Dwarkeshwar will be comparing the evolution of electric vehicle policies in India, the UK and Germany

The Faculty of Social Sciences is excited to welcome Dr. Dwarkeshwar Dutt to the School of Global Studies in February 2026 when he will be working with Professor Peter Newell as part of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme postdoctoral fellowship comparing the evolution of electric vehicle policies in India, the UK, and Germany.

Dwarkeshwar is a project consultant for the School of Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) where his work explores the interplay between policy, politics, and technology in the domain of energy transitions. His work there is interdisciplinary, employing concepts and insights from policy studies, transition theory, political science, and science & technology studies.

Since 2018, Dwarkeshwar has been working on the various facets of energy transitions to understand their uniqueness in the Global South. To date, he has focussed his attention on India specifically, but has plans to undertake comparative analysis in the future.

Dwarkeshwar said:

“I am excited about the opportunity to work with the eminent scholar, Professor Peter Newell. I have been studying his work for years, and his expertise in the political economy of transitions will be crucial in guiding my research.

“I am also looking forward to interacting with scholars within the School of Global Studies, the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), all of which are renowned internationally for their contributions to the energy and environment domain.

“I am confident that this fellowship will provide a strong foundation to my future research.”

At Sussex, Dwarkeshwar will continue his work on energy transitions, exploring how differences in the political and economic contexts of India, the UK, and Germany have shaped feedback between EV policy, politics, and technology.

Professor Peter Newell said:

“We are delighted that Dwarkeshwar has chosen to conduct this timely and important research at Sussex. Though EVs have a critical role to play in cutting emissions, it is vital to understand how differences in political and economic contexts shape how policies are designed, received, and adapted. What works in one country may falter in another. By tracing how policies, politics, and technology interact over time, this project will help the EU finetune its ‘Fit for 55’ plan, which requires all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035.”