Andreas Christian Goldthau is a Professor and Director at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy within the University of Erfurt 's Faculty of Economics, Law, and Social Sciences. He previously held academic positions at the Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Center Potsdam, Royal Holloway College (University of London), and Central European University. Goldthau serves as a Non-Resident Fellow at institutions including the Payne Institute and German Council on Foreign Relations, with visiting professorships at the College of Europe. His research focuses on energy security , energy geoeconomics , and the political economy of the clean transition , analyzing global energy governance frameworks and EU climate strategies. His work spans publications such as The Politics of Shale Gas in Eastern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2018) and A Liberal Actor in a Realist World (Oxford University Press, 2015). Recent publications address energy transition challenges in Germany, Kenya, and Malaysia, emphasizing critical minerals , hydrogen industrial policy , and carbon lock-in solutions . Articles highlight geopolitical dimensions of renewable energy adoption and justice frameworks for equitable global South transitions. Goldthau contributes to editorial boards of Energy Policy , Global Policy , and European Journal of International Relations , while leading research groups on energy-climate-security nexus and deglobalization in energy governance . His teaching includes courses in global energy policy , public policy , and international political economy .
