Kacper Szulecki
Kacper Szulecki is a Research Professor in International Climate Governance at NUPI, and a fellow at the Include – Centre for socially inclusive energy transitions hosted by the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo. He studied international relations, political sociology, psychology and linguistics in Warsaw, Oslo, Amsterdam, and Konstanz. His main research interests are energy, climate and environmental politics, dissent and protest as well as intra-European migration. He has edited several volumes, including “Energy Security in Europe” (Palgrave 2018), and published two monographs. His work appeared in, among others, Governance, Climate Policy, Journal of European Public Policy, Energy Research and Social Science, and Environmental Politics (Best Article 2018).
Education
2012 Dr. rer. soc. in political sociology, University of Konstanz
2008 M.Sc. in International Relations (specialization: Global Environmental Governance), VU Amsterdam
Work Experience
2019 Researcher (professor competence in 2020), Dept of Political Science, UiO
2019 Guest researcher, Department of History and Civilization, EUI Florence
2017 Visiting Fellow, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI Florence
2014-2018 Assistant professor, Dept. of Political Science, University of Oslo
2013 Guest researcher, Dept. of Climate Policy, DIW Berlin 2013-2014 Dahrendorf Fellow, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
2008-2012 Researcher, Cluster of Excellence "Cultural Foundations of Integration", University of Konstanz
2008 Intern, Institute for Environmental Studies, VU Amsterdam
Publications All publications
-
Russian nuclear energy diplomacy and its implications for energy security in the context of the war in Ukraine
Publication : Academic article | 2023Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the possibility of reducing Europe’s energy dependence on Russian resources has been hotly debated. Th1
-
More than just a petrol station: Norway's contribution to European Union's green strategic autonomy
Publication : Policy Brief | 2023The past five years have seen far-reaching changes in international politics and trade, all of which forced European policymakers to reconsider the r1
-
Net-zero or phase out? Stakeholder views on just transitions pathways for oil and gas in Norway
Publication : Policy brief | 2022In this policy brief, authors David Jordhus-Lier, Camilla Houeland, Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås, Kacper Szulecki, Peder Ressem Østring and Kendra Dupuy do1
-
Populism, historical discourse and foreign policy: the case of Poland’s Law and Justice government
Publication : Academic article | 2020This article analyses how, in Poland, the populist political orientation of the ruling party (Law and Justice—PiS) has coloured the historical discou1
![6705715857FD49628ABC0F572AA729EE[39].png](https://www.nupi.no/var/nupi/storage/images/_aliases/ee_sh_140/6/4/6/7/1107646-1-eng-GB/f754c38caca6-6705715857fd49628abc0f572aa729ee-39-.png)
-
![518787DC6F274EEFA89EEBD9EACBEEBF[35].png](https://www.nupi.no/var/nupi/storage/images/_aliases/ee_sh_140/9/6/5/7/1107569-1-eng-GB/aba225586274-518787dc6f274eefa89eebd9eacbeebf-35-.png)
Projects All projects
-
The pulling power of Paris: Unpacking the role of ‘pledge & review’ in climate governance (PullP)
Research project | 2022 (Ongoing)Will the Paris Agreement deliver on its promise and will the international community be able to avoid dangerous climate change? This project analyses the role of the governance architecture of the Par...
-
Norway and the EU towards 2030
Research project | 2022 - 2024 (Ongoing)This project takes a closer look at developments on key areas in the relationship between Norway and the EU towards 2030....
Events All events
-
Polish elections – what’s left of the liberal order?
EventTue 26 Sep 2023Time: 13:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIPoles head for the ballot boxes, amidst concerns about the health of democracy.
-
Building Sustainable Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean
EventWed 8 Mar 2023Time: 09:30 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI/Livestream to Facebook and YoutubeHow can the Escazú Agreement contribute to democracy building?
-
After COP27, in what direction does climate cooperation go?
EventThu 15 Dec 2022Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI/Livestream to Facebook and YoutubeFrom 6 to 18 November hundreds of policymakers, diplomats and experts met in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, for the largest annual gathering on climate action (COP27). We invite you to a seminar which will present the main outcomes of the summit and discuss the directions in which international climate co1
-
Is delay the new denial in climate policy?
EventThu 22 Sep 2022Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIWith the decline of open climate denialism – is delay the new denial?
-
Webinar: Europe’s green transition – Opportunities and barriers for EU-Norway cooperation
EventThu 16 Jun 2022Time: 12:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Microsoft TeamsTo what extent Norway is an important element of the Commission’s vision of transition under the EGD, in which sectors beyond oil and gas are Norway’s contributions expected and welcome, and what obstacles to this partnership exist due to its non-member status?
Articles All articles
-
New research group on climate and energy at NUPI
28 Feb 2022‘The ambition of the group is to be a driver for NUPI research on climate and energy issues,’ says Indra Øverland, head of the new research group.
-
Climate and energy
24 Jan 2022How is the international climate regime evolving? What are the implications of climate policy and the transition to clean energy for international po1
