This course is available for in-person and remote (online) learning.
This course provides a critical understanding of contemporary energy security: its contested conceptualisations, relationship to other forms of security, and embeddedness within the modern state. These issues will be explored by considering the interrelationship between energy, economic and societal resilience, expanding beyond the traditional “consumer” state perspective to the energy-economic nexus of producer states and attendant geopolitical strategies. The course examines the globalisation of energy security and the rise of non-conventional energy sources, and the flow-on effects for national security policy.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the contemporary evolution of energy securitisation2. Identify and explain the concepts and assumptions of the energy-economic security nexus from both the consumer state and producer state perspective
3. Evaluate the national security challenges posed by contemporary regional and international energy trends
4. Critically analyse national energy security policy and communicate this knowledge to specialists and non-specialists
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Indicative Assessment
1. Seminar Paper (30%)2. Presentation (20%)
3. Policy Brief (50%)
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Workload
Course will be held as 8 face to face sessions of 4 hours each (32 hours) with an additional 14 hours of independent study per weekPrescribed Texts
Yergin, Daniel. 2011. The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World. (New York: Penguin, 2011).Goldwyn, David L. and Jan H. Kalicki (eds). Energy and Security: Strategies for a World in Transition (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013).
Preliminary Reading
Yergin, Daniel. 2011. The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World. (New York: Penguin, 2011).Goldwyn, David L. and Jan H. Kalicki (eds). Energy and Security: Strategies for a World in Transition (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013).
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $4110 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $5880 |
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