Energy Studies
Energy Studies
Energy plays a critical role in geopolitical dynamics due to its central role in economies and societies worldwide. Advancements in technology and changing energy demands have put energy at the forefront of local and international agendas, making it a critical area of study across disciplines. GU-Q supports student learning and research about the impact of energy on social, cultural, economic, and political development through the Certificate in Energy Studies, a robust research agenda, and community events–advancing the field with a focus on energy in the Global South.
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Our Research
Through studying energy interactions at both the personal and global level, GU-Q scholarship engages with the important ways in which energy impacts our lives and shapes our societies.
Energy Humanities
Energy Humanities positions Doha and GU-Q as a global hub for the study of energy via the history, literature, philosophy, art, and political thought of the Global South. Through our interdisciplinary commitment to the study of energy cultures, we are opening new directions in energy research, connecting a global community of scholars, and building a repository of materials for the development of energy humanities pedagogy.
Energy Security
With national resources and vast amounts of capital at stake, energy plays a significant role in global and local security concerns. This research explores how nations secure their own energy futures in negotiation with other nations around the world, with a special focus on significant events and technologies which are changing the way that countries exchange energy resources.
Our Experts
Our energy experts conduct award-winning research and collaborate with world-renowned scholars, artists, writers, and practitioners to address some of the most pressing global and local issues of our time.
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Energy Studies, GU-Q News, Hiwaraat
Taking Back Power: Georgetown in Qatar To Host Energy Justice Conference
Energy Studies, Faculty, Publications, Research
GU-Q Historian Trish Kahle Wins National Award for Groundbreaking Book on Democracy
Featured Projects and Publications
Energy Education
This project seeks to generate comprehensive approaches to accelerate capacity building in the critical area of energy insecurity and decarbonization challenges.
Global Energy Cultures Conference
Prominent scholars, advocates, artists, architects, and writers from across the globe came together to highlight the pivotal role energy humanities plays in shaping a livable future.
“Affects of Energy Transition”
This special issue of Regeneration: Environment, Art, and Culture is edited by Firat Oruc, Trish Kahle, and Victoria Googasian.
Wired World Podcast
In the course Global History of Energy, GU-Q students produced a podcast called “Wired World: Beyond Borders.”