This book explores the timely topic of energy security and international relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation. Pursuing a constructivist-discursive approach, it empirically analyses a corpus of energy discourses involving policymakers and representatives of the EU and the Russian Federation. Exploring various discursive meanings assigned to the material and technical character of EU-Russian energy relations, the monograph underscores how the identities and interests of both parties are strongly affected by the norms and values which frame the individual energy discourses.

Autorentext
Luká Tichý, PhD, is Head of the Centre for Energy Policy and a researcher at the Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech Republic, where he focuses on issues concerning EURussian relations, energy security, discourse analysis, terrorist attacks on energy sectors, foreign and security policies of the EU and Russia, and international relations theory. He also lectures at the Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic.

Inhalt
Chapter 1:  The EU-Russia Energy Relations between Non-discursive and Discursive Approaches: An Introduction1.1 The Importance of Energy Security in the EU-Russia Relations 1.2 The State of the Art1.3 The Focus of the Monograph, the Main Goal and the Research Question1.4 The Theoretical Framework1.5. The Methodological Framework1.6 Literature and Sources1.7 The Structure of the MonographReferencesChapter 2: Energy Relations between the EU and Russia 2.1 The Legislative and Institutional Framework of EURF Energy Relations2.1.1 The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement2.1.2 The Four Common Spaces2.1.3 The EURussia Partnership for Modernization2.1.4 The EURussia Energy Dialogue2.2 The Energy Policy of the Russian Federation Regarding the EU2.2.1 The Main Actors of the Energy Policy of the Russian Federation2.2.2 Goals, Instruments, and Interests of the Russian Energy Policy Regarding the EU2.3 The Energy Policy of the European Union Regarding Russia2.3.1 The Main Actors of the Energy Policy of the European Union2.3.2 Goals, Instruments, and Interests of the EU Energy Policy Regarding Russia2.4 The Crisis in Ukraine in 2014 and the Development of the EURF Energy Relations2.4.1. The Development of the Energy Relations in 20152018ReferencesChapter 3: A Constructivist-Discursive Approach to Studying EU-Russia Energy Relations3.1 The Theoretical Framework: Constructivism and Discourse3.1.1 Social Constructivism3.1.2 The Concept of Discourse3.2 The Constructivist-Discursive Approach to Key Concepts3.2.1 The Energy Discourse3.2.2 Norms, Values, and Ideas, and Their Relation to Discourse and Identity3.2.3 The Construction of Identity in Discourse3.2.4 The Relation of External Identity to Interests3.2.5 Intersubjectivity in the EURF Energy Relations3.3 The Chosen Methodology3.3.1 Discourse Analysis3.3.2 The Case Study3.3.3 The Comparative Method3.4 The Main Creators of the Energy Discourse of the EU and Russia3.4.1 The Actor of a Discourse and Its Relation to the Discursive Structure/Reality3.4.2 Key Representatives of the EU Energy Discourse3.4.3 The Main Representatives of the Russian Energy Discourse3.5 The Collection of Data and the Creation of a Corpus of Documents3.5.1 The Criteria for Choosing EU and Russian Documents3.5.2 Selecting EU Documents from 200420093.5.3 Selecting Russian Documents from 200420093.5.4 Selecting EU Documents from 201020143.5.5 Selecting Russian Documents from 201020143.6 Approaches to the Energy Discourse of the EU and Russia3.6.1 The Integration Discourse3.6.2 The Liberalization Discourse3.6.3 The Diversification DiscourseReferencesChapter 4: The EU Energy Discourses on the Russian Federation in 2004-20144.1 The Integration Discourse of the EU in 2004-20094.1.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Integration Discourse4.1.2 The Impact of Norms of the Integration Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the EU in Its Relations to Russia4.2 The Liberalization Discourse of the EU in 2004-20094.2.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Liberalization Discourse4.2.2 The Impact of the Norms of the Liberalization Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the EU in Its Relations to Russia4.3 The Diversification Discourse of the EU in 2004-20094.3.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the Diversification Discourse4.3.2 The Impact of the Norms of the Diversification Discourse on the Identity and Interests of the EU in Its Relations to Russia4.4 A Comparison of the Three Discourses of the EU in 2004-20094.5 The Integration Discourse of the EU in 201020144.5.1 The Main Themes and Contents of the In...