The framing of unconventional natural gas resources in the foreign energy policy discourse of the Russian Federation

OCELÍK, Petr and Jan OSIČKA. The framing of unconventional natural gas resources in the foreign energy policy discourse of the Russian Federation. Energy Policy. Elsevier Science, 2014, vol. 72, September 2014, p. 97-109. ISSN 0301-4215. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.006.

Basic information

• Original name: The framing of unconventional natural gas resources in the foreign energy policy discourse of the Russian Federation
• Authors: OCELÍK, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jan OSIČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Energy Policy, Elsevier Science, 2014, 0301-4215.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50601 Political science
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 2.575
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/14:00075675
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.006
• UT WoS: 000338817200010
• Keywords in English: Unconventional natural gas resources;Russian Federation;Foreign energy policy

Abstract

The advent of unconventional resources of natural gas has altered the order on global as well as continental gas markets. With rising liquidity, the position of established dominant suppliers is eroding. We focus on the initial response of Russia, the leading supplier of natural gas to Europe, to the new situation, building the research on unit-level constructivism and discourse analysis. We use frame analysis to reveal what image of unconventional resources was constructed in Russian foreign energy policy discourse (FEPD) in the period between 2009 and 2011, when the “unconventional revolution” did not yet have any sharp contours. We conclude that in Russian FEPD the unconventionals are considered as a distinctive and inferior source of energy compared to conventional natural gas. Emphasis is put on their economic irrationality and environmental hazards. The bottom line of the discourse is the idea that there is a choice between conventional and unconventional sources, with this choice being framed as one between good and bad, or right and wrong.

Links

• MUNI/A/0754/2012, interní kód MU: Name: Aktuální otázky evropské a mezinárodní politiky

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

• MUNI/M/0081/2013, interní kód MU: Name: Energetická infrastruktura a její vliv na energetickou bezpečnost

Investor: Masaryk University, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Interdisciplinary research projects