Dr. Kellan Anfinson, Assistant Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida explored the goals and guiding principles of the European green energy transition. He examined how these objectives shape implementation strategies and the resulting power dynamics, highlighted both the challenges they pose and the opportunities they create for meaningful social transformation.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Florida International University
Graham Center, Room GC 150 - Via Zoom
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GUEST SPEAKER
Kellan Anfinson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies
University of South Florida, Tampa
Kellan Anfinson is Assistant Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida. He received his PhD in political science from Johns Hopkins University and has taught and conducted research in the United States, France, Germany and the Netherlands. His work focuses on political theory, critical theory, political economy, environmental politics and climate change, and has been published in journals such as American Political Science Review, Telos and New Political Science.
MODERATOR:
Markus Thiel, Ph.D.
Professor, Politics & International Relations
Director, Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence
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Sponsored by the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence
Co-sponsors:
European & Eurasian Studies Program
Department of Politics & International Relations
Ruth K. & Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series
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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. The European Union cannot be held responsible for them.
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