Energy Security: Geopolitics, Governance and Multipolarity

Kuzemko, Caroline; Bradshaw, Michael

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“…Accordingly, the supply and demand equilibrium is the most important determinant of energy security. From a sovereignty/geopolitics viewpoint, the security of supply risk is linked to the equilibrium of import dependence, in other words, to domestic energy demand, domestic production, and imports (Kuzemkove and Bradshaw 2013, 23). For example, a large body of research describes the destabilization of the global energy market due to China's rapidly increasing energy demand, which has resulted in a threat to energy security (see e.g., Lei and Xuejun 2007, 217‐8).…”

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Approaches in Energy Exclusive Security: Theories of Energy Security and the Dominance of Realism

Kilinç-Pala

2021

Politics & Policy

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Energy security is an important component of power politics, which explains the distribution of limited resources and the consequences thereof. Yet contemporary international relations theories tend to focus more on the “security” element when it comes to energy security and somewhat underplay the “power” component that lies behind it. This may limit their purchase and nuance in explaining contemporary and future energy security developments. This article offers an initial theoretical argument that reveals and emphasizes how energy changes and shapes power and security concepts and, thus, requires an improved conceptual model in international relations theory. I provide a conceptual overview of energy and security before adapting and empirically examining existing international relations theories (realism, neorealism, liberalism). I then conceptualize energy security within the scope of realism and aim to emphasize the specific importance of power that energy security theory and policy requires. To do so, I investigate the Energy Security Development Capability and identify the elements that could contribute to the advancement of energy security. I also note why realism is still seen as a dominant approach to understand energy security. Related Articles Ash, John. 2010. “New Nuclear Energy, Risk, and Justice: Regulatory Strategies for an era of Limited Trust.” Politics & Policy 38 (2): 255‐284. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00237.x Khodr, Hiba, and Isabella Ruble. 2013. “Energy Policies and Domestic Politics in the MENA Region in the Aftermath of the Arab Upheavals: The Cases of Lebanon, Libya, and KSA.” Politics & Policy 41 (5): 656‐689. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12033 Wood, Steve. 2009. “Energy Security, Normative Dilemmas, and Institutional Camouflage: Europe's Pragmatism.” Politics & Policy 37 (3): 611‐635. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2009.00187.x

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Section: Energy Security Based On the Axis Of Geopolitics And Powermentioning

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Approaches in Energy Exclusive Security: Theories of Energy Security and the Dominance of Realism

Kilinç-Pala

2021

Politics & Policy

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“…Therefore it is already apparent that there are potential synergies between objectives; policy-making in Europe and the UK has already begun to explore the potentially large advantages to be gained from exploiting such synergies (Bollen et al 2010;Vogler 2013). Societies in the developed world are highly dependent on fossil fuels; this may create an assortment of risks and vulnerabilities, such as dependence on volatile regions, resource depletion, the safety risks of unconventional fossil extraction such as shale gas or deepwater oil, health and safety hazards associated with mining, and price volatility (Adelle et al 2009;Criqui and Mima 2012;Kuzemko and Bradshaw 2013;Logan and Venezia 2007).…”

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“…Instability in the Middle East created new fears about the security of fossil fuel supplies, and since around 2005 concerns have been raised about the rise of 'resource nationalism' in key fuel exporting regions such as China and Russia (Cherp and Jewell 2011;Kuzemko and Bradshaw 2013;Kuzemko 2014;Umbach 2010;Winstone et al 2007). China started to pursue bi-lateral fuel deals with producer countries, thus by-passing international markets, rules and norms, whilst Russia enacted a series of reforms whereby the state assumed greater control of energy assets (Kuzemko 2014).…”

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Assessing Energy Security in a Low-Carbon Context: The Case of Electricity in the UK

Cox

2016

SSRN Journal

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“…He argues that all those actors should be examined as possible governing actors as a part of global value chains. Similarly, Kuzemko and Bradshaw (2013) use this framework in the context of British energy infrastructure and argue that multipolarity not only signifies shifting economic positions but also the emergence of a wider variety of capitalisms. Overall, this understanding of governance can lead to specific forms of networks between lead firms and their suppliers in the context of infrastructure management and global value chains.…”

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Marsh, A; Ersoy, A; (2018) Infrastructure Governance for the 21st Century.

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This White Paper should be of interest to policy-makers, decision-makers and practitioners in the planning, delivery and operation of infrastructure in the UK and internationally, and researchers and commentators interested in infrastructure governance. The Paper adopts an inclusive understanding of infrastructure planning, and so is applicable across the whole of the UK despite the increasing divergence between statutory planning processes in the different nations within the UK. This White Paper aims to review some of the key themes in the governance literature and highlight their potential relevance to thinking about infrastructure governance in the twenty-first century. Key Messages from the White Paper  The concept of reflexive governance provides a framework, drawing on systems thinking, for thinking about governance processes that engages squarely with questions of problem framing and purpose, competing values and their deliberative alignment, and ongoing processes of external and internal learning during development, delivery and termination of infrastructure systems.  Application of reflective governance in the context of infrastructure interdependencies opens up question of collaboration at scale and of effective and inclusive institutional design. It keeps broader questions of purpose, value and benefit in play alongside more detailed questions of delivery and financing.  Drawing insights from the literature on transition management and governance can help us map out a course to establishing and more firmly embedding new approaches to infrastructure.

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Energy Security: Geopolitics, Governance and Multipolarity

Cited by 5 publications

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Approaches in Energy Exclusive Security: Theories of Energy Security and the Dominance of Realism

Approaches in Energy Exclusive Security: Theories of Energy Security and the Dominance of Realism

Assessing Energy Security in a Low-Carbon Context: The Case of Electricity in the UK

Marsh, A; Ersoy, A; (2018) Infrastructure Governance for the 21st Century.

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