Andrew Cheon is Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He concentrates on issues of international political economy, theories of international relations, and problems of energy governance. Before joining the SAIS faculty, he obtained his doctorate in Political Science from Columbia University.
His current research analyzes the global investments of national oil companies, presenting a political economy account with a focus on bureaucratic institutions. His work has appeared in Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Global Environmental Change. He recently completed a book manuscript on activism against the fossil fuel industry.
As ISEP, Andrew seeks to contribute theoretically grounded research on topics of policy relevance, such as governance of fossil fuels and energy security.