Frederic Kalinke

Frederic Kalinke was a summer intern with GPPi during July 2008. He is currently reading an MPhil in International Relations at the University of Oxford and has recently completed a B.A. in P.P.E. (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) at the University of York, UK, and was awarded the 2007 Ede and Ravenscroft Prize for academic and extra-curricular achievement. He is also founder of an academic journal, VOX that fosters interdisciplinary thinking and co-founder of Wisdomap, mindmapping software for the education market.

His research interests lie in the international political economy of energy, with a particular interest in National Oil Companies in emerging economies. During his internship Frederic supported the work on global energy governance in the context of the “Changing Rules of the Game” project.