Home  About FNI  Research  Publications  Staff  News & events  Contact		FNI STAFF Lars H. Gulbrandsen Born: 1972 Position at FNI: Senior Research Fellow, Director of FNI's Global Governance and Sustainable Development Programme. Academic background:   Ph.D., University of Oslo, 2009 (political science).   Cand.polit., University of Oslo, 2001 (political science).   M.Sc., London School of Economics, 1998 (organisational and social psychology). Professional experience:   Visiting Scholar, Center for International Development, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA (January-July 2007).   Senior Research Fellow FNI (since 2005).   Research Fellow FNI (2002-2005).   Researcher FNI (2001-2002).   Research Assistant FNI (2000-2001).   Ph.D. programme, Dept. of Political Science, University of Oslo (since 2005).   External examiner, Dept. of Political Science, University of Oslo (since 2004).   Part-time lecturer in research methods and statistics (student courses), Dept. of Political Science, University of Oslo (2000-2001). Main research interests: Environmental and resource management politics, with a particular focus on market-based policy instruments, non-state governance, corporate social responsibility, international regimes, and the relationship between science and politics in environmental governance. Current substantive foci include eco-labelling; oil companies and social responsibility; and forest, biodiversity, and climate change politics. Selected publications: Gulbrandsen, Lars H., Non-State Global Environmental Governance: The Emergence and Effectiveness of Forest and Fisheries Certification Schemes. Doctoral dissertation, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo. Oslo, Unipub, 2009, 234 p. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'The Emergence and Effectiveness of the Marine Stewardship Council'. Marine Policy, Vol 33, No 4, 2009, pp. 654-660. Auld, Graeme , Lars H. Gulbrandsen and Constance L. McDermott, 'Certification Schemes and the Impacts on Forests and Forestry'. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol 33, 2008, pp. 187-211. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Organizing Accountability in Transnational Standards Organizations: The Forest Stewardship Council as a Good Governance Model'. In Boström, Magnus and Christina Garsten (eds), Organizing Transnational Accountability. Cheltenham (UK)/Northhampton (USA), Edward Elgar, 2008, pp. 61-79. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Accountability Arrangements in Non-State Standards Organizations: Instrumental Design and Imitation'. Organization, Vol 15, No 4, 2008, pp. 563-583. Gulbrandsen, Lars H, 'The Role of Science in Environmental Governance: Competing Knowledge Producers in Swedish and Norwegian Forestry'. Global Environmental Politics, Vol 8, No 2, 2008, pp. 99-122. Gulbrandsen, Lars H. and Arild Moe, 'BP in Azerbaijan: A Test Case of the Potential and Limits of the CSR Agenda?'. Third World Quarterly, Vol 28, No 4, 2007, pp. 813-830. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Creating Markets for Eco-labelling: Are Consumers Insignificant?'. International Journal of Consumer Studies, Vol 30, No 5, 2006, pp. 477-489. Gulbrandsen, Lars H. and David Humphreys, International Initiatives to Address Tropical Timber Logging and Trade. FNI report 4/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 67 p. Gulbrandsen, Lars H. and Arild Moe, 'Oil Company CSR Collaboration in 'New' Petro-states'. Journal of Corporate Citizenship, No 20, 2005, pp. 53-64. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Sustainable Forestry in Sweden: The Effect of Competition Among Private Certification Schemes', The Journal of Environment and Development, Vol 14, No 3, 2005, pp. 338-355. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'The Effectiveness of Non-State Governance Schemes: A Comparative Study of Forest Certification in Norway and Sweden', International Environmental Agreements, Vol 5, No 2, 2005, pp. 125-149. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Mark of Sustainability? Challenges for Fishery and Forestry Eco-labeling'. Environment, Vol 47, No 5, 2005, pp. 8-23. Andresen, Steinar and Lars H. Gulbrandsen, 'The Role of Green NGOs in Promoting Climate Compliance'. In: Stokke, Hovi and Ulfstein (eds.), Implementing the Climate Regime: International Compliance. London, Earthscan, 2005, pp. 169-186. Gulbrandsen, Lars H. and Steinar Andresen, 'NGO Influence in the Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol: Compliance, Flexibility Mechanisms and Sinks'. Global Environmental Politics, Vol 4, No 4, 2004, pp. 54-75. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Overlapping Public and Private Governance: Can Forest Certification Fill the Gaps in the Global Forest Regime?'. Global Environmental Politics, Vol 4, No 2, 2004, pp. 75-99. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'The Evolving Forest Regime and Domestic Actors: Strategic or Normative Adaptation?'. Environmental Politics, Vol 12, No 2, 2003, pp. 95-114. Recent commentary articles: Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Et skjebnevalg for miljøet' ('US Presidential Elections Fateful for the Environment'), Aftenposten, 4 May 2007. In Norwegian. Gulbrandsen, Lars H., 'Norske Skogs nei til Union' ('Norske Skog's No to Union Paper Mill'). Aftenposten, 2 August 2005. In Norwegian. Gulbrandsen, Lars H. and Arild Moe, 'Oljeindustrien og korrupte land' ('The Oil Industry and Corrupt Nations'). Aftenposten, 9 February 2005. In Norwegian. Top		Contact details for Lars H. Gulbrandsen:   (+47) 67111932   lars.gulbrandsen (+@fni.no) Related focal points of research:   Biodiversity and biosafety   Global governance and sustainable development Important ongoing projects: Conditions for Change in International Climate Policy: The Role of China, the EU and the US Reforming the EU Emissions Trading System: Causes and Consequences Geopolitics in the High North: Climate Change, Energy Development, and Environmental Protection The Transformation of Global Environmental Governance: Risks and Opportunities Important past projects: Non-State Global Environmental Governance: The Emergence and Effectiveness of Forest and Fisheries Certification Schemes The Role of the UN in Global Environmental Governance: Potential for Increased Effectiveness? New Principles and Instruments of Environmental Governance and the Influence of Scientific Input Environmental Labelling, Trade Rules, and Sustainable Management of Forest and Fisheries Implementing the Climate Regime: Conditions for Effectiveness Oil Companies and the New Petroleum Provinces: Ethics, Business and Politics Recent relevant FNI News: Lars H. Gulbrandsen Obtains PhD Degree on Environmental Certification in the Forestry and Fisheries Sectors (01.04.09) FNI Seminar on the International Climate Change Negotiations. In Norwegian (21.11.08) Norway's First Textbook on International Environmental Politics (23.10.08) BP Addresses Macro-level CSR Challenges in Azerbaijan (20.06.07) FNI Explores International Policies to Control Illegal Logging (07.04.06) Recent media coverage: 'Goede vis, maar goed voor wie?' ('Good Fish, but Good for Whom?'), Onze Wereld, 19.05.2010. In Dutch. 'A New "Neighborhood Watch": Azeri Horsemen Guard BP Pipeline', The Christian Science Monitor, 12.03.2008. 'BP Addresses Macro-level CSR Challenges in Azerbaijan', Innovations Report, 20 June 2007.
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