Detailed Information on Publication Record
2017
Politicization in the natural gas sector in South-Eastern Europe: thing of the past or vivid present?
JIRUŠEK, MartinBasic information
Original name
Politicization in the natural gas sector in South-Eastern Europe: thing of the past or vivid present?
Authors
JIRUŠEK, Martin (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
1st ed. Brno, 286 pp. 2017
Publisher
Masaryk University
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Odborná kniha
Field of Study
50601 Political science
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Publication form
printed version "print"
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/17:00099531
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
ISBN
978-80-210-8881-8
Keywords (in Czech)
Zemní plyn; Rusko; střední Evropa; jihovýchodní Evropa; Gazprom; energetická bezpečnost
Keywords in English
Natural gas; Russia; Central Europe; Southeastern Europe; Gazprom; Energy Security
Tags
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 27/2/2018 10:49, Mgr. Martin Jirušek, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
In the last decade, Russia and the West have made a number of mutual accusations of politicization of energy supplies. These accusations came on the heels of a general deterioration of mutual relations between these two blocs. The biggest concerns have been related to the natural gas supplies, especially after the 2009 supply crisis. The southeastern European states sustained the hardest blow in this crisis, as all Russian gas supplies flowing through Ukraine were stopped. On top of that, the impact on these states was more severe than in other parts of Europe due to their import dependency and the structure of their economies. In this book, the author addresses the question whether Russia really misuses gas supplies for its policy goals and what the conditions for such use are. Based on 13 case studies, the author examines whether Russia, through the state-owned company Gazprom and its subsidiaries, subscribes to a so-called strategic approach to energy policy. In other words, whether these companies serve as foreign policy tools for its homeland government.