The Politics of Shale Gas in Eastern Europe by Andreas Goldthau - 9781107183940

The Politics of Shale Gas in Eastern EuropeEnergy Security, Contested Technologies and the Social Licence to Frack\nAuthor(s): Andreas Goldthau\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107183940, 978-1107183940\nSynopsis\nFracking is a novel but contested energy technology so what makes some countries embrace it whilst others reject it? This book argues that the reason for policy divergence lies in procedures and processes, stakeholder inclusion and whether a strong narrative underpins governmental policies. Based on a large set of primary data gathered in Poland, Bulgaria and Romania, it explores shale gas policies in Central Eastern Europe (a region strongly dependent on Russian gas imports) to unveil the importance of policy regimes for creating a 'social license' for fracking. Its findings suggest that technology transfer does not happen in a vacuum but is subject to close mutual interaction with .