Nicolas Wittstock

Nicolas Wittstock is a political economist and postdoctoral fellow in technology and international security at the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, based in Washington, DC. Nic’s research program focuses on the politics of technological change, especially in the context of renewable energy. His work is published or forthcoming in Cambridge University Press, Economic and Political Studies, South European Society and Politics, the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy, and Election Studies. Nic earned his B.A. from the University of Mannheim, Germany, an M.A. from King’s College London, and his doctorate from the University of Washington. Nic was also a student fellow and trainee in the Clean Energy Institute at the University of Washington.

Plans for Fellowship: Nic is working to finalize a book manuscript based on his Ph.D. dissertation, which analyzes the institutional drivers and economic effects of American innovation policy, with a specific focus on the renewable energy industry. Further information about ongoing research projects and working papers can be found on Nic’s personal website.