Zsolt Gál is assistant professor at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts at Comenius University in Bratislava. He holds an MA degree in Political Science from the department and a PhD degree in Economics from Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary. His research interests include public finances, economic aspects of European integration, economic transformation in Central and Eastern Europe, international migration and energy policy. He teaches several courses in these fields at Comenius University. He is the author of the book The 2007–2009 financial crisis: what went wrong and what went different? (2011) and his work has been published in several edited volumes and academic journals. Recently, he contributed a chapter („In Rosatom’s shadow: The uncertain role of nuclear in energy transition of Central and Eastern Europe.“) to the volume EU Energy and Climate Policy after COVID-19 and the Invasion of Ukraine. Decarbonisation and Security in Transition, edited by Matúš Mišík and Andrea Figulová and published by Routledge in 2025.