L'énergie, nouvelle question publique urbaine. Sécurisation et réorganisation de la fourniture énergétique et nouvelles mobilisations urbaines
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description: The purpose of the paper is to propose a synthetic reflection about the teachings of a research dealing with the transformation of the energy issue in several Arab cities and to link it to the revolutionary movements. Traditionally seen as a geopolitical and state issue, the issue of energy in the countries of the southern Mediterranean takes on new dimensions in relation to injunctions related to sustainable development and the emergence of renewable energy, in a context of a very strong growth of demand, particularly noticeable in the cities. This in turn spurs significant tensions on prices. Injunctions related to climate change and supported by international institutions are superimposed to existing tensions, which translates locally by shortages and price increases, as well as mobilizations that are primarily focused on these issues. While a Lebanese case represent a dramatic and extreme example, with power cuts reaching 12 to 15 hours per day, as a result from poor reconstruction policies, almost no country on the southern shore is untouched by such power cuts, which can also affect the gas. Protests against increases in electricity tariffs have made the headlines for months in Jordan, and Egypt and Tunisia experiencing occasional shortages of gas bottle provoking anger. In response to this social anger - and more broadly to the pressures by the productive actors also-, the authorities embark on various types of public policies. Among the most notable transformation is the emergence of the energy issue not only as a national issue but as a metropolitan one, where local authorities are in connection with various economic local actors and the traditional players in the energy sector (governmental institutions, energy utilities). There are two major components in these policies: an institutional reorganization marked by the spirit of the new public management, involved liberalization and partial privatization of the sector, and the development of a new types of e…
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keyword: amman
keyword: beirut
keyword: beyrouth
keyword: conference-papers
keyword: energie
keyword: gouvernance-urbaine
keyword: infoeu-reposemanticsconferenceobject
keyword: jordan
keyword: jordanie
keyword: lebanon
keyword: liban
keyword: revolution
keyword: sfax
keyword: shsgeohumanities-and-social-sciencesgeography
keyword: tunisia
keyword: tunisie
keyword: urban-governance
issued: 2026-05-30T16:48:24.581471
modified: 2026-05-30T16:48:24.581479
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L'énergie, nouvelle question publique urbaine. Sécurisation et réorganisation de la fourniture énergétique et nouvelles mobilisations urbaines
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issued: 2026-05-30T16:48:24.617486
modified: 2026-05-30T16:48:24.520184