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Toward a true Energy Union: Explaining EU external engagement in energy policy

Talvén, Erica LU (2025) STVM23 20251
Department of Political Science
Abstract
In recent years, the European Union (EU) has increased its external engagement in originally internal policy areas. Despite its growing importance for European integration, there remains a lack of scholarly attention to this trend. Focusing on energy, the following research question is asked: How and why has the EU increased its external engagement in energy policy between 2009–2022? To answer this question, the thesis expands on a theoretical framework that combines insights from two sets of literature: the EU external relations and public policy literature. By applying the method of process tracing, the analysis reveals that the EU has increased its external engagement in energy policy due to three crises in energy supply: the 2009... (More)
In recent years, the European Union (EU) has increased its external engagement in originally internal policy areas. Despite its growing importance for European integration, there remains a lack of scholarly attention to this trend. Focusing on energy, the following research question is asked: How and why has the EU increased its external engagement in energy policy between 2009–2022? To answer this question, the thesis expands on a theoretical framework that combines insights from two sets of literature: the EU external relations and public policy literature. By applying the method of process tracing, the analysis reveals that the EU has increased its external engagement in energy policy due to three crises in energy supply: the 2009 Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute, the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Less)
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author
Talvén, Erica LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM23 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
European Union, external relations, energy security, external energy policy, energy crisis, actorness, agenda-setting, policy entrepreneurship
language
English
id
9209770
date added to LUP
2025-12-04 09:35:00
date last changed
2025-12-04 09:35:00
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  abstract     = {{In recent years, the European Union (EU) has increased its external engagement in originally internal policy areas. Despite its growing importance for European integration, there remains a lack of scholarly attention to this trend. Focusing on energy, the following research question is asked: How and why has the EU increased its external engagement in energy policy between 2009–2022? To answer this question, the thesis expands on a theoretical framework that combines insights from two sets of literature: the EU external relations and public policy literature. By applying the method of process tracing, the analysis reveals that the EU has increased its external engagement in energy policy due to three crises in energy supply: the 2009 Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute, the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.}},
  author       = {{Talvén, Erica}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Toward a true Energy Union: Explaining EU external engagement in energy policy}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}