Fuelling Insecurity

Energy Securitization in Azerbaijan
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5292-1669-1
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 461 g

Known as ‘the land of fire’, Azerbaijan’s politics are materially and ideologically shaped by energy. In the country, energy security emerges as a mix of coercion and control, requiring widespread military and law enforcement deployment.

This book examines the extensive network of security professionals and the wide range of practices that have spread in Azerbaijan’s energy sector. It unpacks the interactions of state, supra-state, and private security organizations and argues that energy security has enabled and normalized a coercive way of exercising power. This study shows that oppressive energy security practices lead to multiple forms of abuse and poor energy policies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ganz, Aurora

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Politische Geographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

An Analysis of Actually Existing Energy Securitizations

Energy Securitization in the Land of Fire

Everyday Practices of Energy Security in Azerbaijan

Beyond the National Borders: NATO and Energy Security in Azerbaijan

Energy Securitization and the Private Sector: The case of BP

Energy (In)securitization: Abusive Security Practices and Poor Energy Choices

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Ganz, Aurora
Aurora Ganz is Associate Lecturer in critical security studies at the University of St Andrews. She holds a PhD in International Relations from King's College London Department of War Studies. Her research is situated in critical security studies and is highly interdisciplinary, primarily nested in the broader social sciences. Her work exposes the perils of the undemocratic tendencies that find a home in the security realm. Aurora lectured at Sciences Po Paris and UCL.

Aurora Ganz is Associate Lecturer in Critical Security Studies at the University of St Andrews.