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Global Energy Politics (Paperback)
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Global Energy Politics (Paperback)
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Loot Price R579
Discovery Miles 5 790
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Ever since the Industrial Revolution energy has been a key driver
of world politics. From the oil crises of the 1970s to today's
rapid expansion of renewable energy sources, every shift in global
energy patterns has important repercussions for international
relations. In this new book, Thijs Van de Graaf and Benjamin
Sovacool uncover the intricate ways in which our energy systems
have shaped global outcomes in four key areas of world politics:
security, the economy, the environment and global justice. Moving
beyond the narrow geopolitical focus that has dominated much of the
discussion on global energy politics, they also deftly trace the
connections between energy, environmental politics, and community
activism. The authors argue that we are on the cusp of a global
energy shift that promises to be no less transformative for the
pursuit of wealth and power in world politics than the historical
shifts from wood to coal and from coal to oil. This ongoing energy
transformation will not only upend the global balance of power; it
could also fundamentally transfer political authority away from the
nation state, empowering citizens, regions and local communities.
Global Energy Politics will be an essential resource for students
of the social sciences grappling with the major energy issues of
our times.
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