Emnebeskrivelse for 2022/23
Geopolitikk og energi
EN304E
Emnebeskrivelse for 2022/23
Geopolitikk og energi
EN304E
This course introduces students to key concepts and cases to understand how differnt factors shape national and international energy policies and relations.
This course introduces students to key concepts and cases to understand how interrelated political, security-related, regulatory and structural/physical factors shape national and international energy policies and relations. The course discusses the following:
- History and changing structure of the petroleum industry,
- Growth of renewable energy sources and the politics of climate change,
- Role of international politics and organizations in shaping energy markets and choices,
- Energy security challenges and strategies at national and international levels,
- Energy poverty challenges, solutions, outlooks,
- Petroleum revenues and political development (key concepts like dutch disease, resource curse),
- The role of private sector actors in shaping energy markets,
- Private sector-state-society relations in petroleum rich countries (CSR, equity questions),
- Policy approaches to infrastructure and innovation challenges.
Emnet er kun åpent for studenter i studieprogrammet Master of Science i Global ledelse eller i semesterpakken "Business and Governance in the Arctic"
Knowledge
- have advanced knowledge about key contemporary and historical trends that shape policy choices in energy producing and consuming countries:
- have thorough knowledge of core concepts relating to the socio-political side of energy markets, such as energy security, Dutch disease, energy poverty, resource curse and corporate social responsibility;
- can analyze implications of these trends and concepts in key case study countries and regions (i.e. Arctic/Norway, Middle East, Russia and Central Asia).
Skills
- can analyze scholarly texts on energy politics;
- can apply knowledge to today's energy issues and put them in a broader historical/conceptual/ institutional context;
- can analyze energy issues combining both practical knowledge of key trends/countries/regions and course concepts.
General competence
- can take a critical stance towards abstract concepts introduced in the course;
- can demonstrate ability to transfer knowledge from the energy sector to look at other key economic issues with an appreciation of cross-cutting socio-political factors of relevance.
Paid semester fee and syllabus literature. It is also required that students have a laptop at their disposal.
Compulsory
Teaching in the classroom, cases, group work and presentaions.
The study programme is evaluated annually by students by way of course evaluation studies. These evaluations are included in the universitys quality assurance system.
Sammensatt vurdering, karakterregel Bokstavkarakterer
- Oppgave - individuell, teller 40/100 av karakteren, karakterregel Bokstavkarakterer
- Hjemmeeksamen - individuell, 4 timer, teller 60/100 av karakteren, karakterregel Bokstavkarakter
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EN301E - The Geopolitics of Petroleum and Natural Gas - 5 Studiepoeng