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Politics and Economics of International Energy

2018/2019
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
3
ECTS credits
Course type:
Elective course
When:
1 year, 3 module

Instructor


Gilev, Aleksey

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course discusses global trends in energy consumption and production, various available scenarios for potential developments in the coming decades, the availability of oil reserves and the evolution of the oil industry. It then discusses natural gas and highlights the differences between oil and gas. It will also discuss renewable energy sources, nuclear energy and EU energy policy
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The course aims at introducing students to global trends in energy consumption and production
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Student is introduced to global energy trends and scenarios
  • Student is familiar with oil formation, exploration and production
  • Student knows about global oil reserves and resources
  • Student is familiar with economics of natural gas
  • Student is familiar with the geopolitics of natural gas
  • Student knows about renewable energy sources
  • Student is familiar with nuclear energy
  • Student is familiar with main dilemmas of energy policy
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction to global energy trends and scenarios
  • Oil formation, exploration and production
  • Global oil reserves and resources
  • The economics of natural gas
  • The geopolitics of natural gas
  • Renewable energy sources
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Dilemmas of (European) energy policy
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Class activity
  • non-blocking Exam
    For final exam students must submit an essay (950-1050 words). Theme will be formulated by the professor. Essay will be assessed on the 10-0 scale.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (3 module)
    0.65 * Class activity + 0.35 * Exam
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Stephen Haber, Victor Menaldo, Daniel Slate, Anne Sweigart, Ardalan Tajalli, Hamilton Ulmer, … Michael Herb. (2009). Do Natural Resources Fuel Authoritarianism? A Reappraisal of the Resource Curse” May. Presented at workshop on. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.46D2E9C6

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Hertog, S. (2010). Princes, Brokers, and Bureaucrats : Oil and the State in Saudi Arabia. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1487749