SOCIALIZATION PRACTICES AND DYNAMICS OF (IN)SECURITY IN EU-RUSSIA-NEIGHBOURS ENERGY RELATIONS
SOCIALIZATION PRACTICES AND DYNAMICS OF (IN)SECURITY IN EU-RUSSIA-NEIGHBOURS ENERGY RELATIONS

Summary/Abstract: This paper looks at socialization/resistance dynamics between the European Union (EU),Russia, and the countries in their neighbourhood with a focus on energy issues. The paper argues that energy constitutes a key area in EU-Russia-neighbours relations and could set the basis for an energy regime contributing to energy security in the Eurasian space. However, logics of resistance have prevented this regime to take shape. Two main sets of reasons contribute to explain this: the first are procedural reasons related to how energy security is perceived and dealt with by the different parties;the second are process-related reasons based on the politicisation of economic dynamics which have led to competitive and cooperative approaches in energy relations. The paper argues that despite the socialization of policies and practices between the EU and Russia relations are still informed by different economic paradigms with implication in the lack of agreement on a legally-based energy security regime.

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