Current Doctoral Student Spotlights

Our "Green the city" workshop on CEU's Long Night of Research

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CEU hosted its Long Night of Research (Lange Nacht der Forschung) on April 24, 2026 at its Vienna campus, offering free, public access to interactive science exhibits, workshops, and lectures. This event is part of Austria's national celebration of research and innovation, which brings together universities, research institutions, and companies. 15 interactive stations were hosted by CEU faculty and students to showcase research in fields such as environmental science, cognitive science, data science, public policy, sociology, and philosophy. 

Anastasia Pavlenko: Political Limits to Green Energy Transitions: Lessons from 30 Years of EU Renewable Energy Policy

Anastasia Pavlenko presenting at Sciences Po Photo credit @Akos Kocsany

Anastasia Pavlenko, a PhD candidate at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy presented her paper on “Political Limits to Green Energy Transitions: Lessons from 30 Years of EU Renewable Energy Policy” at the The Open Society Hub for the Politics of the Anthropocene (OHPA) workshop “Democracy and Ecology in Times of Clima

Radical Energy Justice: A Green Deal for Romanian Coal Miners? Michael LaBelle's publication in collaboration with PhD students Roxana Bucata and Ana Stojilovska

The ruins of one of the coal mines in Jiu Valley (photo by Stefan Voicu)

Our Michael LaBelle in collaboration with PhD students Roxana Bucata and Ana Stojilovska have recently published an article in the Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, as an early piece looking at the application of the EU’s Just Transition Mechanism.

Towards Innovation: What is the Nuclear Path and Who are the Actors

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Who are the ones to favor atom in Hungary, and what distinguishes them from anti-nuclear ones? How is it possible that the path of nuclear energy can continue in the country even with a large-scale social rejection?

Eszter Mátyás, our PhD student had written a Hungarian blog post on her dissertation topic for the Political Science Institute's blog of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences receiving high interest.