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Deconstructing ‘Energy Security’ in Oman

A Journey of Securitisation from 1920 to 2020

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  1. Lamya Harub

    1. Muscat, Oman

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  • Provides a systematic analysis of ‘energy security’ in Oman from 1920 to 2020
  • Transforms understandings of modern Oman and provides new insights into energy studies
  • Utilizes a sociological framework within critical security studies

Part of the book series: Gulf Studies (GS, volume 6)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Securitisation of Energy in Discourse and Practice

    • Lamya Harub
    Pages 1-12

  3. The Heterogeneity of ‘Energy Security’

    • Lamya Harub
    Pages 13-68

  4. State Formation, Energy, and Security from 1920 to 1970

    • Lamya Harub
    Pages 69-103

  5. Competition or Cooperation? Energy Discourse During 1970 to 1989

    • Lamya Harub
    Pages 105-136

  6. Neoliberalising Energy Post-1990

    • Lamya Harub
    Pages 137-171

  7. Energy and Social Development Post-Bouazizi to 2015

    • Lamya Harub
    Pages 173-204

  8. Climate Change and Financial Stability, 2015 to 2020

    • Lamya Harub
    Pages 205-229

  9. Conclusion: Oman’s Eclectic Take on ‘Energy Security’

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    Pages 231-242

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 243-287
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About this book

This book makes a substantial and timely contribution to discussions on energy security in Oman, providing a systematic analysis of energy security in Oman from 1920 to 2020. It is particularly relevant in light of the recent global geopolitics of the Gulf particularly, and the Middle Eastern region broadly, as well as connecting 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 Including interviews with Omani and Oman-based practitioners, as well as grounded in historical documents which include Arabic-language sources, this book evaluates the energy question beyond the typical economic perspective, considering socio-political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 utilising liberal and realist approaches for its analysis and engages 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.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Muscat, Oman

    Lamya Harub

About the author

Lamya Harub currently works as a project manager in OQ, an Omani integrated energy company. She is widely experienced in policy development, political economy and energy security. Her interest lies in sustainability, energy efficiency and decarbonisation. Lamya was previously an Omani diplomat (First Secretary) for ten years, serving in the Foreign Ministry, where she worked directly with the Secretary General on diplomatic, political, and economic issues. During her final year in the Foreign Office, she contributed to the country’s national framework on the peaceful use of nuclear technologies. Academically, Lamya has a PhD in Political Economy from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. During her doctoral studies, she was a Research Associate with the European Centre for Resource and Energy Security. She also obtained a Masters (Hons) in Middle Eastern and Asian Language and Culture, where she focused on political philosophy, at Columbia University, New York. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Deconstructing ‘Energy Security’ in Oman

  • Book Subtitle: A Journey of Securitisation from 1920 to 2020

  • Authors: Lamya Harub

  • Series Title: Gulf Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4691-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-4690-5Published: 26 October 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-4693-6Published: 27 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-4691-2Published: 25 October 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2662-4494

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-4508

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 287

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Middle Eastern Politics, Environmental Policy, Sociology, general, International Security Studies

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