Power Economics And Security

Author : Enrico Fels,Jan-Frederik Kremer,Katharina Kronenberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783642250828

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Power in the 21st Century by Enrico Fels,Jan-Frederik Kremer,Katharina Kronenberg Pdf

The study of power is the nucleus of political science and international relations. As a shift of power from traditional industrial countries to emerging powers has been perceived since the turn of the century, this book aims to present innovative theoretical and empirical approaches that can increase our understanding of this transition. Scholars from the fields of international relations, international political economy, economics and security studies not only explore current theoretical debates on ‘power’ and ‘power shifts’ among entities, but also provide fresh insights into relevant aspects of international power in the 21st century. With a particular focus on aspects of international security, trade and production, new methods of identifying power and its sources are presented, and their potential implications and challenges are discussed.

Author : Benjamin K. Sovacool,Scott Victor Valentine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136294372

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The National Politics of Nuclear Power by Benjamin K. Sovacool,Scott Victor Valentine Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics driving, and constraining, nuclear power development in Asia, Europe and North America, providing detailed comparative analysis. The book formulates a theory of nuclear socio-political economy which highlights six factors necessary for embarking on nuclear power programs: (1) national security and secrecy, (2) technocratic ideology, (3) economic interventionism, (4) a centrally coordinated energy stakeholder network, (5) subordination of opposition to political authority, and (6) social peripheralization. The book validates this theory by confirming the presence of these six drivers during the initial nuclear power developmental periods in eight countries: the United States, France, Japan, Russia (the former Soviet Union), South Korea, Canada, China, and India. The authors then apply this framework as a predictive tool to evaluate contemporary nuclear power trends. They discuss what this theory means for developed and developing countries which exhibit the potential for nuclear development on a major scale, and examine how the new "renaissance" of nuclear power may affect the promotion of renewable energy, global energy security, and development policy as a whole. The volume also assesses the influence of climate change and the recent nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, on the nuclear power industry’s trajectory. This book will be of interest to students of energy policy and security, nuclear proliferation, international security, global governance and IR in general.

Author : Carlos Pascual,Jonathan Elkind
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815701910

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Energy Security by Carlos Pascual,Jonathan Elkind Pdf

Energy security has become a top priority issue for the United States and countries around the globe, but what does the term "energy security" really mean? For many it is assuring the safe supply and transport of energy as a matter of national security. For others it is developing and moving toward sustainable and low-carbon energy sources to avoid environmental catastrophe, while still others prioritize affordability and abundance of supply. The demand for energy has ramifications in every part of the globe—from growing demand in Asia, to the pursuit of reserves in Latin America and Africa, to the increased clout of energy-producing states such as Russia and Iran. Yet the fact remains that the vast majority of global energy production still comes from fossil fuels, and it will take a thorough understanding of the interrelationships of complex challenges—finite supply, environmental concerns, political and religious conflict, and economic volatility—to develop policies that will lead to true energy security. In E nergy Security, Brookings scholars present a realistic, cross-disciplinary look at the American and global quests for energy security within the context of these geopolitical, economic, and environmental challenges. For example, political analysts Pietro Nivola and Erin Carter wrap their arms around just what is means to be "energy independent" and whether that is an advisable or even feasible goal. Suzanne Maloney addresses "Energy Security in the Persian Gulf: Opportunities and Challenges," while economist Jason Bordoff and energy analyst Bryan Mignone trace the links between climate policies and energy-access policies. Carlos Pascual and his colleagues examine delicate geopolitical issues. Assuring long-term energy security remains one of the industrialized world's most pressing priorities, but steps in that direction have been controversial and often dangerous, and results thus far have been tenuous. In this insightful volume, Brookings

Author : Daniel Moran,James A. Russell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134002009

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Energy Security and Global Politics by Daniel Moran,James A. Russell Pdf

This book analyses the strategic dimensions of energy security, particularly where energy resources have become the object of military competition. The volume explores the risks that may arise from conditions of increasing economic competition and resource scarcity, and the problems that may follow if major producers or consumers of energy lose confidence in the equity and efficiency of the market, and resort instead to the use of force to secure access to energy. It surveys the strategic outlook of both producer and consumer states, with emphasis on nations or regions (Central Asia, Russia, China, Venezuela, the Persian Gulf) where unstable or rapidly evolving political conditions may undermine the currently prevailing market consensus. It also examines the role of the United States as the chief guarantor of the global economy, and the challenge this poses for its exercise of military power. The book contests that while the global energy market may be largely self-regulating, it is not self-defending. A failure to consider how it can be most effectively defended from emerging and potential challenges merely heightens the risk that those challenges may someday become real.

Author : Enrico Fels,Jan-Frederik Kremer,Katharina Kronenberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783642250811

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Power in the 21st Century by Enrico Fels,Jan-Frederik Kremer,Katharina Kronenberg Pdf

The study of power is the nucleus of political science and international relations. As a shift of power from traditional industrial countries to emerging powers has been perceived since the turn of the century, this book aims to present innovative theoretical and empirical approaches that can increase our understanding of this transition. Scholars from the fields of international relations, international political economy, economics and security studies not only explore current theoretical debates on ‘power’ and ‘power shifts’ among entities, but also provide fresh insights into relevant aspects of international power in the 21st century. With a particular focus on aspects of international security, trade and production, new methods of identifying power and its sources are presented, and their potential implications and challenges are discussed.

Author : Henry Bienen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000307924

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Power, Economics, And Security by Henry Bienen Pdf

This volume is dedicated to the memory of Klaus E. Knorr. Thisis fitting for a number of reasons. The collaborative work herewas done under the auspices of the Center of International Studiesat Princeton University, which Klaus Knorr directed from 1961until 1968. The concerns of this book are to analyze the relationshipsamong economic and military power and national security; to explorethe ways economic power and economic decline relate to internationalhegemony; and to examine our understanding of concepts such aspower, security, and burden-sharing. These concerns ranked highon Klaus Knorr's research agenda during his productive and fruitfullife.

Author : Douglas R. Bohi,Michael A. Toman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789400918085

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The Economics of Energy Security by Douglas R. Bohi,Michael A. Toman Pdf

his volume brings together and expands on research on the subject of energy T security externalities that we have conducted over a twenty-year period. We were motivated to bring this work together by the lack of a comprehensive analysis of the issues involved that was conveniently located in a single document, by the desire to focus that disparate body of research on the assessment of energy security externalities for policy purposes, and by the continuing concern of researchers and policymakers regarding the issues involved. Many misconceptions about energy security continue to persist in spite of a large body of research to the contrary, and we hope that this volume will help to dispel them. Most of our original research was funded by either the U.S. Department of Energy or Resources for the Future (RFF), and all of it was conducted while we served as staff members of RFF. To these institutions, and to the many individuals who commented on our original work, we wish to express our sincere gratitude. We also wish to express our appreciation to our colleague Margaret Walls for her sub stantial contribution to Chapter 7 on transportation policy.

Author : Ron Smith
Publisher : Springer
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230244672

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Military Economics by Ron Smith Pdf

Military power needs to be financed and economic development is often shaped by military conflict, thus the interaction of military and economy, power and money is central to the modern world. This book provides an accessible introduction to the economics of the use of organized force, with a wide range of historical and current examples.

Author : Enrico Fels,Jan-Frederik Kremer,Katharina Kronenberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3642250831

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Power in the 21st Century by Enrico Fels,Jan-Frederik Kremer,Katharina Kronenberg Pdf

The study of power is the nucleus of political science and international relations. As a shift of power from traditional industrial countries to emerging powers has been perceived since the turn of the century, this book aims to present innovative theoretical and empirical approaches that can increase our understanding of this transition. Scholars from the fields of international relations, international political economy, economics and security studies not only explore current theoretical debates on ‘power’ and ‘power shifts’ among entities, but also provide fresh insights into relevant aspects of international power in the 21st century. With a particular focus on aspects of international security, trade and production, new methods of identifying power and its sources are presented, and their potential implications and challenges are discussed.

Author : Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau,Jacques Pelkmans
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1412829321

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National Economic Security by Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau,Jacques Pelkmans Pdf

Author : Kacper Szulecki
Publisher : Springer
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319649641

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Energy Security in Europe by Kacper Szulecki Pdf

This edited collection highlights the different meanings that have been attached to the notion of energy security and how it is taken to refer to different objects. Official policy definitions of energy security are broadly similar across countries and emphasize the reliability and affordability of access to sufficient energy resources for a community to uphold its normal economic and social functions. However, perceptions of energy security vary between states causing different actions to be taken, both in international relations and in domestic politics. Energy Security in Europe moves the policy debates on energy security beyond a consideration of its seemingly objective nature. It also provides a series of contributions that shed light on the conditions under which similar material factors are met with very different energy security policies and divergent discourses across Europe. Furthermore, it problematizes established notions prevalent in energy security studies, such as whether energy security is ‘geopolitical’, and an element of high politics, or purely ‘economic’, and should be left for the markets to regulate. This book will be of particular relevance to students and academics in the fields of energy studies and political science seeking to understand the divergence in perspectives and understandings of energy security challenges between EU member states and in multilateral relationships between the EU as a whole.

Author : National Defense University (U S ),National Defense University (U.S.),Institute for National Strategic Studies,Sheila R. Ronis
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security ? by National Defense University (U S ),National Defense University (U.S.),Institute for National Strategic Studies,Sheila R. Ronis Pdf

On August 24-25, 2010, the National Defense University held a conference titled “Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security?” to explore the economic element of national power. This special collection of selected papers from the conference represents the view of several keynote speakers and participants in six panel discussions. It explores the complexity surrounding this subject and examines the major elements that, interacting as a system, define the economic component of national security.

Author : Benjamin K. Sovacool
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136850639

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The Routledge Handbook of Energy Security by Benjamin K. Sovacool Pdf

This Handbook examines the subject of energy security: its definition, dimensions, ways to measure and index it, and the complicating factors that are often overlooked. The volume identifies varying definitions and dimensions of energy security, including those that prioritize security of supply and affordability alongside those that emphasize availability, energy efficiency, trade, environmental quality, and social and political stewardship. It also explores the various metrics that can be used to give energy security more coherence, and also to enable it to be measured, including recent attempts to measure energy security progress at the national level, with a special emphasis placed on countries within the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), countries within Asia, and industrialized countries worldwide. This Handbook: • Broadens existing discussions of energy security that center on access to fuels, including "oil security" and "coal security." • Focuses not only on the supply side of energy but also the demand, taking a hard look at energy services and politics along with technologies and infrastructure; • Investigates energy security issues such as energy poverty, equity and access, and development; • Analyzes ways to index and measure energy security progress at the national and international level. This book will be of much interest to students of energy security, energy policy, economics, environmental studies, and IR/Security Studies in general.

Author : Mikael Wigell,Sören Scholvin,Mika Aaltola
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351172264

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Geo-economics and Power Politics in the 21st Century by Mikael Wigell,Sören Scholvin,Mika Aaltola Pdf

Starting from the key concept of geo-economics, this book investigates the new power politics and argues that the changing structural features of the contemporary international system are recasting the strategic imperatives of foreign policy practice. States increasingly practice power politics by economic means. Whether it is about Iran’s nuclear programme or Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Western states prefer economic sanctions to military force. Most rising powers have also become cunning agents of economic statecraft. China, for instance, is using finance, investment and trade as means to gain strategic influence and embed its global rise. Yet the way states use economic power to pursue strategic aims remains an understudied topic in International Political Economy and International Relations. The contributions to this volume assess geo-economics as a form of power politics. They show how power and security are no longer simply coupled to the physical control of territory by military means, but also to commanding and manipulating the economic binds that are decisive in today’s globalised and highly interconnected world. Indeed, as the volume shows, the ability to wield economic power forms an essential means in the foreign policies of major powers. In so doing, the book challenges simplistic accounts of a return to traditional, military-driven geopolitics, while not succumbing to any unfounded idealism based on the supposedly stabilising effects of interdependence on international relations. As such, it advances our understanding of geo-economics as a strategic practice and as an innovative and timely analytical approach. This book will be of much interest to students of security studies, international political economy, foreign policy and International Relations in general.

Author : Scott Victor Victor Valentine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:794901384

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The International Politics of Nuclear Power by Scott Victor Victor Valentine Pdf