Politics of Shale Gas

Based on extensive fieldwork in Europe and North America, this book offers a comprehensive and systematic comparative analysis of the politics of shale gas development and regulation in these two regions and will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy and environmental politics and policy.

List of contents

1. Introduction: the Shale Gas Phenomenon Part 1: Contextualising Shale Gas Politics: Security, Risk and Sustainability 2. Shale Gas and the Energy Security Debate 3. Shale Gas and the Risk Regulation Debate 4. Shale Gas and the Sustainable Development Debate Part 2: The Politics of Shale Gas in Europe and North America 5. The Landscape of Shale Gas Politics 6. United States 7. Canada 8. United Kingdom 9. Poland 10. Romania 11. Spain 12. Netherlands 13. Germany 14. Bulgaria 15. France 16. European Union 17. Conclusion

About the author

Francis McGowan is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Sussex, UK.

Summary

Based on extensive fieldwork in Europe and North America, this book offers a comprehensive and systematic comparative analysis of the politics of shale gas development and regulation in these two regions and will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy and environmental politics and policy.

Product details

• Authors: Francis McGowan, Francis (University of Sussex Mcgowan, McGowan Francis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 05.01.2026
• EAN: 9781138647862
• ISBN: 978-1-138-64786-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Routledge Studies in Energy Policy; Routledge Studies in Energy Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Climate Change, NATURE / Ecology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Systems of law, Politics & government, Politics and government, Energy resources, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, Gas industries