Energy Security and the Problem of Peripherality: case study of the CEE region between Russia and the EU

• Authors: Tomasz Pawluszko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article presents the issues of energy security with regard to center-peripherality theory using Central and Eastern Europe as an example. Until now the subject of energy security has not been discussed in the context of this theory and the author presents the question of peripherality of the region in terms of energy policy. Due to their long-lasting historical, political and economic dependence, CEE states do not possess secure and well-diversified sources of energy supply; in this area they depend on Russia. Moreover, they do not have an appropriate level of technology for investing in the latest and most ecological energy resources typical for the wealthy states of the former EU-15. Thus, their capability to influence the agenda of EU energy policy is lower than those of the EU-15 states. The following article aims to define the factors of peripherality and to examine its influence on the energy security policy adopted by CEE states.

Keywords

EN

periphery; peripherality; energy security; security policy

• Publisher: Fundacja Copernicus na rzecz Rozwoju Badań Naukowych
• Journal: The Copernicus Journal of Political Studies
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 2

Dates

published

2018

online

2018-12-22

Contributors

author

Tomasz Pawluszko

editor

Grzegorz Kopcewicz

editor

Natalia Olszanecka

editor

Daniel Urbański

editor

Joanna Piechowiak-Lamparska

editor

Agnieszka Bryc

editor

Bartosz Bojarczyk

editor

Feride Asli Ergul Jorgensen

editor

Dorota Niedziołka

editor

Anna Pacześniak

editor

Radosław Potorski

editor

Maria Wincławska

editor

Agata Włodkowska-Bagan

editor

Agnieszka Jeran

editor

Anna Mol

editor

Alex Solsbery

editor

Izabela Dąbrowska

editor

Mirosław Głodkowski

other

Grzegorz Kopcewicz

other

Natalia Olszanecka

other

Joanna Piechowiak-Lamparska

Identifiers

DOI

10.12775/21524