Peter Newell, Professor of International Relations

Peter Newell, Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex, has been named an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS who ranked him third in the world in the Political Economy category based on his prolific publication record, the high impact of his work, and the outstanding quality of his scholarly contributions.

Peter is a specialist in the politics and political economy of environment and development. For more than 25 years he has conducted research, consultancy and advisory work on issues of climate change and energy, agricultural biotechnology, corporate accountability and trade policy working in a number of countries, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mexico and South Africa. In recent years his research has focused on the political economy of carbon markets and low carbon energy transitions.

Peter has published extensively, his most significant works including 'Climate Capitalism' and 'Governing Climate Change'.

The University of Sussex performed particularly well in the rankings for Political Economy, with Benjamin K. Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex Business School, ranking 1st. Benjamin works as a researcher and consultant on issues pertaining to global energy policy and politics, energy security, energy justice, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. Professor Nicola Phillips, Provost at the University of Melbourne, Australia, was ranked 2nd.

Commenting on Peter’s recognition, Professor Geert De Neve, Head of the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex, said:

“Peter Newell being ranked 3^rd in the world in the category ‘Political Economy’ is absolutely fantastic news! It is a testament to the global impact of his research on the political economy of carbon markets and low carbon energy transitions, among many other aspects of climate change, the environment and development. The School of Global Studies is immensely proud of this recognition of Peter’s research and impact achievements.”

ScholarGPS is a scholarly analytics platform which ranks scholars and educational institutions based on their publications, profiles and other relevant criteria to accelerate research collaboration and track the latest research and development trends and opportunities.

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