Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Energy, Security and Diplomacy: Power Relations and Strategic Perspectives
Course Code
SZF_048
Branch of Science
Political science
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Political Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Andris Sprūds
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
The course aims to view and analyse the development trends and aspects of global and regional energy policy. The course focuses on the role of the United States in the global energy architecture, Russia’s energy “weapons”, shaping and implementing the EU energy strategy, and the energy dialogue between the EU and Russia. EU enlargement and the impact of the new Member States on the EU energy policy and energy challenges are also being assessed.
Preliminary Knowledge
General understanding of global economy, power relations and diplomacy.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will be able to assess international aspects of energy trends and power relations. Students will be able to analyse energy policy from the perspective of national security and diplomacy and identify energy security strategies of international actors.
Skills
1.Students will be able to demonstrate professional presentation skills and opinion formulation and expression skills in an international environment.
Competences
1.Students will master interdisciplinary research and evaluation competences. Students will demonstrate competence to evaluate the role of international actors and characterise the priorities and instruments in the context of energy policy.
Assessment
Individual work
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Students independently engage into literature assessment, prepare an opinion piece and presentation on the respective topic.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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Mastering of the study material is assessed by the following forms of examination, which together form a grade: Activity during classes – 30%
Individual project: opinion peace – 15%
Presentation of the project topic – 15%
Tests – 20%
Exam – 20%
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Global energy trends: “resource century” and “great games”
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Global energy trends: “resource century” and “great games”
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Global energy architecture and geopolitics
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Global energy architecture and geopolitics
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Global energy architecture and geopolitics
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Russia's energy sector
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Russia's energy sector
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Russia's energy sector
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Russian energy diplomacy
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Russian energy diplomacy
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Russian energy diplomacy
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Russian energy diplomacy
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EU energy policy: internal dimension
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EU energy policy: internal dimension
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EU energy policy: external dimension
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EU energy policy: external dimension
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Between “old” Europe and Russia: Energy policy in new EU member states
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Between “old” Europe and Russia: Energy policy in new EU member states
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Conclusions. Latvian energy policy: security and diplomacy
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Conclusions. Latvian energy policy: security and diplomacy
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Conclusions. Latvian energy policy: security and diplomacy
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
46 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Visa literatūra ir angļu valodā un piemērota gan latviešu, gan angļu plūsmas studentiem
2.
British Petroleum. Energy Outlook, 2020
3.
European Commission. Fourth Report on the State of the Energy Union, 2019
4.
The Atlantic Council Report. Reform of the Global Energy Architecture, 2017
5.
IRENA, Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050, 2018
6.
Bud Coote. Impact of Sanctions on Russian Energy Sector. Atlantic Council Report, 2018
7.
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Russsia-Ukraine transit talks: the risk to gas in Europe, 2019
8.
Cogressional Research Service. Nord Stream 2: A Fait Accompli? Report, 2019
9.
Ramunas Vilpišauskas and others. Report, Energy Security in the Baltic Sea Region. Vilnius, 2015