Political economy of energy in Europe : forces of integration and fragmentation / Gunnar Fermann (ed.).

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Fermann, Gunnar.

Conference Name:

German-Norwegian Conference (2nd : 2007 : Oslo, Norway)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--Europe--Congresses.

Energy policy.

Power resources--Economic aspects--Europe--Congresses.

Power resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

HauptbeschreibungThe political economy of energy in Europe is defined by a large majority of states being heavily dependent upon the import of energy from a limited number of energy-producing countries located mainly outside Europe or the EU, and the relative failure of the EU to develop strong common energy policies capable of effectively counteracting the sensitivities and vulnerabilities arising from oil and gas import dependence. Modern states rely on an abundant supply of energy to implement key policy goals related to the economy at large, industry and labour, the transportati

Contents:

List of Contents; Foreword; Introduction: Dynamic Frontiers of Energy Security - Gunnar Fermann; EU Energy Security Between Internal Market and Foreign Policy - Dag Harald Claes; The European Union Gas Market: Differentiated Integration and Fuzzy Liberalization - Svein S. Andersen and Nick Sitter; EU Natural Gas Market Liberalization and Long-term Security-of-supply and Demand - Ole Gunnar Austvik; The Political Economy of EU-Russian Energy Relations - Tatiana Romanova; The Russian Factor in the German Energy Market: Energizing Europe Revisited - Kirsten Westphal

Energy Security and the Politics of Identity - Jakub M. GodzimirskiEnergy Security for Europe: A Choice of Suppliers and Partners - Øystein Noreng; Energy Security and Climate Change: The Potential Role of China and India - Stein Tønnesson; The Demise of the Norwegian Diversity Paradigm: Innovation vs. Internationalization in the Petroleum Industry - Hans Henrik Ramm; All about Oil and Gas, or a Window of Opportunity for the Renewables Industry? Vested Interests and Norwegian Energy Policy-Making - Espen Moe; List of Authors; List of Participants

Notes:

"In October 2007 about 40 scholars from Germany, Norway, and Russia, convened in Oslo for the second German-Norwegian conference ... The topic was one of concern to all: The Political Economy of Energy in Europe: Implications for the German-Norwegian Relationship. The present volume is in part the conference proceedings, but supplemented by chapters that throw additional light on the central conference themes."--P. 7.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-8305-2510-9

OCLC:

743693254