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Dr. Peter Barbrook-Johnson serves as Departmental Research Lecturer in the Economics of Environmental Change at the University of Oxford, with dual appointments in the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) and the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment (SSEE) within the School of Geography and the Environment. He holds leadership roles as Deputy Director of the NERC-funded Agile Initiative and Technical Modelling Lead for the UK government's EEIST project on energy transition modeling.
His academic journey includes completing a PhD in agent-based modelling at the University of Surrey in 2014, followed by positions as Senior Research Associate at Oxford, Senior Research Fellow and ESRC Innovation Fellow at Surrey, and Research Fellow at the Policy Studies Institute. His interdisciplinary background bridges sociology, economics, and complexity science.
Barbrook-Johnson's research focuses on applying complexity science to environmental and energy policy challenges through methods like agent-based modeling and participatory systems mapping. His work emphasizes translating theoretical complexity concepts into practical policy tools, particularly for addressing climate change and energy transitions. He has developed innovative approaches to policy evaluation in complex systems, recognizing that traditional linear evaluation frameworks often fail to capture the dynamic interconnections in environmental policy domains.
His recent publication trajectory shows increasing emphasis on practical applications of complexity science, with growing international collaboration (particularly with China, India, and Brazil) and methodological innovation in systems mapping and economic modeling for policy analysis. His work consistently bridges academic theory with real-world policy needs.
Barbrook-Johnson maintains extensive research affiliations including membership in the Institute for New Economic Thinking at Oxford, Research Associate status at St Catherine's College, active participation in CECAN (Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus), and Visiting Fellow positions at Surrey University's Centre for Research in Social Simulation. His collaborative approach spans government, academic, and international boundaries to address complex environmental challenges.
As Deputy Director of the Agile Initiative, he works to revolutionize how environmental research responds to policymakers' urgent needs, while his EEIST project role focuses on developing new economic modeling approaches for energy innovation. His work with CECAN has contributed significantly to the UK government's Magenta Book supplementary guide on handling complexity in policy evaluation.
