• Visiting Fellow, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex
• Visiting Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tartu
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Humanities, Utrecht University

Phil Johnstone is Visiting Professor in sociotechnical change and sustainability at the University of Tartu, Postdoctoral Researcher at Utrecht University, and Visiting Fellow at the University of Sussex. Phil's interests address the political-economic and democratic implications of sustainability transitions and science and technology policy. He has researched and published widely on a range of topics including Deep Transitions, the role of the state in sustainability, militaries, shocks, wars and sociotechnical change, and the governance of discontinuation and phase out. He has a long-standing interest in energy policy including nuclear power and the civil-military dynamics of nuclear past and present. Together with colleagues, he has contributed to journal articles, governmental inquiries, and media coverage related to nuclear developments in the UK and elsewhere.

• 2025–present Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Utrecht
• 2025–present Visiting Fellow, University of Sussex
• 2025–present Visiting professor, University of Tartu
• 2022–2025 Principal Research Fellow, University of Sussex
• 2013–2022 Research Fellow, University of Sussex

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