SECURITIZATION OF THE ENERGY SECTORS IN ESTONIA, LITHUANIA, POLAND AND UKRAINE: MOTIVES AND EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES
SECURITIZATION OF THE ENERGY SECTORS IN ESTONIA, LITHUANIA, POLAND AND UKRAINE: MOTIVES AND EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES

Summary/Abstract: The article provides a comparative analysis of how the securitization of an energy sector is related to the actual energy situation of a country, the intensity of the securitization proclamation, and the “practical outcomes” of the securitization process. The energy strategies and implementation processes of “untypical” energy projects in four Central and Eastern European countries have been explored. The analysis of the securitization of energy sectors in Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine has served as a basis for introducing the concept of a “‘securitization intensity” in the energy-security sector. The article also contributes to the debate about the “explanatory role” of securitization theory by suggesting that the actual level of energy dependence (on an external supply) relates to the level of securitization intensity but not necessarily to the extraordinary measures or practical outcomes in the form of untypical projects in energy sectors.

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