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Claiming sovereignty in the oil crisis: "Project Independence" and global interdependence in the United States, 1973/74
Souveränitätsbehauptungen in der Ölkrise: "Project Independence" und globale Interdependenz in den USA 1973/74
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Abstract Understanding sovereignty as a claim and not a property, the article scrutinizes how the US government under Nixon countered the challenge that emerged from the oil embargo and oil price increases in 1973/74. Using a distinction made by Stephen D. Krasner,it holds that the embargo challenged US inte... view more
Understanding sovereignty as a claim and not a property, the article scrutinizes how the US government under Nixon countered the challenge that emerged from the oil embargo and oil price increases in 1973/74. Using a distinction made by Stephen D. Krasner,it holds that the embargo challenged US international sovereignty by establishing the limits of its interdependence sovereignty, which was supposed to undermine
its domestic sovereignty. The article examines how the Nixon administration tried to both maintain and demonstrate its sovereignty by institutional reorganization,the development of state energy expertise, direct communication with the public, and diplomatic negotiations with both producing and fellow consuming countries. Thus, it looks at the politics of sovereignty under the conditions of a highly interdependent globalized economy, modern mass communication, and the rising importance of expert knowledge in political decision-making.... view less
Keywords
international relations; crude oil; energy policy; energy supply; pricing policy; crisis; United States of America; sovereignty
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
General History
Free Keywords
Nixon; 1970s
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 43-69
Journal
Historical Social Research, 39 (2014) 4
Issue topic
The energy crises of the 1970s
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.39.2014.4.43-69
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed