Deconstructing 'Energy Security' in Oman: A Journey of Securitisation from 1920 to 2020

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of energy security in Oman from 1920 to 2020, combining a political sociological account with postcolonial concepts and interviews with practitioners. It evaluates the energy question beyond the typical economic perspective and makes economic-related recommendations. It introduces a non-Eurocentric perspective to the critical literature on the Gulf, particularly in environmental studies and energy policy literature.

Format: Hardback
Length: 287 pages
Publication date: 26 October 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This book makes a substantial and timely contribution to discussions on energy security in Oman, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of energy security in Oman from 1920 to 2020. It is particularly relevant in the context of the recent global geopolitics of the Gulf, particularly the Middle Eastern region, and its connection to current climate change research and debates. Combining a political sociological account with postcolonial concepts within a theoretical and empirical exploration of energy politics, the book weaves a study of energy security into the historical and contemporary development of political, economic, security, and social structures in Oman.

Including interviews with Omani and Oman-based practitioners, as well as grounded in historical documents, including Arabic-language sources, the book evaluates the energy question beyond the typical economic perspective, considering socio-political opportunities and challenges. It also makes economic-related recommendations in tandem with rentier state theory.

Unlike the dominant accounts of energy security in Oman, this book sets itself apart by moving away from utilizing liberal and realist approaches for its analysis and engaging systematically with critical security studies to introduce a non-Eurocentric perspective to the arena.

Of interest to scholars in Middle Eastern history, energy security, and security studies, this book assumes an important place in the critical literature on the Gulf, particularly within environmental studies and energy policy literature.

Weight: 629g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811946905
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022