Environmental and Energy Studies

Andrej Nosko is a graduated PhD student at Political Science Department, researches coping strategies of small, open, transitional economies of Central Europe with their energy import dependence. His theoretical focus is on issues of energy, security, and government-corporate relations. Andrej's experience developed while living in 6 countries, and besides academia, working in private, NGO as well as governmental sectors. Before returning to CEU, Andrej worked for the European Commission in Brussels in the field of internal security.

Having obtained an MA in Political Sciences and International Relations (KU Leuven) and an MA in Nationalism Studies (CEU), in 2009 turned his attention to Environmental Studies. His research focuses on issues of legitimacy, social cohesion and mobilisation in environmental politics. In particular, he is concentrating on how these issues play in U.S. environmental Climate Change and Energy political discourse.

Jessica Jewell is an alumnus (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at Central European University. Her research focuses on energy security under long-term energy scenarios and as a driver for policy change. More broadly, she is interested in the interaction between national energy priorities and global energy objectives. She works in the Energy Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.