The Politics of Shale Gas in Eastern Europe - Energy Security, Contested Technologies and the Social Licence to Frack (Paperback)

Fracking is a novel but contested energy technology - so what makes some countries embrace it whilst others reject it? This book argues that the reason for policy divergence lies in procedures and processes, stakeholder inclusion and whether a strong narrative underpins governmental policies. Based on a large set of primary data gathered in Poland, Bulgaria and Romania, it explores shale gas policies in Central Eastern Europe (a region strongly dependent on Russian gas imports) to unveil the importance of policy regimes for creating a 'social license' for fracking. Its findings suggest that technology transfer does not happen in a vacuum but is subject to close mutual interaction with political, economic and social forces; and that national energy policy is not a matter of 'objective' policy imperatives, such as Russian import dependence, but a function of complex domestic dynamics pertaining to institutional procedures and processes, and winners and losers.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Comparative Public Policy
Release date:	October 2019
Authors:	Andreas Goldthau
Dimensions:	150 x 230 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-1-316-63522-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General
LSN:	1-316-63522-8
Barcode:	9781316635223

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