CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Fomina, Maria |
|---|---|
| Title | Which security is it anyway? An analysis of the security culture(s) underlying the EUs critical raw materials strategy |
| Summary | Underlying the EU critical raw materials strategy is a complex security culture, which main objective is resource security in order to ensure 1) the functioning of the European socio-economic system (energy and digital transitions, energy security) 2) the European geopolitical leverage (“strategic” security) and 3) the European security and defence (“comprehensive” security); all against the backdrop of the climate crisis. The dependence on critical raw material (CRM) imports and single suppliers is perceived as the main threat, which should be countered through the development of an EU CRM value chain, the diversification of supply and circularity. “Sustainability” is regarded as the central value that warrants the extraction and operation of the EU. Value-led practices such as the making of criticality, CRM onshoring, the establishment of “win-win” partnerships translate the means to achieve resource security into action. The divergence between strategy and practice points out the ambiguities of the EU’s security culture and its goal of uninterrupted access to CRMs and green growth. To be successful, an alternative narrative on CRMs needs to semantically, conceptually, and practically break with the security cultures which are upholding the extractivist mode of being and living. Keywords: critical raw materials, European Union, security, security culture. |
| Supervisor | Schaffartzik, Anke |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/fomina_maria.pdf |
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