This is a past event
At this significant moment in history, the University of Aberdeen, with partner organisations, has organised a public conference to bring together academics, politicians, environmental and civil right activists and trade unionists. It will be hosted by the University’s Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and the Rule of Law (CISRUL). We aim to stimulate broader public debate by addressing at the conference a series of key questions about the future of oil and gas in the UK (and beyond).
In 2014 Scottish voters face a referendum on whether they remain citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or become an independent nation state. Their understanding of the political economy of oil and gas is likely, for the first time since the 1970s, to play a significant part in how they decide their future. But Scottish independence is only one of many decisions to be made about the future of hydrocarbons, and whether Scotland is independent or not, they are decisions that need to be taken. Public debate of the many aspects of this looming future is scarce, almost as if the future was inevitable or we were unable to influence it. Many decisions are being left to lawyers, government, experts or the market. The debate has taken place, moreover, with little reference to the vast array of international experience in the politics of oil and gas, across countries as diverse as Norway, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ecuador, Canada, the United States, as well as Nigeria, Venezuela and other OPEC member states.
For more information and full session description, visit www.abdn.ac.uk/cisrul/events/2268/
- Venue
- University of Aberdeen, King's College
- Contact
- t.connon@abdn.ac.uk