The Conduct of Gazprom in Central and Eastern Europe: A Tool of the Kremlin, or Just an Adaptable Player?

KUCHYŇKOVÁ, Petra and Martin JIRUŠEK. The Conduct of Gazprom in Central and Eastern Europe: A Tool of the Kremlin, or Just an Adaptable Player? In ECPR General Conference, Universität Hamburg 2018. 2018.

Basic information

• Original name: The Conduct of Gazprom in Central and Eastern Europe: A Tool of the Kremlin, or Just an Adaptable Player?
• Authors: KUCHYŇKOVÁ, Petra and Martin JIRUŠEK.
• Edition: ECPR General Conference, Universität Hamburg 2018, 2018.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords in English: natural gas, Gazprom, energy security, central and eastern Europe, energy policy
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

The paper 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 of 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, with a special regard to the role of the EU´s Internal Energy Market rules. In order to derive compelling results, the abovementioned states were chosen to represent various environments within which Gazprom is active. To address the research 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.

Links

• MUNI/M/0921/2015, interní kód MU: Name: Rusko v kategoriích přítel vs. nepřítel: česká reflexe

Investor: Masaryk University, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Interdisciplinary research projects