Note: Cover -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction - Situating the EU and BICS in Global Energy Governance: Mutual Perceptions and Normative Recognition -- Chapter 1 - Theory and Methodology: Concepts and Operationalisations -- 1.1 Theoretical Approach -- 1.2 Understanding External Energy Governance from a Normative Perspective -- 1.3 Discourses and Representation of Ideas: Production of Meaning -- 1.3.1 Production of Meaning: Media Discourses -- 1.3.2 Production of Meaning: Elite Opinion -- Chapter 2 - EU Strategic Partnerships with the BICS in a Changing World: Great Expectations or Problematic Reality? -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Strategic Partnerships of the European Union -- 2.3 EU-BICS Strategic Partnerships -- 2.3.1 Brazil-EU Relations -- 2.3.2 India-EU Relations -- 2.3.3 China-EU Relations -- 2.3.4 South Africa-EU Relations -- 2.4 Conclusions -- Chapter 3 - EU Energy Governance -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Competitiveness, Security of Supply and Sustainability: Normative Frames of EU Energy Governance -- 3.2.1 Linking the Competitiveness and Security of Supply Frames: Market Perceptions -- 3.2.2 The Sustainability and Security Frame: A Dividing Line through the EU -- 3.3 European Union-Member State Coordination in Energy Governance -- 3.4 Horizontal Energy Cooperation at the EU level: The Crosscutting Issue of Energy Policy -- 3.5 Conclusions -- Chapter 4 - Invisible Partners and Potential Benefits: EU-Brazil Mutual Perceptions as Energy Actors -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Brazil's Energy Policy -- 4.3 EU-Brazil Energy Dialogue -- 4.4 EU-Brazil Energy Perceptions in Media and Elite Discourses -- 4.4.1 Topics of EU-Brazil Energy Perceptions in Media and Elite Discourses -- 4.4.2 Normative Orientation of EU-Brazil Energy Relations in Media and Elite Discourses. , 4.4.3 Mutual Perceptions as Dialogue Partners in Media and Elite Discourses (Evaluations and Roles) -- 4.5 Conclusions: Lessons Provided by EU-Brazil Energy Cooperation -- Chapter 5 - A Long-Term Partner or a Mistrusted Outsider? EU-China Mutual Perceptions as Energy Actors -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 China's Energy Policy -- 5.3 EU-China Energy Dialogue -- 5.4 EU-China Energy Perceptions in Media and Elite Discourses -- 5.4.1 Topics of EU-China Energy Perceptions in Media and Elite Discourses -- 5.4.2 Normative Orientation of EU-China Energy Relations in Media and Elite Discourses -- 5.4.3 Mutual Perceptions as Dialogue Partners in Media and Elite Discourses (Evaluations and Roles) -- 5.5 Conclusions: Lessons Provided by EU-China Energy Cooperation -- Chapter 6 - Overlooked Partner or Budding Counterpart? EU-India Mutual Perceptions as Energy Actors -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 India's Energy Policy -- 6.3 EU-India Energy Dialogue -- 6.4 EU-India Energy Perceptions in Media and Elite Discourses -- 6.4.1 Topics of EU-India Energy Perceptions in Media and Elite Discourses -- 6.4.2 Normative Orientation of EU-India Energy Relations in Media and Elite Discourses -- 6.4.3 Mutual Perceptions as Dialogue Partners in Media and Elite Discourses (Evaluations and Roles) -- 6.5 Conclusions: Lessons Provided by EU-India Energy Cooperation -- Chapter 7 - Energetic Launch but "Negotiation Fatigue"? Mutual Perceptions of South Africa and the EU as Energy Actors -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 South Africa's Energy Policy -- 7.3 EU-South Africa Energy Dialogue -- 7.4 EU-South Africa Energy Perceptions in Media and Elite Discourses -- 7.4.1 Topics of EU-South Africa Energy Perceptions in Media and Elite Discourses -- 7.4.2 Normative Orientation of EU-South Africa Energy Relations in Media and Elite Discourses. , 7.4.3 Mutual Perceptions as Dialogue Partners in Media and Elite Discourses (Evaluations and Roles) -- 7.5 Conclusions: Lessons Provided by EU-South Africa Energy Cooperation -- Chapter 8 - Comparing Mutual Perceptions of the EU and BICS in Energy Policy -- 8.1 Topics of EU-BICS Energy Perceptions in Media and Elite Discourses -- 8.2 Normative Orientation of EU-BICS Energy Relations in Media and Elite Discourse -- 8.3 Mutual Perceptions as Dialogue Partners in Media and Elite Discourses (Evaluations and Roles) -- Conclusion - Studying Mutual Perceptions of EU-BICS Energy Cooperation: Lessons Provided -- Bibliography.