Dr Tomas Maltby
Reader in International Politics
Research interests
- Environment
- Politics
Biography
Dr Tomas Maltby is a Reader in International Politics in the Department of Political Economy. He works primarily on issues related to climate and energy policy.
Tomas completed his BA in International Relations at Leicester University before moving to Sheffield University to undertake an MA in Research Methods in Politics and International Relations. He did his PhD at Manchester University and worked as a research associate there before starting work at King’s College London in September 2014. Tomas has also taught at the Institute of European Studies, part of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Research
Tomas’ research focuses primarily on the development of climate and energy policy. This includes work related to agenda-setting, policy making, the drivers of and obstacles to energy transitions, climate scepticism/denial and related research on the politics of air pollution.
Teaching
- Introduction to International Politics (2nd year undergraduate)
- The International Politics of Energy (2nd year undergraduate)
- Global Power Europe (3rd year undergraduate)
PhD supervision
Tomas is happy to consider PhD applications in the following areas:
- EU climate and energy policy
- Climate denial and climate scepticism
- Energy transitions
The challenge of ratcheting up climate ambitions: Implementing the ‘experimentalist‘ EU energy and climate governance regulation
Maltby, T. & Bocquillon, P., 7 Aug 2024, In: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Why Green parties remain key players after the 2024 European Parliament election
Maltby, T., 22 Jul 2024, LSE Blogs.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
The urgent need for social science and humanities knowledge for climate action in Europe
Maltby, T., 28 Jun 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: PLOS Climate.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Activism in the era of democratic backsliding: Explaining the efficacy of the clean-air campaigns in Poland
Maltby, T., Birch, S., Fagan, A. & Subašić, M., 6 May 2024, In: democratization. 31, 8, p. 1866-1889 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Contesting just transitions: Climate delay and the contradictions of labour environmentalism
Harry, S., Maltby, T. & Szulecki, K., 18 Apr 2024, In: POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY. 112, 103114.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
EU Renewable Energy Governance and the Ukraine War: Moving Ahead Through Strategic Flexibility?
Buzogány, A., Ćetković, S. & Maltby, T., 29 Dec 2023, In: Politics and Governance. 11, 4, p. 263-274 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
What is the Role of Activism in Air Pollution Politics? Understanding Policy Change in Poland
Maltby, T., Fagan, A., Birch, S. & Subašić, M., 16 Feb 2024, In: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 42, 8, p. 1332-1351 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Energy Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe: The Political Economy of Climate and Energy Policy
Maltby, T. & Misik, M., 4 Apr 2024, Cambridge University Press (CUP).Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Climate Obstruction in Poland: A Governmental-Industrial Complex
Maltby, T., Szulecki, K. & Szulecka, J., 18 Jun 2024, Climate Obstruction across Europe. Oxford University Press (OUP), p. 186-213 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Talkin’ bout a revolution? Institutional change in the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility: the case of climate policy
Maltby, T., Bocquillon, P. & Brooks, E., 15 Aug 2023, In: JOURNAL OF COMMON MARKET STUDIES.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Is populism a challenge to European energy and climate policy? Empirical evidence across varieties of populism
Maltby, T., Szulecki, K., Huber, R. & Cetkovic, S., 7 May 2021, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 28, 7, p. 998-1017 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
EU energy policy integration as embedded intergovernmentalism: the case of Energy Union governance
Maltby, T. & Bocquillon, P., 2022, Renegotiating Authority in EU Energy and Climate Policy. Routledge, p. 39-57 (Journal of European Integration Special Issues).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Consensus and entrepreneurship: The contrasting local and national politics of UK air pollution
Maltby, T., 25 Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 40, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Speak softly and carry a big stick: hardening soft governance in EU energy and health policies
Maltby, T., Bocquillon, P. & Brooks, E., 10 Jul 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
EU energy policy integration as embedded intergovernmentalism: the case of Energy Union governance
Bocquillon, P. & Maltby, T., Jan 2020, In: Journal of European Integration. 42, 1, p. 39-57 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Energy Securitisation: Avenues for Future Research
Judge, A., Maltby, T. & Szulecki, K., 2018, Energy Security in Europe: Divergent Perceptions and Policy Challenges. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 149-173Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
The more the merrier? Assessing the impact of enlargement on European energy and climate change policies
Maltby, T. F. R., 16 Jan 2018, The European Union and Central and Eastern Europe: Assessing Performance. Papadimitriou, D., Baltag, D. & Surubaru, N.-C. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge, p. 88-105Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Two steps forward one step back: renewable energy transitions in Bulgaria and Romania
Davidescu, S., Hiteva, R. & Maltby, T., Sept 2018, In: Public Administration. 96, 3, p. 611-625Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hitting the target but missing the point: failing and succeeding in the Bulgarian renewable energy sector
Maltby, T. F. R. & Hiteva, R., 30 Jun 2017, A guide to EU renewable energy policy. Solario, I. & Jörgens, H. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, p. 224-244 (Social and Political Science 2017).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
"European Energy Union? Caught Between Securitisation and 'Riskification'"
Judge, A. & Maltby, T., Jul 2017, In: European Journal of International Security. 2, 2, p. 179-202Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multiple transformations: theorizing energy vulnerability as a socio-spatial phenomenon
Bouzarovski, S., Tirado Herrero, S., Petrova, S., Frankowski, J., Matousek, R. & Maltby, T., 2017, In: Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography. 99, 1, p. 20-41Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The more the merrier? Assessing the impact of enlargement on EU performance in energy and climate change policies
Bocquillon, P. & Maltby, T., 8 Feb 2017, In: East European Politics. 33, 1, p. 88-105 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Challenging Reductionism in Analyses of EU-Russia Energy Relations
Judge, A., Maltby, T. & Sharples, J. D., 29 Sept 2016, In: Geopolitics. 21, 4, p. 751-762Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
The future of EU-Russia energy relations in the context of decarbonisation
Khrushcheva, O. & Maltby, T. F. R., 8 Jun 2016, In: Geopolitics. 21, 4, p. 799-830Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evolutions and Revolutions in EU-Russia Energy Relations
Khrushcheva, O. & Maltby, T., 26 Jun 2015, Decarbonization in the European Union. Dupont, C. & Sebastian Oberthür, S. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 201-221 21 p. 10. (Energy, Climate and the Environment).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
European Union energy policy integration: A case of European Commission policy entrepreneurship
Maltby, T., 1 Apr 2013, In: Energy Policy. 55, p. 435-444Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Standing in the way by standing in the middle: The case of of state-owned natural gas intermediaries in Bulgaria
Maltby, T. & Hiteva, R. P., 1 Jul 2014, In: GEOFORUM. 54, p. 120-131 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Between amity, enmity and Europeanisation: EU Energy security policy and the example of Bulgaria's Russian energy dependance
Maltby, T., Jul 2015, In: EUROPE ASIA STUDIES. 67, 5, p. 809-830 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research
Comparative Politics Research Group
The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes.
Public Policy and Regulation Research Group
Public Policy and Regulation (PPR) is the home for theoretically and empirically grounded research which analyses policy and regulatory responses to important political, social and economic issues, and (individual-level) responses to these policies.
The European Foreign Policy Research Group
The European Foreign Policy group looks at both EU as well as state foreign policies within Europe and their interconnections.
Environment and Public Policy
The Environment and Public Policy Group
Climate & sustainability researchers at King’s
King's researchers working across climate and sustainability
King's Climate Research Hub
Studying climate change through the relationship between science, policy and culture, particularly in the developing world.
Just Transitions and power shifts: capital, labour and energy in the North Sea region
Exploring what a rapid shift in energy politics in the North Sea could mean as the UK and Norway shift away from oil and gas and towards green sources of energy
Project status: Ongoing
European Politics and Society Research Group
The European Politics and Society research group brings together scholars of all career stages to discuss ongoing work related to the changing identity, visions, capabilities, and relationships which shape contemporary Europe and Europeans.
News
New book examines challenges of energy security
A new book co-authored by a King’s academic analyses the policy preferences and approaches of central and eastern European states to managing the challenges...
Unique show brings fresh perspective to climate crisis
A unique show that blended climate science, comedy and a call to action struck a chord with an audience at King’s College London.
Winner of 2024 policy pitch competition announced
A policy which aims to cut carbon emissions and encourage a transition to clean energy through taxation was voted winner of this year’s SPE Policy Pitch...
Exchanging ideas on key climate actions needed at COP28
Students, academics, staff and visitors came together to discuss priorities for climate action ahead of this year’s COP28 meeting of world leaders.
Project to examine impact of transition to green energy in North Sea
A new research project led by academics at King’s College London will examine the effects of the potentially transformative transition from fossil fuels to...
Winners of annual Policy Pitch competition revealed
A policy designed to put the brakes on ‘fast fashion’ impressed judges at the 2023 School of Politics and Economics Policy Pitch.
Carbon pitch captures the imagination at competition
A policy aiming to reduce the cost of carbon capture and encourage more UK companies to utilise the technology was declared winner of a policy pitch...
Rise of populist politics 'has not endangered work on new climate policy' in Europe
The rise of populist parties in Europe has not endangered work on ambitious climate policy despite electoral success at the national and European levels, new...
Competition winners show their policy is more than just hot air!
Cutting carbon emissions by reusing waste heat from supermarkets in local homes was judged the best new policy idea at a competition hosted by the School of...
Why London is streets ahead in efforts to tackle air pollution
Action to tackle air pollution has been markedly more effective in London than at the national level because of a history of cross-party consensus and public...
Events
COP28: Time for actions not words
In the run up to the COP28 global climate summit, the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy is hosting a stimulating and interactive evening centred...
Please note: this event has passed.
Conflict, Crisis and the Politics of Energy (In)security
The Political Studies Association’s Environmental Politics group is hosting its annual workshop at King’s and will examine the implications of the recent...
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
How can we influence climate policy in a time of flux?
Dr Tomas Maltby discusses influencing environmental policy in times of uncertainty.
The challenge of ratcheting up climate ambitions: Implementing the ‘experimentalist‘ EU energy and climate governance regulation
Maltby, T. & Bocquillon, P., 7 Aug 2024, In: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Why Green parties remain key players after the 2024 European Parliament election
Maltby, T., 22 Jul 2024, LSE Blogs.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
The urgent need for social science and humanities knowledge for climate action in Europe
Maltby, T., 28 Jun 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: PLOS Climate.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Activism in the era of democratic backsliding: Explaining the efficacy of the clean-air campaigns in Poland
Maltby, T., Birch, S., Fagan, A. & Subašić, M., 6 May 2024, In: democratization. 31, 8, p. 1866-1889 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Contesting just transitions: Climate delay and the contradictions of labour environmentalism
Harry, S., Maltby, T. & Szulecki, K., 18 Apr 2024, In: POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY. 112, 103114.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
EU Renewable Energy Governance and the Ukraine War: Moving Ahead Through Strategic Flexibility?
Buzogány, A., Ćetković, S. & Maltby, T., 29 Dec 2023, In: Politics and Governance. 11, 4, p. 263-274 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
What is the Role of Activism in Air Pollution Politics? Understanding Policy Change in Poland
Maltby, T., Fagan, A., Birch, S. & Subašić, M., 16 Feb 2024, In: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 42, 8, p. 1332-1351 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Energy Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe: The Political Economy of Climate and Energy Policy
Maltby, T. & Misik, M., 4 Apr 2024, Cambridge University Press (CUP).Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Climate Obstruction in Poland: A Governmental-Industrial Complex
Maltby, T., Szulecki, K. & Szulecka, J., 18 Jun 2024, Climate Obstruction across Europe. Oxford University Press (OUP), p. 186-213 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Talkin’ bout a revolution? Institutional change in the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility: the case of climate policy
Maltby, T., Bocquillon, P. & Brooks, E., 15 Aug 2023, In: JOURNAL OF COMMON MARKET STUDIES.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Is populism a challenge to European energy and climate policy? Empirical evidence across varieties of populism
Maltby, T., Szulecki, K., Huber, R. & Cetkovic, S., 7 May 2021, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 28, 7, p. 998-1017 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
EU energy policy integration as embedded intergovernmentalism: the case of Energy Union governance
Maltby, T. & Bocquillon, P., 2022, Renegotiating Authority in EU Energy and Climate Policy. Routledge, p. 39-57 (Journal of European Integration Special Issues).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Consensus and entrepreneurship: The contrasting local and national politics of UK air pollution
Maltby, T., 25 Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 40, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Speak softly and carry a big stick: hardening soft governance in EU energy and health policies
Maltby, T., Bocquillon, P. & Brooks, E., 10 Jul 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
EU energy policy integration as embedded intergovernmentalism: the case of Energy Union governance
Bocquillon, P. & Maltby, T., Jan 2020, In: Journal of European Integration. 42, 1, p. 39-57 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Energy Securitisation: Avenues for Future Research
Judge, A., Maltby, T. & Szulecki, K., 2018, Energy Security in Europe: Divergent Perceptions and Policy Challenges. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 149-173Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
The more the merrier? Assessing the impact of enlargement on European energy and climate change policies
Maltby, T. F. R., 16 Jan 2018, The European Union and Central and Eastern Europe: Assessing Performance. Papadimitriou, D., Baltag, D. & Surubaru, N.-C. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge, p. 88-105Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Two steps forward one step back: renewable energy transitions in Bulgaria and Romania
Davidescu, S., Hiteva, R. & Maltby, T., Sept 2018, In: Public Administration. 96, 3, p. 611-625Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hitting the target but missing the point: failing and succeeding in the Bulgarian renewable energy sector
Maltby, T. F. R. & Hiteva, R., 30 Jun 2017, A guide to EU renewable energy policy. Solario, I. & Jörgens, H. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, p. 224-244 (Social and Political Science 2017).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
"European Energy Union? Caught Between Securitisation and 'Riskification'"
Judge, A. & Maltby, T., Jul 2017, In: European Journal of International Security. 2, 2, p. 179-202Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multiple transformations: theorizing energy vulnerability as a socio-spatial phenomenon
Bouzarovski, S., Tirado Herrero, S., Petrova, S., Frankowski, J., Matousek, R. & Maltby, T., 2017, In: Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography. 99, 1, p. 20-41Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The more the merrier? Assessing the impact of enlargement on EU performance in energy and climate change policies
Bocquillon, P. & Maltby, T., 8 Feb 2017, In: East European Politics. 33, 1, p. 88-105 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Challenging Reductionism in Analyses of EU-Russia Energy Relations
Judge, A., Maltby, T. & Sharples, J. D., 29 Sept 2016, In: Geopolitics. 21, 4, p. 751-762Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
The future of EU-Russia energy relations in the context of decarbonisation
Khrushcheva, O. & Maltby, T. F. R., 8 Jun 2016, In: Geopolitics. 21, 4, p. 799-830Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evolutions and Revolutions in EU-Russia Energy Relations
Khrushcheva, O. & Maltby, T., 26 Jun 2015, Decarbonization in the European Union. Dupont, C. & Sebastian Oberthür, S. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 201-221 21 p. 10. (Energy, Climate and the Environment).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
European Union energy policy integration: A case of European Commission policy entrepreneurship
Maltby, T., 1 Apr 2013, In: Energy Policy. 55, p. 435-444Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Standing in the way by standing in the middle: The case of of state-owned natural gas intermediaries in Bulgaria
Maltby, T. & Hiteva, R. P., 1 Jul 2014, In: GEOFORUM. 54, p. 120-131 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Between amity, enmity and Europeanisation: EU Energy security policy and the example of Bulgaria's Russian energy dependance
Maltby, T., Jul 2015, In: EUROPE ASIA STUDIES. 67, 5, p. 809-830 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research
Comparative Politics Research Group
The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes.
Public Policy and Regulation Research Group
Public Policy and Regulation (PPR) is the home for theoretically and empirically grounded research which analyses policy and regulatory responses to important political, social and economic issues, and (individual-level) responses to these policies.
The European Foreign Policy Research Group
The European Foreign Policy group looks at both EU as well as state foreign policies within Europe and their interconnections.
Environment and Public Policy
The Environment and Public Policy Group
Climate & sustainability researchers at King’s
King's researchers working across climate and sustainability
King's Climate Research Hub
Studying climate change through the relationship between science, policy and culture, particularly in the developing world.
Just Transitions and power shifts: capital, labour and energy in the North Sea region
Exploring what a rapid shift in energy politics in the North Sea could mean as the UK and Norway shift away from oil and gas and towards green sources of energy
Project status: Ongoing
European Politics and Society Research Group
The European Politics and Society research group brings together scholars of all career stages to discuss ongoing work related to the changing identity, visions, capabilities, and relationships which shape contemporary Europe and Europeans.
News
New book examines challenges of energy security
A new book co-authored by a King’s academic analyses the policy preferences and approaches of central and eastern European states to managing the challenges...
Unique show brings fresh perspective to climate crisis
A unique show that blended climate science, comedy and a call to action struck a chord with an audience at King’s College London.
Winner of 2024 policy pitch competition announced
A policy which aims to cut carbon emissions and encourage a transition to clean energy through taxation was voted winner of this year’s SPE Policy Pitch...
Exchanging ideas on key climate actions needed at COP28
Students, academics, staff and visitors came together to discuss priorities for climate action ahead of this year’s COP28 meeting of world leaders.
Project to examine impact of transition to green energy in North Sea
A new research project led by academics at King’s College London will examine the effects of the potentially transformative transition from fossil fuels to...
Winners of annual Policy Pitch competition revealed
A policy designed to put the brakes on ‘fast fashion’ impressed judges at the 2023 School of Politics and Economics Policy Pitch.
Carbon pitch captures the imagination at competition
A policy aiming to reduce the cost of carbon capture and encourage more UK companies to utilise the technology was declared winner of a policy pitch...
Rise of populist politics 'has not endangered work on new climate policy' in Europe
The rise of populist parties in Europe has not endangered work on ambitious climate policy despite electoral success at the national and European levels, new...
Competition winners show their policy is more than just hot air!
Cutting carbon emissions by reusing waste heat from supermarkets in local homes was judged the best new policy idea at a competition hosted by the School of...
Why London is streets ahead in efforts to tackle air pollution
Action to tackle air pollution has been markedly more effective in London than at the national level because of a history of cross-party consensus and public...
Events
COP28: Time for actions not words
In the run up to the COP28 global climate summit, the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy is hosting a stimulating and interactive evening centred...
Please note: this event has passed.
Conflict, Crisis and the Politics of Energy (In)security
The Political Studies Association’s Environmental Politics group is hosting its annual workshop at King’s and will examine the implications of the recent...
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
How can we influence climate policy in a time of flux?
Dr Tomas Maltby discusses influencing environmental policy in times of uncertainty.