The European Union's energy policy and the role of Eastern Mediterranean countries

Abstract

This thesis intends to gain an in-depth understanding of the structure and the evolution of the EU energy policy. Energy has been one of the cornerstones of European integration. The need for a coherent EU energy policy emerges, though, when the EU energy system becomes dependent on the energy sources of third countries. Using the Copenhagen School’s securitization theory, this Thesis emphasizes the political and economic implications of energy related issues and tries to define the concept of energy security. The securitization of energy policies involves international and regional regulatory implications and obstacles. The EU’s unsteady energy security implies the development of alternative security logic and provisions in the EU’s regional and international politics agenda. We make a critical assessment of the EU energy policy’s historical and institutional framework. A definition of the main components shaping the EU energy policy goals and priorities is, also, attempted. The exter ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/36091
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/36091
ND
36091
Alternative title
Η ενεργειακή πολιτική της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης και ο ρόλος των χωρών της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου
Author
Kottari, Maria
Date
2015
Degree Grantor
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
Committee members
Σιδέρης Δημήτριος
Παπάζογλου Χρήστος
Μαστρογιάννης Αναστάσιος
Χειλά Ειρήνη
Ρουμελιώτης Παναγιώτης
Παπασωτηρίου Χαράλαμπος
Στασινόπουλος Γεώργιος
Discipline
Social SciencesPolitical Science
Keywords
European Union integration theories; European Union; Energy politics; EU external energy policy; Regional policy; Security analysis; International relations
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
277 σ., im., tbls., fig., ch.
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