The Palgrave Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy.

Intro -- Contents -- Biography -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Part I: Introduction -- 1: States, Markets, and Institutions: Integrating International Political Economy and Global Energy Politics -- 1 The Rediscovery of Energy Policy and Politics by Social Scientists -- 2 What is International Political Economy (IPE)? -- 3 Main Theories in International Political Economy -- 4 Energy and International Political Economy in Context -- 5 Key Debates and Research Agendas in the IPE of Energy -- Dependency Theory, Oil Companies, and Commodity Cartels -- The 'Resource Curse' of Oil Exporters -- Energy Security and Geopolitics -- International Regimes and Institutions -- Variants and Varieties of Capitalism -- Privatization and Market Liberalization -- 6 Approach of This Volume -- 7 Conclusions and Implications -- References -- Part II: Energy Actors and Institutions -- 2: Actors, Institutions and Frames in Global Energy Politics -- 1 Deconstructing the Energy Challenge -- Unsustainable Energy Trends -- Energy Frames, Values and Worldviews -- Frames and Goals of Global Energy Policy -- 2 The Fragmented Landscape of Energy Governance -- National Energy Governance -- Multilateral Energy Governance -- Transnational Energy Governance -- 3 Gaps, Overlaps and Interactions in Global Energy Governance -- 4 Preview of the Section -- References -- 3: The Past, Present, and Future Role of OPEC -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical Evolution of OPEC -- The Formation and Early Objectives of OPEC -- OPEC's Unilateral Pricing Power: 1971 and 1973 -- The 1979 Price Shock, the 1986 Counter-Shock, and the Emergence of the Market -- The Gulf War and the Asian Financial Crisis -- The 2008 and 2011 Price Cycles -- 3 The 2014-15 Oil Price Cycle and the Role of Saudi Arabia -- 4 Models of OPEC's Behaviour -- Empirical Evidence.

Saudi Arabia as OPEC's Dominant Producer -- 5 Longer-Term Challenges for OPEC -- The Fundamental Trade-Off and the Internal Cohesion of OPEC -- Climate Change -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 4: Corporations, Civil Society, and Disclosure: A Case Study of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative -- 1 Governance by Disclosure and the Rise of Public-Private Partnerships -- 2 Background and Evolution of the EITI -- 3 Benefits of the EITI -- 4 EITI's Limited Mandate -- 5 Summary: The Winners and Losers of the EITI -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 5: The UN, Energy and the Sustainable Development Goals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Norm Development -- Energy for the Nations -- Energy for the Economy -- (Some) Energy Is Bad for the Environment! -- Energy for Human Well-Being -- 3 Institutionalization -- 4 Negotiating the Future: Energy for Climate Change and Sustainable Development -- Energy in the UNFCCC -- Energy and Sustainable Development -- 5 Reflections for the Future -- References -- 6: The World Trade Organization's Role in Global Energy Governance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The GATT/WTO -- The GATT's Origins -- The Creation of the WTO -- Energy in the GATT/WTO -- 3 Rules on Trade in Products -- GATT -- Tariffs -- Non-discrimination -- Non-tariff Barriers and Export Restrictions -- Transport -- Exceptions -- Subsidies -- Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties -- Technical Barriers to Trade -- TRIMs Agreement -- State Trading and Government Procurement -- 4 GATS -- 5 TRIPS -- 6 Conclusion: The Future of Energy Governance at the WTO -- References -- Primary editor: Thijs Van de Graaf -- Part III: Energy Trade, Finance and Investment -- 7: Clean Energy Trade Conflicts: The Political Economy of a Future Energy System -- 1 The Rise of Green Trade and Investment Disputes -- A New Source of Trade Disputes.

Beyond Disputes, Rise in Unilateral Actions -- 2 What Roles for Industrial and Trade Policy? -- A Range of Policies and Support Measures -- Creating New Trade-Related Tensions -- With the Desired Impact? -- 3 Has Dispute Resolution Cleared the Air? -- 4 What Other Governance Solutions? -- 5 Conclusion: An Unsettled Political Economy -- References -- 8: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Energy, and Divestment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of Energy in the TTIP and Its Growing Importance -- 3 Raw Materials and Natural Resources in the TTIP -- 4 The US Shale Gas Revolution -- 5 Problematic Aspects Related to the TTIP and the Energy Sector -- 6 Divestment Campaigns in the Energy Sector -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- 9: The International Oil and Gas Pricing Regimes -- 1 The Evolution of the Pricing System -- 2 The Introduction of Futures Trading in Oil -- 3 Oil Price Fluctuations -- 4 The OPEC Factor -- 5 The Price of Gasoline -- 6 The Price of Natural Gas -- 7 LNG Pricing -- 8 Alternative Pricing Regimes: Energy Barter -- 9 Energy Subsidies -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- 10: The Political Economy of Carbon Markets -- 1 Decarbonisation of the Dead: The State of the Zombie Markets -- 2 The Neoliberal Political Economy of Carbon Markets -- 3 The Carbon Markets and Climate Capitalism -- 4 The Nature(s) of Neoliberalism -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 11: The Politics and Governance of Energy Subsidies -- 1 Defining Energy Subsidies -- 2 Explaining Energy Subsidies -- 3 Effects of Energy Subsidies -- 4 Energy Subsidy Reform -- 5 Energy Subsidies and Global Governance -- The G20 -- International Economic Institutions -- The World Trade Organization -- The Climate Change Regime -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Primary editor: Arunabha Ghosh -- Part IV: Energy Transitions.

12: Analysing Energy Transitions: Combining Insights from Transition Studies and International Political Economy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Transition Studies and Sustainability Transitions -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Major Frameworks -- The Politics of Transitions -- 3 Energy Transitions -- Past Transitions in the Energy Sector -- Ongoing Energy Transitions -- Challenges for Theory Development -- 4 International Political Economy Perspectives -- American School -- British School -- Rationalist or Post-positivist Approaches in Analysing Transitions? -- 5 Towards a Research Agenda on the International Political Economy of Energy Transitions -- Lessons from IPE for Transition Studies -- Lessons from Transition Studies for IPE -- 6 Introducing the Remaining Chapters in this Section -- References -- 13: Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration and Low-Carbon Energy Transitions: Explaining Limited Progress -- 1 What Is Carbon Capture and Storage? -- 2 Demonstration Through Large-Scale, Integrated Projects -- 3 Explaining Limited Progress -- 4 The (International) Political Economy of CCS -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 Appendix A: Post-FID CCS Projects, Progress versus No Progress -- References -- 14: Democracy and Transitions: European Experiences of Policy Inclusiveness and Changes in the Electricity Industry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Democracy, Inclusiveness, and Transitions -- Public Opinion and Policies -- Inclusiveness and Transitions -- Deregulation for Sameness -- Ostensible Transition -- Distinctive Transition -- Re-regulation for Transition -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Policy Inclusiveness and Changes in the Electricity Industries -- Denmark: The Public as an Initiator -- Germany: The People as a Political Actor -- Finland: Exclusion of the Electorate -- Spain: More Power to the People but Not by the People -- Summary of Findings -- 5 Discussion.

6 Conclusions -- References -- 15: Second Life or Half-Life? The Contested Future of Nuclear Power and Its Potential Role in a Sustainable Energy Transition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of the Nuclear Industry and Future Projections -- 3 Economic and Social Challenges to Nuclear Power -- Construction Costs -- Operating Costs -- Public Attitudes -- 4 Responses by the Nuclear Industry and Its Supporters -- New Reactor Designs: The Case of the Small Modular Reactor -- Search for New Markets -- Propaganda Campaigns -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 16: Decarbonizing Transport: What Role for Biofuels? -- 1 Biofuels and Climate Change -- 2 Policy Rationales -- 3 Assessing Impacts -- 4 The Transport Dilemma: Personal Vehicles -- 5 Comparing Policies: Brazil, the USA, the EU -- 6 Conclusion: The Future of Biofuels -- References -- Primary editor: Florian Kern -- Part V: Energy Conflict and the Resource Curse -- 17: No Blood for Oil? Hydrocarbon Abundance and International Security -- 1 The Militarization of Energy (In)Security -- 2 Energy Abundance and America's 'Enduring Posture' in the Persian Gulf -- 3 Following in America's Footsteps: China's Approach to Energy Security -- 4 New Sites of Contention -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 Preview of the Section -- References -- 18: Do Countries Fight Over Oil? -- 1 Fighting Over Oil: Definitions, Assumptions, and Doubt -- 2 Oil Spats -- 3 Fights for Survival -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 19: Does Russia Have a Potent Gas Weapon? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gazprom as a Domestic and Foreign Policy Tool -- 3 Two Disputes with Ukraine -- 4 Similar Problems with Belarus -- 5 Explosive Issues with Georgia and Turkmenistan -- 6 Commercial Reality in Relations with Ukraine During 2014-2015 Crisis -- 7 A European Response to Russian Gas and Gazprom.

8 South Stream and Its Implications for Gazprom in Europe.

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