Energy, Governance and Security in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma)
A Critical Approach to Environmental Politics in the South
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8105987 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam Simpson (0000-0002-5614-0390, corresponding author), Philip Catney (0000-0003-4626-9657), Timothy Doyle |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Energy, Governance and Security in Thailand and Myanmar (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315579580 |
| OpenAlex | W1498902936 |
| Open Library | OL39604036M |
| ISBN | 9781315579580 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Across the world states are seeking out new and secure supplies of energy but this search is manifesting itself most visibly in Asia where rapid industrialisation in states such as China and India is fomenting a frantic scramble for energy resources. Due to entrenched societal inequities and widespread authoritarian governance, however, the pursuit of national energy security through transnational energy projects has resulted in devastating impacts on the human and environmental security of local populations. These effects are particularly evident in both Thailand and Myanmar (Burma), which, located at the crossroads of Asia, are increasingly engaged in the cross-border energy trade. Based on extensive fieldwork and theoretical analysis this ground-breaking book proposes a new critical approach to energy and environmental security and explores the important role that both local and transnational environmental movements are playing, in the absence of effective and democratic governments, in providing ’activist environmental governance’ for energy projects throughout the region. By comparing the nature of this activism under two very different political regimes it delivers crucial theoretical insights with both academic and policy implications for the sustainable and equitable development of the South’s natural resources
Authoritarianism · Business · China · Corporate governance · Democracy · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Energy security · Environmental governance · Environmental security · Industrialisation · Natural resource · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Cambodian History and Society · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · asia · Business & Economics · Energy policy · Environmental aspects · Environmental justice · Environmental policy · Environmental protection · Environmentalism · Environnement · General · Government policy · International Security · Justice environnementale · Politique énergétique · Protection · Real Estate · Strategic aspects · Strategic aspects of individual places · Ecology · Law
Introduction
How Legislators Frame Contentious Megaprojects
Claiming the Commons
International political economy
Rethinking energy, climate and security
The contested terrain of land governance reform in Myanmar
Conservation as counterinsurgency
Transitions to Energy and Climate Security in Southeast Asia? Civil Society Encounters with Illiberalism in Thailand and Myanmar
Strategies of Successful Anti-Dam Movements
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |