Dr. Kristina Kurze is Associate Professor for International and European Politics at the Andrássy University Budapest. Her position is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Before coming to Budapest, Dr. Kristina Kurze was Senior Lecturer (Postdoc) in International Relations at the University of Göttingen. In 2015, she gained her PhD in Political Science from the University of Osnabrück. She completed her undergraduate studies in London and Roskilde and her graduate studies in Bonn and Berlin. Her main research interests are: energy, climate and sustainability policy, as well as European integration and EU external relations. Dr. Kristina Kurze has published in peer-reviewed journals as well as two books on EU energy policy. She is currently involved in an international research network called “The Governance of Sustainability in Europe” and is co-leader of the IVAC-project “Fokus Balkan Online”.