Hydrocarbons and Russian foreign policy in the post-communist era (1991-2008): A case study.

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dc.contributor.authorJeffery, Jareden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-30T03:52:02Z
dc.date.available2014-07-30T03:52:02Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis aims to analyse the effect of hydrocarbons on Russian foreign policy in the post-communist period. In doing so it employs a constructivist meta-theory (actorstructure framework) and Susan Strange's approach to international political economy (IPE). The role of hydrocarbons in both the international political economy and Russia's domestic political economy is analysed. Thereafter a historical narrative outlining the affect of hydrocarbons on foreign policy from 1991-2008 is offered. There is also a brief focus on the role of Gazprom in Russian foreign policy. It is found that hydrocarbons affected Russian foreign policy through the impact they had on the state's ability to control the domestic political economy (which was diminished in the 1991-1999 period, but strengthened as international oil prices rose thereafter). Hydrocarbons, though a source of power, are also found to tie the Russian state to the interdependent international political economy of the globalised era. The analysis finds that the case supports the constructivist emphasis on the importance of understanding domestic issues when addressing the foreign policies of states. It also finds that the approaches used, Wendt's constructivism and Strange's IPE theory, work well in conjunction to illuminate foreign policy issues. A criticism of Strange's approach, however, is highlighted. She fails to give adequate attention to matters of geography in her model. This, it is argued, would be a fruitful endeavour for future IPE analysis, especially if addressed through the case of hydrocarbons in the IPE.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJeffery, J. (2010). <i>Hydrocarbons and Russian foreign policy in the post-communist era (1991-2008): A case study</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3784en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJeffery, Jared. <i>"Hydrocarbons and Russian foreign policy in the post-communist era (1991-2008): A case study."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3784en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJeffery, J. 2010. Hydrocarbons and Russian foreign policy in the post-communist era (1991-2008): A case study. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Jeffery, Jared AB - This thesis aims to analyse the effect of hydrocarbons on Russian foreign policy in the post-communist period. In doing so it employs a constructivist meta-theory (actorstructure framework) and Susan Strange's approach to international political economy (IPE). The role of hydrocarbons in both the international political economy and Russia's domestic political economy is analysed. Thereafter a historical narrative outlining the affect of hydrocarbons on foreign policy from 1991-2008 is offered. There is also a brief focus on the role of Gazprom in Russian foreign policy. It is found that hydrocarbons affected Russian foreign policy through the impact they had on the state's ability to control the domestic political economy (which was diminished in the 1991-1999 period, but strengthened as international oil prices rose thereafter). Hydrocarbons, though a source of power, are also found to tie the Russian state to the interdependent international political economy of the globalised era. The analysis finds that the case supports the constructivist emphasis on the importance of understanding domestic issues when addressing the foreign policies of states. It also finds that the approaches used, Wendt's constructivism and Strange's IPE theory, work well in conjunction to illuminate foreign policy issues. A criticism of Strange's approach, however, is highlighted. She fails to give adequate attention to matters of geography in her model. This, it is argued, would be a fruitful endeavour for future IPE analysis, especially if addressed through the case of hydrocarbons in the IPE. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Hydrocarbons and Russian foreign policy in the post-communist era (1991-2008): A case study TI - Hydrocarbons and Russian foreign policy in the post-communist era (1991-2008): A case study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3784 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3784
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJeffery J. Hydrocarbons and Russian foreign policy in the post-communist era (1991-2008): A case study. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3784en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPolitics, Philosophy and Economicsen_ZA
dc.titleHydrocarbons and Russian foreign policy in the post-communist era (1991-2008): A case study.en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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