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http://www.energsustainsoc.com/content/3/1/1BOOK REVIEW Open AccessBook review on The Geopolitics of Energy
Michael NarodoslawskyBook details
Favennec, JP
The Geopolitics of Energy
Paris: Editions Technip; 2011
312 pages, ISBN 978-2-7108-0970-8
Energy permeates all aspects of the economy. Prices
and availability of energy in its different forms are major
factors that structure the economy as well as the way of
life of societies. Therefore, energy is an important issue
of geopolitics, creating dependencies and conflicts be-
tween nations and increasingly becoming a topic in the
international political arena.
In his book, The Geopolitics of Energy, Jean-Pierre
Favennec provides a comprehensive overview of the dif-
ferent strategic aspects of energy, energy markets and
the development of energy issues in light of geopolitics.
The book explains the ascent of energy as an ever more
important political and strategic factor from a historical
point of market development as well as the development
and motivation of key actors in the field of energy, from
governments to national and international companies as
well as supra-national players such as OPEC. Besides
these general insights into the role and function of major
stakeholders in the global energy system, the book offers
a detailed view on the political dimension of energy in
different global regions.
Jean-Pierre Favennec’s book captivates the reader with
its richness in profound knowledge about the strategic
role of energy in today’s global political system. It also
provides a treasure of interesting data about energy, the
energy markets, the energy supply security and the flow
of energy in the global economy. In particular, the book
provides a very detailed view of the energy systems
within global regions with regard to the stakeholders,
their mutual dependency, their role and political weight
as well as the challenges and chances that these regions
face in the future. It is this part of the book that providesCorrespondence: narodoslawsky@tugraz.at
Institute for Process and Particle Engineering, Graz University of Technology,
Inffeldgasse 13/3, Graz A-8010, Austria
© 2013 Narodoslawsky; licensee Springer. This
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in any medium, provided the original work is pthe most interesting data and insights into the strategic
importance of energy as a formative factor for policy,
economy and society.
There are many interesting aspects of this encompass-
ing treatise of the geopolitical impact of energy. One of
the most enthralling issues dealt with in the book is the
role of national and international energy companies. The
book does not only provide important data on their im-
pact on the international energy system, but also reveals
their motivation as well as their structural interaction
with other stakeholders, from national governments to
non-governmental organisations. A particular strength
of Jean-Pierre Favennec’s book is that these interactions
are not only investigated on a global and historical scale,
but also on a detailed region-by-region and, in many
cases, state-by-state levels.
The Geopolitics of Energy is a solid and encompassing
source of knowledge about the strategic role and import-
ance of energy which is essential reading for all who are
truly interested in researching as well as shaping energy
issues. Despite a somewhat bumpy translation from
French, the book in its English version is captivating and
a source of broad as well as deep knowledge and
detailed, well-researched data that are clearly repre-
sented and exhaustingly explained. The book is strongly
recommended to all energy experts as well as research-
ers and, in particular, lecturers as it provides a profound
knowledge in the intricacy of political, economic and so-
cial impact of energy supply and exploitation.
Competing interests
The author declares that he has no competing interests.
Author’s information
MN is the Editor-in-Chief of Energy, Sustainability and Society. His research
and teaching are dedicated to sustainable process engineering, ecological
process evaluation and regional sustainable energy systems.
Received: 9 January 2013 Accepted: 13 January 2013
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