I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Sussex. I am affiliated with the UKRI-funded research project "SUSPOL: Supply-side policies for fossil fuels" led by Professor Peter Newell. I am also a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

My current research focuses on the politics of fossil fuels, specifically how to phase out the production and supply of fossil fuels. I am particularly interested in fossil fuel supply-side policy in Denmark, Sweden, Greenland, and Norway, as well as the theoretical, conceptual, and historical dimensions related to fossil fuels and the climate crisis more generally. I have conducted extensive fieldwork in Denmark, Sweden, and the UK in Danish, Swedish, and English.

I have previously published widely on the politics of social transformation, particularly the role of intellectuals and leaders in fostering social change, as well as the role of hope and fatalism.

Before joining Sussex, I spent two years as an LSE Fellow, teaching the innovative interdisciplinary course LSE100 on the great challenges of our time, focusing particularly on the climate crisis and artificial intelligence.

I completed my ESRC-funded PhD in Politics at the University of Edinburgh. During the PhD, I was a Visiting Graduate Student at Cornell University and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).

If you would like to get in touch, you can email me on l.slothuus@sussex.ac.uk.