climate change and consequences for the Arctic 4 Corporate social responsibility: the economic and institutional responsibility of business in society 5 Framework and methodology: regulation and discourse analysis as a research strategy Part II Legal and institutional framework: case studies 6 Legal and institutional framework: a comparative analysis 7 Expanding oil and gas activities on the North Slope of Alaska 8 Oil and gas activities at the Mackenzie Delta, in Canada’s Northwest Territories 9 Going North: the new petroleum province of Norway 10 The Russian model: merging profit and sustainability Part III Comparisons and managerial implications 11 Human rights and indigenous peoples in the Arctic: what are the implications for the oil and gas industry? 12 Perceptions of Arctic challenges: Alaska, Canada, Norway and Russia compared 13 Managerial implications

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