GPPi fellow co-edits new book on energy governance in Europe and Russia

Publisher Palgrave Macmillan released in early March 2012 a new book co-edited by GPPi fellow Andreas Goldthau. The book is titled ​“Dynamics of Energy Governance in Europe and Russia”.

Energy in Europe and Russia is in flux. In the book, the authors address key issues in this context and seek to analyze contemporary transition processes in the region’s energy sector. They look at whether and how transnational policy mechanisms can generate sufficient steering capacity to address pressing energy policy issues, including environmental concerns, energy transit or rapidly changing natural gas markets. Moreover, they explore the impact climate change concerns have on policy making in the energy sector and to what extent market mechanisms provide for answers to these issues. Instead of taking a geopolitical or neoliberal approach, this energy policy debate acknowledges the strong interdependence of global, regional and domestic influences on the processes. The book reveals that Europe and Russia offer a rich set of case studies for analyzing energy governance from an international political economy perspective.

The book is the result of a three-year research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The project brought together an interdisciplinary group of academics from across Europe and Russia to research energy, with an emphasis on energy governance, international relations and issues associated with energy transition.