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Russia’s Energy Policies: National, Interregional and Global Levels
Author(s): Pami Aalto
- Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date: 31 Jan. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 1849800294
- ISBN-13: 9781849800297
Book Description
The case studies cover federal, regional and environmental aspects of Russian energy policy, Russia’s energy relations with Europe and the CIS, North East Asia, the globalization of Russian oil companies and the political economy of Russian energy. It is found that there are several concurrent energy policies in contemporary Russia, and that this situation is likely to continue. These policies are conducted primarily from the business frame perspective while notions of energy superpower Russia are found more ambiguous.
Russia’s Energy Policies will benefit advanced master’s level students, doctoral students, researchers, policy makers and practitioners. The book will be a great resource for advanced international relations, political economy, international business and globalization courses alongside energy policy courses, as well as area studies courses on Russian, post-Soviet and European politics and environmental politics.
Contributors: P. Aalto, M.M. Balmaceda, M. Bradshaw, D. Dusseault, M.D. Kennedy, M. Kivinen, X. Liu, N. Poussenkova, H. Smith, S. Tabata, N. Tynkkynen
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Russia’s Energy Policies
may not be just a recommendation, but a roadmap for the way to move forward.’ — Artur Tranzola Santos, e-International Relations ‘The book is a timely, thorough and balanced attempt to understand the complexities and strategic drivers influencing Russian policies in the areas of hydrocarbon extraction and delivery, which goes beyond the frequently encountered stereotypes. The authors are aware that they have studied policies which are continually evolving, but have provided a framework by which these movements can be traced and studied further.’ — Malcolm Hill, Journal of Contemporary European Studies ‘Russia is an increasingly important player in global energy markets, yet its policies are under-researched and little understood. This collection represents an important and sophisticated contribution to the debate. While much of the commentary on Russian energy consists of generalizations about Russia’s political strategy, this work lifts the lid and looks inside the process through which Russian energy policies are designed and implemented. It brings together essays by top specialists in the field, and makes a conscious effort to integrate the various disciplines of politics, economics and geography by developing a model of the “cognitive frames” through which the policy process is shaped. It addresses both domestic and international dimensions of the problem, and gives equal weight to traditional customers in Europe and new markets in Asia.’ — Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University, US
