Abstract
Although a mantra of our time, 'sustainable development' as a concept has been subject to debate and criticism. Indeed, as efforts to achieve it at national, regional, and organizational levels have proven challenging, sustainable development is frequently described as a 'wicked problem'. Amongst other things, this refers to the inherent uncertainty and ambiguity of the concept itself. In this chapter we investigate how such lack of clarity affects the practical carrying out of sustainability within the Arctic Council, using its Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) as a case. In particular, we focus on the working group's mandate, project arrangements and organization. Our analysis shows that especially the broadness of the sustainable development mandate affects cooperation and work carried out within the SDWG. However, also the structural characteristics of the Arctic Council, as well as the SDWG, act to complicate work on sustainable development.
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