Dr Andrew Hook

Andrew has joined SPRU as a Research Fellow in Energy Justice and Transitions. He works on the Innovation Pathways, Strategies and Policies for the Low-Carbon Transition in Europe (INNOPATHS) project, which examines the socio-technical dimensions of low carbon energy transitions in the EU, particularly questions of energy justice. He also works on other SPRU projects, such as Digital Society and Energy Demand. As well as being a member of CIED, he is also a member of the Sussex Energy Group and the STEPS Centre. Prior to joining SPRU, Andrew was completing his PhD in Human Geography at Sussex, where he examined the political economy and political ecology of green transitions within the small-scale gold mining sector in Guyana. In between completing a BA in Economics and Politics at Sheffield, an MSc in Development Studies at SOAS, and an MSc in Social Research Methods here at Sussex, he spent several years working in the Development sector, most recently as a Consultant for the UNDP and an ODI Fellow in Guyana.