Norms as instruments of non-violent rivalry? Russian views on the promotion of renewable energy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7301362 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Crowley‐vigneau (0000-0001-7466-2451, University of Reading), Andrey Baykov (0000-0003-0432-4603, Moscow State Institute of International Relations), Yelena Kalyuzhnova (0000-0002-5781-8837, University of Reading) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 718-738 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1384-5748 • E-ISSN: 1740-3898 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1057/s41311-024-00582-9 |
| OpenAlex | W4399465137 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 49 |
Constructivists argue that international norms represent shared understandings of appropriate behaviour which become universally accepted after their successful internalisation. However, studies of norm contestation, localisation and death suggest that many norms having originated in the West are perceived elsewhere as instruments used by states to promote their interests abroad. This paper examines whether norms can be a vehicle for non-violent rivalry between states based on a study of the norm on the sustainable energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Interviews with representatives of the Russian government, O&G industry and media show that there is a lot of scepticism surrounding this norm because it is geopolitically advantageous to the West and damaging to Russia. The theoretical findings reveal that although grafting a diplomatic initiative onto a mature norm could be effective, this does not mean that norms can easily be created to gain the upper hand in punctual disputes
Economics · Epistemology · International relations · Norm (philosophy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rivalry · Skepticism · Sociology · Sustainable development · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Global Energy Security and Policy · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law
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Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change
The Power of Human Rights
Of renewable energy, energy democracy, and sustainable development
Rethinking collaborative action and citizen empowerment
Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance
Greater Russia
An abiding antagonism
Setting the Revisionist Agenda for International Legitimacy
Climate geopolitics
Breaking and Making Norms
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Discursive Politics of Energy in EU–Russia Relations
European Union’s energy security and Russia
How Norms Die
Resiliency dynamics of norm clusters
Norm antipreneurs and theorising resistance to normative change
Ripple effects
Energy and Identity
Realist Constructivism
Normative’ power Europe
Petronation? Oil, gas, and national identity in Russia
International Relations Theory and the Case against Unilateralism
The EU as a ‘normative’ power
The Strategic Use of Liberal Internationalism
International Norm Dynamics and Political Change
Global prohibition regimes
Committed To Peace
How Ideas Spread
Norm Regress
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |