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Course Details

Course Overview

The energy transition which the world economy is going through is a move away from fossil fuels towards renewable and clean sources of energy. This course builds knowledge and provides tools for the critical analysis of the effects this energy transition may have on conflicts.

Programme Details

Week 1: Introduction: The Political Economy of Resource Driven Conflicts
Week 2: Fossil fuels: Resource Curse, Dutch Disease and Rentier states
Week 3: Energy transition and civil conflicts: is "blood oil" to be replaced by "blood cobalt"?
Week 4: Geopolitics in the new energy transition era
Week 5: Prospects for peace in energy transition: are trade wars a new warfare?

Recommended Reading

Escaping the Resource Curse / Humphreys, Macartan, Sachs, Jeffrey, Stiglitz, Josef (eds)
The Paradox of Plenty: Oil Booms and Petro-States / Karl, Terry L.
Blood barrels: Why oil wealth fuels conflict / Ross, Michael L.
Conflicting transitions: Exploring the actors, tactics and outcomes of social opposition against energy infrastructure / Sovacool, Benjamin at al

Digital Certification

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be issued with an official digital badge from the Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford.

Fees

Course Fee: ｣180.00

Funding

If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, you are a full-time student in the UK or a student on a low income, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees.

Tutor

Dr Leila Alieva

Course Aims

To build knowledge of the political economy of conflicts - civil, regional and international - related to the natural resources
To understand the phenomenon of the "resource curse" when the resource rich states lag in development, democracy and stability, and the transformation of its effects in the transition from fossil fuels to renewables
To critically analyse the influence of transition on the nature and driving forces of conflicts associated with renewables and critical metals
To utilise theoretical tools to anticipate the political and economic effects of renewables, as well as the dynamic of stability of the oil-rich and rentier states in this era of energy transition

Teaching Methods

Presentations using powerpoint, short videos/film clips, journalistic and literary examples, and more
Initiation and monitoring of group discussions on topic-related questions
Encouragement to follow different media and read the recommended literature

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be expected to understand:

the basics of the political economy of resource driven conflicts
the concept of "resource curse" and of associated lag in development, in democracy and conflict
the nature and driving forces of the conflicts related to renewables and critical minerals
the implications of the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables for domestic, regional and international stability
the effect of this transition on oil-based regimes, geopolitics and peace

Assessment Methods

This course is non-accredited, so there are no assessments.

Level and Demands

The Department's Weekly Classes are taught at first year undergraduate level.

Will Energy Transition Lead to More Conflicts?

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