Dr. Gustav Cederlöf

Biography

Gustav Cederlöf is an Associate Professor in Environmental Social Science at the University of Gothenburg. He is a human geographer focusing on the political and cultural dimensions of environmental change. His work spans energy studies and political ecology, and he has been part of the School of Global Studies since 2021. Cederlöf has previously lectured at King's College London and the London School of Economics. His academic journey includes a PhD in Geography from King's College London, along with a BA in Development Studies from Uppsala University and an MSc in Human Ecology from Lund University. His research centers on the interactions between humans and nature, particularly energy use as a physical, political, and cultural phenomenon. His expertise includes the politics and history of Cuba, employing ethnographic and archival methods to understand the lived experiences of socialism and non-capitalist economies. He has authored works such as 'Low-Carbon Contradiction: Energy Transition, Geopolitics, Infrastructural State Cuba' and 'Discovering Political Ecology' co-authored with Alex Loftus, actively engaging in public discourse around sustainability and energy transition. Cederlöf teaches various courses in human ecology and development studies, supervising both undergraduate and doctoral students.

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