Energy security under the context of critical security studies: the importance of the Barents Region to the European Union

The aim of this Ph.D. thesis is to examine, with specific reference to the Barents Sea Region, how critical security studies can facilitate analysis of the emerging relationships between the EU, Russia, and Norway in the Arctic. Specifically, in what ways can critical security studies be applied to...

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Main Authors: Melas, Matthaios, Μελάς, Ματθαίος
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Institutes outside Greece 2020
Subjects:
Oil
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/50788
https://doi.org/10.12681/eadd/50788
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Summary:The aim of this Ph.D. thesis is to examine, with specific reference to the Barents Sea Region, how critical security studies can facilitate analysis of the emerging relationships between the EU, Russia, and Norway in the Arctic. Specifically, in what ways can critical security studies be applied to the energy security of the EU in relation to Norway and Russia? To what extent do the energy reserves of the Barents Region create inter-relations between Norway, Russia, and the EU? And in what ways can contemporary critical security studies be used to support the development of international policies that can support sustainable development in the Barents Region? The thesis is composed of ten chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of human geography. Chapter One is introductory and defines the context of the research. Chapters Two, Three, and Four form the extensive literature review, while Chapter Five outlines the contemporary history of the Barents Region. Methodological approaches and the justification for their selection are presented in Chapter Six. Chapters Seven, Eight, and Nine are the results chapters, dealing with critical security studies, the role of the Barents Region in energy security issues of the EU, and environmental and societal security in the Barents Region, respectively. Conclusions are drawn in Chapter Ten, where I return to each of the research questions and discuss the contribution of the thesis to our empirical knowledge, policy, and practice. Ο στόχος αυτής της διδακτορικής διατριβής είναι να εξετάσει, μέσω της θαλάσσιας περιοχής του Barents, με ποιον τρόπο οι critical security studies μπορούν να διευκολύνουν την ανάλυση των αναδυόμενων σχέσεων μεταξύ της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, της Ρωσίας και της Νορβηγίας στην Αρκτική. Συγκεκριμένα, με ποιους τρόπους μπορούν να εφαρμοστούν οι critical security studies στην ενεργειακή ασφάλεια της ΕΕ σε σχέση με τη Νορβηγία και τη Ρωσία; Σε ποιο βαθμό τα ενεργειακά αποθέματα της περιοχής Barents δημιουργούν αλληλεπιδράσεις μεταξύ Νορβηγίας, ...