An analysis of the development and the importance of oil and gas resources in Russia and their relationship to the Russian economic growth and foreign policy

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buir.advisorStone, Norman
dc.contributor.authorKara, Göktuğ
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T18:07:33Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T18:07:33Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentDepartment of International Relationsen_US
dc.descriptionAnkara : The Department of International Relations, Bilkent University, 2008.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph.D.) -- Bilkent University, 2008.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 271-294.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation analyzes the development of the oil and gas sector in Russia with a view to understand the role of these assets on the formation of Russian state interests and consequent policy prioritization, both at the domestic and the international level. The study identifies economic and political issues on which the influence of the oil and gas resources has been significant. The dissertation elucidates the various links between Russian economic development and revenues from the oil and gas sector, and well as explicit and implicit connections between Russian foreign policy and the oil and gas sector. In the changing world order, strategic manipulation, communication, persuasion and economic incentives became as important as military might or an outright threat in order to shape the outcome of international issues. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, oil and gas diplomacy, pipeline politics, subsidised energy deliveries, threats to cut-off energy deliveries coloured Russian attempts to revitalize influence throughout the territory of the former Soviet iv Union. Russia today is wedged between net consumers of energy which are competing to secure best terms for their oil and gas deliveries. As the Russian military capabilities fell after 1991, the policy around these vital resources has become the primary drivers of Russian domestic and foreign agenda. Another aim of this analysis is to contribute to the study of international relations by emphasizing its analysis of a state’s domestic agenda’s effect on the international arena. Domestic factors have a crucial relevance to relationships shared by actors at the international level. This dissertation will use Russia’s development of the oil and gas sector as a case for evaluating and understanding the relationship between domestic and international issues.en_US
dc.description.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityKara, Göktuğen_US
dc.format.extentxii, 294 leaves, illustrations, maps, graphsen_US
dc.identifier.itemidBILKUTUPB109821
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/14761
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectRussiaen_US
dc.subjectOilen_US
dc.subjectGasen_US
dc.subjectEnergy policyen_US
dc.subjectEnergy securityen_US
dc.subjectRussian economyen_US
dc.subjectOligarchsen_US
dc.subjectYeltsinen_US
dc.subjectPutinen_US
dc.subject.lccHD9576.S62 K37 2008en_US
dc.subject.lcshPetroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--Soviet Union.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPetroleum industry and trade--Government policy--Soviet Union.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGas industry--Political aspects--Soviet Union.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSoviet Union--Foreign relations.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSoviet Union--Economic policy.en_US
dc.titleAn analysis of the development and the importance of oil and gas resources in Russia and their relationship to the Russian economic growth and foreign policyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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