Mehmet Efe Biresselioğlu

Mehmet Efe Biresselioğlu serves as Professor of Energy Policy in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at İzmir University of Economics, where he holds dual leadership roles as founding Dean of Graduate School and Head of Sustainable Energy Division. He additionally contributes to international energy governance as Management Board Member of European Energy Research Alliance’s Joint Programme and Head of Izmir Circle of Mediterranean Citizens’ Assembly (ACIMEDIT).

His academic journey includes a PhD from IMT Institute for Advanced Studies (Lucca, Italy) with Doctor Europaeus recognition, an MA in European Studies from University of Turku (Finland), and BA in Political Science from Bilkent University (Turkey). Earlier education was completed at TED Ankara College.

Biresselioğlu's research centers on energy security frameworks, social acceptance of energy transitions, and policy impact assessment across five interconnected domains: energy security in policy-making, collective energy choices, evaluation of environmental policies, methodology development for impact assessment, and resource curse dynamics. His work bridges technical energy systems with socio-political dimensions of sustainability transitions.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals consistent focus on European and Turkish energy landscapes, with growing emphasis on behavioral aspects of sustainability transitions since 2020. Key thematic clusters include energy security governance (35% of publications), decarbonization barriers (27%), data infrastructure for low-carbon transitions (18%), and Arctic resource geopolitics (8%).

• TÜBİTAK Young Scientist Incentive Award on Social Sciences (2020)

He directs significant research initiatives including Horizon 2020 projects (ECHOES, EERADATA, eCREW, ENCHANT, DIALOGUES, CAMPAIGNers) as Work Package Manager, TÜBİTAK/BAP projects as Coordinator, and the Norwegian Research Council-funded CURE project. His international collaboration network spans Den Haag University, University of Aalborg, Budapest College of Management, University of Salerno, and University of Minho where he served as Visiting Lecturer.

Biresselioğlu leads the Sustainable Energy Division at İzmir University of Economics while contributing to European energy research through EERA’s Joint Programme. His work integrates academic research with practical policy development through ACIMEDIT’s citizen assembly framework and ongoing collaboration with Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Finnish Business and Policy Forum.