Debora is Reader in Comparative Politics and currently teaches American and energy politics in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's University Belfast. His primary interest in the political economy of development with a recent emphasis on energy and natural resources, including how international oil and gas companies have shaped twentieth-century international relations and their role as pivotal actors in shaping the current energy transition. His research has mostly focussed on sub-Saharan Africa, especially South Africa, and the post-colonial world. The case of the United States has more recently been integrated into his research agenda by approaching American politics from a comparative perspective in the context of American Political Development. Specific interests include political realignments in American history, race relations (e.g., comparative studies of Jim Crow and minority rule in Southern Africa) and US energy politics with a focus on the history of "Big Oil". Dr Andreasson's research has been funded by the ESRC World Economy and Finance Research Programme, the British Academy, the Nuffield Foundation and the DfE Global Challenges Research Fund.