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Author: Stelmakh, Anastasıya
Title: Energy Politics of Ukraine: Domestic and International Dimensions
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Oktay Fırat Tanrısever
Department: International Relations
Date: May 2016
Abstract: This PhD thesis aims to analyze domestic and international dimensions of Ukraine's energy
politics. The thesis focuses both on the developments at domestic level as well as Ukraine's energy
cooperation with the European Union and the Russian Federation. The main research problem of this
dissertation is to determine the causal links betw een domestic and international factors as well as their
impacts on the energy politics of on energy politics of Ukraine under Putnam's two-level game
approach. The thesis also aims to clarify the role of the oligarchic groups, who represent Russian
interests in Ukraine. This thesis comprises seven main chapters. After the introduction, the second
chapter develops the theoretical framework of the thesis by discussing the explanatory powers of IR
theories and Putnam's two-level analytical approach. The third chapter focuses on the dynamics of
Ukraine's energy policy during the period between 1991-2010. The fourth and fifth chapter discusses
energy policy under the presidencies of Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych. The sixth chapter
analyses the shift in energy politics after Euro-Maidan events. The seventh chapter presents
comparative analysis the Ukranian case with the Belarusian one. The concluding chapter discusses the
main findings of this thesis.

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