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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL4521 | Politics of Oil and Energy | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course examines oil and energy issues that greatly affect national, regional, and global politics. Complex interdependencies among states, companies, international and supranational institutions and organizations on energy resources in a historical process progressing from the coal age to the global peak oil era are discussed. Energy geopolitics and energy security (in terms of supply, demand, and environment) are analysed through different political perspectives based on geographical foci of power. Conflicts over the control of energy resources in major regions of the world are examined comparatively. The importance of investing in renewable energy resources is evaluated in the context of sustainable development goals, especially environmental issues. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Explain struggles of states for the control of energy resources since the industrial revolution; 2. Grasp the importance of energy resources that are effective in determining national, regional and global politics; 3. Observe the role of energy security in explaining international and global relations; 4. Recognize the relationship of oil and energy policies with economic, political, security and environmental problems; 5. Define and analyse energy types with a focus on supply, demand and markets; 6. Examine the relationship between energy security and international conflicts; 7. Support projects and policies of investment on renewable energy resources for sustainable development goals. |
| Struggles of states for the control of energy resources after the industrial revolution; the importance of energy security and energy geopolitics in international relations; current conflicts over regions where energy resources are concentrated; types of energy and the importance of renewable energy for sustainable development goals. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to the Course / Definition and Types of the Concept of Energy & A Brief History of Energy Consumption | • Fanchi, John R & Fanchi Christopher J., “A Brief History of Energy Consumption”, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caSnC5q9QFY |
| 2) | Fossil Energy: Coal, Oil and Gas | • Fanchi, John R & Fanchi Christopher J., “Fossil Energy – Coal”, 2017. • Fanchi, John R & Fanchi Christopher J., “Fossil Energy – Oil and Gas”, 2017. • Yergin, Daniel, “The Founders”, 2008. |
| 3) | Peak Oil | • Fanchi, John R. & Fanchi, Christopher J., “Energy in Transition”, 2017. • Bardi, Ugo, “Peak oil, 20 years later: Failed prediction or useful insight?”, 2019. • Yergin, Daniel, “The Hydrocarbon Age”, 2008. • Chapman, Ian, “The end of Peak Oil? Why this topic is still relevant despite recent denials”, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9WgrxJCQ8o |
| 4) | The IPE of Energy Resources | • David N. Balaam, Bradford Dillman, “The IPE of Energy Resources: Stuck in Transition”, 2019. • Yergin, Daniel, “The Battle for the World Mastery”, 2008. • Yergin, Daniel, “America’s New Map”, 2020 • Meyer, Robinson, “America Is the World’s Largest Oil Producer. So Why Is Losing Russia’s Oil Such a Big Deal?”, 2022. • Rapier, Robert, “The U.S. Is Still The World’s Top Oil Producer”, 2022. https://www.offshore-technology.com/comment/three-reasons-us-now-worlds-largest-oil-producer/ https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=709&t=6 |
| 5) | COVID-19 and Oil Price Crash | • Jiang, P., Fan, Y.V., & Klemes, J.J, “Impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand and consumption: Challenges, lessons and emerging opportunities”, 2021. • EIA Forecasts, “Short-Term Energy Outlook”, Release Date: June 9, 2020, available at: https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/ • IEA Reports, “Global Energy Review”, Release Date: April 2020, available at: https://www.iea.org/reports/global-energy-review-2020/oil#abstract |
| 6) | Russian Invasion of Ukraine and European Energy Security | • Bump, Philip, "The complicated question of ending imports of Russian oil", Washington Post, March 4, 2022, available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/04/complicated-question-ending-imports-russian-oil/ • Krauss, Clifford, "Ukraine and the Mirage of Energy Independence", The New York Times, February 25, 2022, available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/business/ukraine-russia-us-oil-gas.html • European Council, Official Website-2022, “EU response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine”, available at: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-response-ukraine-invasion/ • EU Parliament, "Russia's war on Ukraine: Implications for EU energy supply", Release Date: March 2022. Available at: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/729281/EPRS_ATA(2022)729281_EN.pdf • IEA Reports, "Russian supplies to global energy markets: Assessing the impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on global oil and natural gas markets and energy security", Release Date: February 24, 2022, available at: https://www.iea.org/reports/russian-supplies-to-global-energy-markets |
| 7) | Midterm Exam | |
| 8) | Nuclear and Renewable Energy & Sustainable Development Goals | • Fanchi, John R & Fanchi Christopher J., “Nuclear Energy”, 2017. • Fanchi, John R & Fanchi Christopher J., “Renewable Energy – Solar Energy”, 2017. • Fanchi, John R & Fanchi Christopher J., “Renewable Energy – Wind Energy”, 2017. • Fanchi, John R & Fanchi Christopher J., “Renewable Energy – Energy from Water”, 2017. • Yergin, Daniel, “Climate Map”, 2020. • Saket Kushwaha, “Energy and Sustainable Development”, 2021. • Saket Kushwaha, “Issues In Sustainable Development and Their Potential Solutions”, 2021 https://sdgs.un.org/goals |
| 9) | Oil Conflicts in the Persian Gulf | • Yergin, Daniel, “Maps of the Middle East”, 2020. • Klare, Michael T., “Oil Conflict in the Persian Gulf”, 2001. |
| 10) | Doğu Akdeniz Bölgesi’nde Enerji Çatışmaları | • Yergin, Daniel, “The Rise of the ‘Eastern Med’”, 2020. • Karbuz, Sohbet, “Geostrategic Importance of East Mediterranean Gas Resources”, 2018. https://emgf.org/ https://www.mfa.gov.tr/site_media/html/Turkish-Foreign-Policy-on-Maritime-Boundary-Energy-Issues-in-the-Eastern-Mediterranean.pdf |
| 11) | Hazar Havzası’nda Enerji Çatışmaları | • Yergin, Daniel, “Russia’s Map”, 2020. • Klare, Michael T., “Energy Conflict in the Caspian Sea Basin”, 2001. https://www.cpc.ru/EN/Pages/default.aspx |
| 12) | Oil Conflicts in the South China Sea | • Yergin, Daniel, “China’s Map”, 2020. • Klare, Michael T., “Oil Wars in the South China Sea”, 2001. https://www.beltroad-initiative.com/belt-and-road/ https://www.ebrd.com/what-we-do/belt-and-road/overview.html |
| 13) | Water, Geography, and Conflict | • Klare, Michael T., “Water Conflict in the Nile Basin”, 2001. • Klare, Michael T., “Water Conflict in the Jordan, Tigris-Euphrates, and Indus River Basins”, 2001. https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/transboundary-waters |
| 14) | WRAP UP AND Q&A |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Books: • Fanchi, John R. & Fanchi, Christopher J., Energy in the 21st Century, World Scientific Publishing, 4th Edition, 2017. • Yergin, Daniel, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power, Free Press, 2008. • Yergin, Daniel, The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations, Penguin Press, 2020. • Klare, Michael T., Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict, Owl Books, 2001. • Saket Kushwaha, Sustaniable Development: Closing the Loop, e-Edition, Delve Publishing, 2021. Articles: • Jiang, P., Fan, Y.V., & Klemes, J.J, “Impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand and consumption: Challenges, lessons and emerging opportunities”, Applied Energy, Vol. 285, 2021. • Chapman, Ian, “The end of Peak Oil? Why this topic is still relevant despite recent denials”, Energy Policy, Vol. 64, pp. 93-101, 2014. • Meyer, Robinson, “America Is the World’s Largest Oil Producer. So Why Is Losing Russia’s Oil Such a Big Deal?”, The Atlantic, 2022. • Rapier, Robert, “The U.S. Is Still The World’s Top Oil Producer”, Forbes, 2022. • Bardi, Ugo, “Peak oil, 20 years later: Failed prediction or useful insight?”, Energy Research and Social Science, Vol. 49, pp. 257-261, 2019. • Karbuz, Sohbet, “Geostrategic Importance of East Mediterranean Gas Resources” in Energy Economy, Finance and Geostrategy, Dorsman, A., Ediger, V., Karan, M. (eds), Springer, 2018. The textbooks and articles listed on the syllabus are also accessible through the BAU Library. The PPT files will be shared on ItsLearning following each class. |
| References: | Youtube videos and Internet links on related subjects. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Quizzes | 4 | % 15 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 15 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
| Final | 1 | % 45 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 101 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 7 |
| Midterms | 1 | 1.5 |
| Final | 1 | 1.5 |
| Total Workload | 150 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. | |
| 2) | To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. | |
| 3) | To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. | |
| 4) | To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. | |
| 5) | To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. | |
| 6) | To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. | |
| 7) | To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. | |
| 8) | To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. | |
| 9) | To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. | |
| 10) | To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. | |
| 11) | To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. | |
| 12) | To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. |