Energy Policy in Comparative Perspective

2024/2025

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

3

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Political Science and International Affairs

Course type:

Elective course

When:

3 year, 4 module

Instructors

Goncharov, Dmitry V.

Lisenkova, Alena D.

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The Energy Policy in Comparative Perspective is a course aimed at providing students with basic knowledge of energy policy and energy actors. It aims to discuss the main current energy crises, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, international energy governance, and the role of different regions in the international energy system.

Learning Objectives

• To give students a comprehensive overview of types of energy, the main features of energy policy, and the role of different regions in the international energy system
• To develop basic skills of understanding and interpreting the role of different regions in the international energy market

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Identifies and defines the main types of energy sources;
• Enumerates and describes the main features of energy policy and the role of different regions in the international energy market
• Characterizes and analyzes the main external and internal challenges and threats to the future of energy policy

Course Contents

• Topic 1. Introduction. Natural Resources/Natural Resource Abundance in Modern Societies.
• Topic 2. Resource Abundance and Modern Political Transformations.
• Topic 3. Energy Transition: Societal Dimensions and Implications.
• Topic 4. Global Climate Change Regime.
• Topic 5. Energy Policy in Comparative Perspective: Russia.
• Topic 6. Energy Policy in Comparative Perspective: Europe
• Topic7. Energy Policy in Comparative Perspective: Asia and Africa

Assessment Elements

• Seminars
  For each class, students should read academic papers from a provided list or additional texts and be able to discuss the topics. Seminars constitute 50% of the final grade. Discussion on the seminar could be retaken in essay form (3-4 pages on the topic and the class materials and literature) in exceptional cases before the exam, if there is a valid reason for failing to do so.
• Quiz
• Exam
  The examination is carried out in a written form. Students will be provided with the final list of questions in advance. During the exam, a student receives a question card with two questions and is to write an essay based on these questions. It constitutes 20% of the final grade. The student may be exempted from the exam if his cumulated grade is 4 or higher.

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 4th module
  0.2 * Exam + 0.3 * Quiz + 0.5 * Seminars

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Черненко, Е. Ф.  Энергетическая дипломатия : учебное пособие для вузов / Е. Ф. Черненко. — 2-е изд., перераб. и доп. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2024. — 131 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-13950-1. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/540846 (дата обращения: 27.08.2024).

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Черненко, Е. Ф.  Энергетическая дипломатия : учебное пособие для вузов / Е. Ф. Черненко. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2020. — 145 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-06843-6. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/455347 (дата обращения: 27.08.2024).

Authors

• GONCHAROV DMITRIY VLADIMIROVICH
• Lisenkova Alena Denisovna