Dr. Stefan Cetkovic

Freie Universität Berlin

International Summer and Winter University

(FUBiS)

Email
stefan.cetkovic[at]googlemail.com

Dr. Stefan Cetkovic holds a PhD in Political Science from Freie Universität Berlin, Environmental Policy Research Centre, where he currently holds the position of research associate. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Belgrade and a Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Erfurt, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy. Dr. Cetkovic is also one of the founders and executive director of the non-governmental think-tank organization Institute for Green Economic Development, based in Belgrade, Serbia. He has published in both Serbian and international peer-reviewed journals and volumes. His research focuses on political-economic conditions for green transformations across different national and local settings, particularly in the energy and agriculture sectors. 

Current FUBiS courses:

2009-2013           Freie Universität Berlin, Environmental Policy Research Centre

                               PhD in Political Science

2006-2008           University of Erfurt, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy

                               Master of Public Policy

2001-2006           University of Belgrade, Faculty of Social Sciences

                               Diploma in Political Science

2015-present    University of Erfurt, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy

                               Lecturer for the course: “Governing of environmental problems: Towards a green                       transformation”

2012                      Freie Universität Berlin

Lecturer for the course: “Analyzing social networks: Applications in political science and policy consulting”

2010                      Freie Universität Berlin

                               Teaching assistant for the course: “Comparative Federalism: EU and US”

2015-present    University of Oslo, Department of Political Science

                               E.ON research fellow

2014-present    Freie Universität Berlin, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy

                               Research associate on the projects: “Renewable energy policy in Croatia and Serbia”, “Energy transition in the Western Balkans”, and “Edited book on Energy transition in a low-carbon constrained world”

Monographs

  • Governing the green economy in Serbia: Promises and pitfalls in the renewable electricity and organic farming sectors (2014). Doctoral dissertation. Berlin: FU Berlin.

Peer-reviewed articles

  • Varieties of capitalism and renewable energy development in the EU: Towards a common but differentiated approach (2016). With Aron Buzogany. Climate Policy Journal (accepted).
  • Policy capacity for promoting green sectors reconsidered: Lessons from the renewable electricity and organic farming sectors in Serbia(2014). Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2014.886505.
  • Green economy and sustainable development (2012). Ecologica. 18(65), 37-43.
  • Strategija održivog razvoja Srbije: Kritička analiza kroz prizmu zaštite životne sredine/ Sustainable development strategy of Serbia: A critical analysis through the prism of environmental protection (2010). Law and Politics, Official Gazette RS, Nr. 3. (in Serbian).

Book chapters

  • The challenge of promoting green sectors in Serbia: Between international demands, national controversies and sectoral struggles (2015). In N. Papakostas and N. Passamitros (Eds.), An agenda for the Western Balkans: From elite politics to social sustainability (pp. 71-95). Stuttgart: Ibidem Verlag.

Conference proceedings

  • Varieties of capitalism and renewable energy development in the EU: Towards a common but differentiated approach (2015). With Aron Buzogany. Conference “The 2020 Strategy Experience: Lessons for Regional Cooperation, EU Governance and Investment”, DIW Berlin, available at: https://www.diw.de/documents/dokumentenarchiv/17/diw_01.c.508438.de/cetkovic.pdf
  • Upravljanje sektorskim mrežama aktera politike za održivi razvoj/ Managing sectoral policy networks for sustainable development (2011). Ecologica, 18(62), 189-193. (in Serbian).