Detailed Information on Publication Record
2018
The Conduct of Gazprom in Central and Eastern Europe : A Tool of the Kremlin, or Just an Adaptable Player?
JIRUŠEK, Martin and Petra KUCHYŇKOVÁBasic information
Original name
The Conduct of Gazprom in Central and Eastern Europe : A Tool of the Kremlin, or Just an Adaptable Player?
Authors
JIRUŠEK, Martin (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Petra KUCHYŇKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
East European Politics and Societies, Thousand Oaks, SAGE Publications, 2018, 0888-3254
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50601 Political science
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 0.524
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/18:00102168
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
UT WoS
000447507200007
Keywords in English
natural gas; Gazprom; energy security; central and eastern Europe; energy policy
Tags
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 10/12/2018 17:16, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová
Abstract
V originále
This article presents the results of evidence-based research into the behaviour of Gazprom and the relevant behaviour of the Russian government in selected countries of Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe (the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Belarus). The authors’ aim was to determine the scope of involvement by the Russian government in problems that have arisen in supplying these states, and the degree to which these issues have been linked with Gazprom’s conduct and Russia’s foreign policy toward the countries. Another interest was to seek out the key factors that may determine this behaviour in particular environments. To address these goals, the authors monitored specific indicators defined by the strategic approach to energy security (indicators that uncover governmental support, the linking of foreign policy to gas supplies, and misuse of a dominant market position). The core of the research underlying the paper was organized as a set of individual idiographic, theory-guided case studies. Data were gathered from official documents, statistics, articles, analytical studies, and from semi-structured interviews with experts. The exploration revealed that Gazprom has behaved in such a way as to indicate that it is being used as a tool of foreign policy, but the primary factor controlling its behaviour remains the environment in which the company is operating. Two points were crucial: implementation of the IEM rules and—above all—the diversification of sources.
Links
| MUNI/M/0921/2015, interní kód MU |
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