Home  About FNI  Research  Publications  Staff  News & events  Contact		FNI STAFF Jon Birger Skjærseth Position at FNI: Research Professor Academic background   Full professor competence, 2008   Dr. Polit., University of Oslo, 1999 (political science) Professional experience   Visiting researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara (2006-07).   Research Director the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (2003-06).   Programme director - European Policy, at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (2000-03).   Member of the Board and Council at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (1995-97).   Part-time employment at the Institute for Applied System Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria (1994-96).   Scholarship from the Norwegian Research Council (1994-98).   Senior Executive Officer, Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, Department of Ocean Pollution (1991-92).   Scholarship, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (1990-91). Main research interests International and regional environmental cooperation, national environmental policy and corporate strategies. Main focus on the EU, marine pollution and climate change. Major publications Books Skjærseth, Jon Birger and Tora Skodvin, Climate Change and the Oil Industry: Common Problems, Varying Strategies. Paperback edition. Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2009, 260 p. Skjærseth, Jon Birger and Jørgen Wettestad, EU Emissions Trading: Initiation, Decision-making and Implementation. Aldershot, Ashgate, 2008, 216 p. Skjærseth, Jon Birger (ed.), International Regimes and Norway's Environmental Policy - Crossfire and Coherence. Ashgate, September 2004, 254 p. Skjærseth, Jon Birger and Tora Skodvin, Climate Change and the Oil Industry: Common Problem, Varying Strategies. Hardback edition. Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2003, 246 p. Miles, Edward L., Arild Underdal, Steinar Andresen, Jørgen Wettestad, Jon Birger Skjærseth and Elaine M. Carlin, Environmental Regime Effectiveness: Confronting Theory with Evidence. Cambridge (MA), MIT Press, 2001, 491 p. Skjærseth, Jon Birger, North Sea Cooperation. Linking international and Domestic Pollution Control. Manchester University Press, 2000. Skjærseth, Jon Birger, The Making and Implementation of North Sea Pollution Commitments: Institutions, Rationality and Norms. University of Oslo and Akademika, 1999. Peer reviewed journal articles Skjærseth, Jon Birger and Jørgen Wettestad, 'Making the EU Emissions Trading System: The European Commission as an Entrepreneurial Epistemic Leader'. Global Environmental Change, Vol 20, No 2, 2010, pp. 314-321. Skjærseth, Jon Birger, 'Exploring the Consequences of Soft Law and Hard Law: Implementing International Nutrient Commitments in Norwegian Agriculture'. International Environmental Agreements, Vol 10, No 1, 2010, pp. 1-14. Skjærseth, Jon Birger and Jørgen Wettestad, 'A Framework for Assessing the Sustainability Impact of CSR'. In Barth, Regine and Franziska Wolff (eds), Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe: Rhetoric and Realities. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2009, pp. 26-38. Skjærseth, Jon B. and Jørgen Wettestad, 'The Origin, Evolution and Consequences of the EU Emissions Trading System'. Global Environmental Politics, Vol 9, No 2, 2009, pp. 101-123. Sæverud, Ingvild A. and Jon Birger Skjærseth, 'Oil Companies and Climate Change: Inconsistencies between Strategy Formulation and Implementation?'. Global Environmental Politics, Vol 7, No 3, 2007, pp. 42-63. Skjærseth, Jon B. and Jørgen Wettestad, 'Is EU Enlargement Bad for Environmental Policy? Confronting Gloomy Expectations with Evidence'. International Environmental Agreements, Vol 7, No 3, 2007, pp. 263-280. Skjærseth, Jon Birger, Olav Schram Stokke and Jørgen Wettestad, 'Soft Law, Hard Law, and Effective Implementation of International Environmental Norms'. Global Environmental Politics, Vol 6, No 3, 2006, pp. 104-120. Skjærseth, Jon Birger and Atle Christer Christiansen, 'Environmental Policy Instruments and Technological Change in the Energy Sector: Findings from Comparative Empirical Research'. Energy & Environment, Vol 17 No 2, 2006, pp. 223-241. Skjærseth, Jon Birger, 'Protecting the North-East Atlantic: Enhancing Synergies by Institutional Interplay'. Marine Policy, Vol 30, No 2, 2006, pp. 157-166. Skjærseth, Jon Birger and Atle Christer Christiansen, 'Climate Change Policies in Norway and the Netherlands: Different Instruments, Similar Outcome'. Energy & Environment, Vol 16, No 1, 2005, pp. 1-25. Skjærseth, Jon Birger and Jørgen Wettestad, 'Understanding the effectiveness of EU Environmental Policy: How Can Regime Analysis Contribute?'. Environmental Politics, Vol 11, No 3, 2002, pp. 99-121. Skjærseth, Jon Birger and Tora Skodvin, 'Climate Change and the Oil Industry: Common Problems, Different Strategies'. Global Environmental Politics, Vol 1, No 4, 2001, pp. 43-64. Skjærseth, Jon Birger, 'The Fruitfulness of Various Models in the Study of International Environmental Politics'. Cooperation and Conflict, Vol 30, No 2, 1995, pp. 155-178. Recent commentary articles Underdal, Arild, Iselin Stensdal, Jon Birger Skjærseth and Guri Bang, 'Nøkkelaktører låser klimaforhandlingene' ('Key Actors Lock the Climate Negotiations'), Dagsavisen, 13.12.2011. In Norwegian. Skjærseth, Jon Birger and Jørgen Wettestad, 'Styrking av EUs kvotehandelssytem' ('Strengthening of the EU Emissions Trading System'), Klima, No 3, 20 May 2009. In Norwegian. Skjærseth, Jon Birger og Jørgen Wettestad, 'Mer makt til Brussel i klimapolitikken' ('More Power to Brussels in Climate Politics'), Klima, No 3, June 2008. In Norwegian. Skjærseth, Jon Birger, 'Schwarzenegger mot Bush' ('Climate: Schwarzenegger vs. Bush'), Dagbladet, 25 June 2007. In Norwegian. Top		Contact details   (+47) 67111933   jon.b.skjaerseth (+@fni.no) Related focal points of research   European energy and environmental politics   Global governance and sustainable development   Marine affairs and Law of the Sea Important ongoing projects The EU Energy and Climate Package: Causes, Content and Consequences (ECPack) Reforming the EU Emissions Trading System: Causes and Consequences Strategic Challenges in International Climate and Energy Policy (CICEP) Conditions for Change in International Climate Policy: The Role of China, the EU and the US Toxics Diplomacy: Norway in International Cooperation Concerning Hazardous Substances and Trade Norwegian Biodiversity Policy in the Interface between European Legislation and Multilateral Environmental Treaties: the Seed Issue. Important past projects The EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Key Conditions and Prospects for Effectiveness EU Enlargement – Challenges to the Effectiveness of Environmental Policy Integration of the European Energy Sectors – Investment Strategies of Major Oil and Gas Companies Pathways to Sustainability: Policy Instruments and Technological Change Institutional Interaction between the EU and International Environmental Agreements Recent relevant FNI News FNI Researchers Publish Comprehensive Analysis of International Environmental Agreements (05.12.2011) Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe (23.07.2009) Norway's First Textbook on International Environmental Politics (23.10.2008)   Understanding the Fascinating Development of the EU ETS (13.03.2008) Recent media coverage 'Skrev bok om kvotehandelens historie' ('Wrote Book on the History of Quota Emissions Trading'), Norwegian EU Delegation, 7 November 2008. In Norwegian.
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