Eu-Russia Energy Relations: A Discursive Approach

ISBN-13: 9783030041069 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 218 str.

Lukas Tichy

Spis treści

Chapter 1:  The EU-Russia Energy Relations between Non-discursive and Discursive Approaches: An Introduction

1.1 The Importance of Energy Security in the EU-Russia Relations 

1.2 The State of the Art

1.3 The Focus of the Monograph, the Main Goal and the Research Question

1.4 The Theoretical Framework

1.5. The Methodological Framework

1.6 Literature and Sources

1.7 The Structure of the Monograph

References

Chapter 2: Energy Relations between the EU and Russia 

2.1 The Legislative and Institutional Framework of EU–RF Energy Relations

2.1.1 The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

2.1.2 The Four Common Spaces

2.1.3 The EU–Russia Partnership for Modernization

2.1.4 The EU–Russia Energy Dialogue

2.2 The Energy Policy of the Russian Federation Regarding the EU

2.2.1 The Main Actors of the Energy Policy of the Russian Federation

2.2.2 Goals, Instruments, and Interests of the Russian Energy Policy Regarding the EU

2.3 The Energy Policy of the European Union Regarding Russia

2.3.1 The Main Actors of the Energy Policy of the European Union

2.3.2 Goals, Instruments, and Interests of the EU Energy Policy Regarding Russia

2.4 The Crisis in Ukraine in 2014 and the Development of the EU–RF Energy Relations

2.4.1. The Development of the Energy Relations in 2015–2018

References

Chapter 3: A Constructivist-Discursive Approach to Studying EU-Russia Energy Relations

3.1 The Theoretical Framework: Constructivism and Discourse

3.1.1 Social Constructivism

3.1.2 The Concept of Discourse

3.2 The Constructivist-Discursive Approach to Key Concepts

3.2.1 The Energy Discourse

3.2.2 Norms, Values, and Ideas, and Their Relation to Discourse and Identity

3.2.3 The Construction of Identity in Discourse

3.2.4 The Relation of External Identity to Interests

3.2.5 Intersubjectivity in the EU–RF Energy Relations

3.3 The Chosen Methodology

3.3.1 Discourse Analysis

3.3.2 The Case Study

3.3.3 The Comparative Method

3.4 The Main Creators of the Energy Discourse of the EU and Russia

3.4.1 The Actor of a Discourse and Its Relation to the Discursive Structure/Reality

3.4.2 Key Representatives of the EU Energy Discourse

3.4.3 The Main Representatives of the Russian Energy Discourse

3.5 The Collection of Data and the Creation of a Corpus of Documents

3.5.1 The Criteria for Choosing EU and Russian Documents

3.5.2 Selecting EU Documents from 2004–2009

3.5.3 Selecting Russian Documents from 2004–2009

3.5.4 Selecting EU Documents from 2010–2014

3.5.5 Selecting Russian Documents from 2010–2014

3.6 Approaches to the Energy Discourse of the EU and Russia

3.6.1 The Integration Discourse

3.6.2 The Liberalization Discourse

3.6.3 The Diversification Discourse

References

Chapter 4: The EU Energy Discourses on the Russian Federation in 2004-2014

4.1 The Integration Discourse of the EU in 2004-2009

4.1.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Integration Discourse

4.1.2 The Impact of Norms of the Integration Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the EU in Its Relations to Russia

4.2 The Liberalization Discourse of the EU in 2004-2009

4.2.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Liberalization Discourse

4.2.2 The Impact of the Norms of the Liberalization Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the EU in Its Relations to Russia

4.3 The Diversification Discourse of the EU in 2004-2009

4.3.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Diversification Discourse

4.3.2 The Impact of the Norms of the Diversification Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the EU in Its Relations to Russia

4.4 A Comparison of the Three Discourses of the EU in 2004-2009

4.5 The Integration Discourse of the EU in 2010–2014

4.5.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Integration Discourse

4.5.2 The Impact of Norms of the Integration Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the EU in Its Relations to Russia

4.6 The Liberalization Discourse of the EU in 2010–2014

4.6.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Liberalization Discourse

4.6.2 The Impact of the Norms of the Liberalization Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the EU in Its Relations to Russia

4.7 The Diversification Discourse of the EU in 2010–2014

4.7.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Diversification Discourse

4.7.2 The Impact of the Norms of the Diversification Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the EU in Its Relations to Russia

4.8 A Comparison of the EU Discourses in 2010–2014 and 2004-2009

References

Chapter 5: The Russian Energy Discourses on the European Union in 2004-2014

5.1. The Integration Discourse of Russia in 2004-2009

5.1.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Integration Discourse

5.1.2 The Impact of Norms of the Integration Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the RF in Its Relations to the EU

5.2. The Liberalization Discourse of Russia in 2004-2009

5.2.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Liberalization Discourse

5.2.2 The Impact of the Norms of the Liberalization Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the RF in Its Relations to the EU

5.3. The Diversification Discourse of Russia in 2004-2009

5.3.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Diversification Discourse

5.3.2 The Impact of the Norms of the Diversification Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the RF in Its Relations to the EU

5.4. A Comparison of the Three Discourses of Russia in 2004-2009

5.5 The Integration Discourse of Russia in 2010–2014

5.5.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Integration Discourse

5.5.2 The Impact of Norms of the Integration Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the RF in Its Relations to the EU

5.6 The Liberalization Discourse of of Russia in 2010–2014

5.6.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Liberalization Discourse

5.6.2 The Impact of the Norms of the Liberalization Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the RF in Its Relations to the EU

5.7 The Diversification Discourse of Russia in 2010–2014

5.7.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Diversification Discourse

5.7.2 The Impact of the Norms of the Diversification Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the RF in Its Relations to the EU

5.8 A Comparison of the RF Discourses in 2010–2014 and 2004-2009

References

Chapter 6:  The Comparison of the Three Energy Discourses of the European Union and the Russian Federation in 2004–2014

6.1 The Comparison of the Content and Main Themes of the Three Discourses of the EU and Russia

6.1.1 The Comparison of the Content and Main Themes of the Integration Discourses of the EU and the RF

6.1.2 The Comparison of the Content and Main Themes of the Liberalization Discourses of the EU and Russia

6.1.3 The Comparison of the Content and Main Themes of the Diversification Discourses of the EU and Russia

6.2 The Comparison of the Identities and Interests of the EU and Russia in the Context of the Energy Discourse

6.2.1 The Comparison of the Identities and Interests of the EU and Russia in Their Integration Discourses

6.2.2 The Comparison of the Identities and Interests of the EU and Russia in Their Liberalization Discourses

6.2.3 The Comparison of the Identities and Interests of the EU and Russia in Their Diversification Discourses

References

Chapter 7: The EU-Russia Energy Relations in Captivity of Discourse 

7.1 The Influence of the Non-Discursive Structure on the Energy Discourse and the Aim of the Monograph

7.2 Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Energy Discourse 

7.3 The Criteria for the Selection of Documents and the Three Energy Discourses

7.4 EU Energy Discourses

7.5 Russian Energy Discourses 

7.6 The Comparison of the EU and Russian Energy Discourses 

References

O autorze

Lukáš Tichý, PhD, is Head of the Centre for Energy Policy and a researcher at the Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech Republic, where he focuses on issues concerning EU–Russian relations, energy security, discourse analysis, terrorist attacks on energy sectors, foreign and security policies of the EU and Russia, and international relations theory. He also lectures at the Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic.

Blurb

This book explores the timely topic of energy security and international relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation. Pursuing a constructivist-discursive approach, it empirically analyses a corpus of energy discourses involving policymakers and representatives of the EU and the Russian Federation. Exploring various discursive meanings assigned to the material and technical character of EU-Russian energy relations, the monograph underscores how the identities and interests of both parties are strongly affected by the norms and values which frame the individual energy discourses.