FNI conducts empirical, theoretical and legal studies on global governance, with focus on environmental issues.
Many of FNI's empirical studies del with the UN and its many sub-agencies, and its key role in global environmental governance as both an arena and an actor. How does the UN system contribute to the effectiveness of global governance, and can it be enhanced? Various global environmental agreements are studied, as are the role and position of key state actors.
Theoretical studies employ regime theory to analyze how conventions and regimes are created, how they develop and what factors they are influenced by. Another important issue is analyzing how they work - what kinds of institutional design make regimes effective?
Legal studies focus on the treaties and decisions that constitute the legal basis of the institutions and their formal powers. Such studies also consider the content of rights and duties of states under the respective treaties. Are the institutions, procedures and substantive rules designed so that conflicts are avioded and synergies enhanced?
RESEARCHERS
PROJECTS
BOOKS
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Leiden (the Netherlands), Brill, 2017, 420 p.
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Abingdon (UK), Routledge, 2017, 232 p.
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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In Susan Park and Teresa Kramarz (eds), Global Environmental Governance and the Accountability Trap. Cambridge (USA), MIT Press, 2019, pp. 143-168.
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In J. Zalasiewicz, C. Waters, M. Williams and C. Summerhayes (eds), The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit: A Guide to the Scientific Evidence and Current Debate. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019, pp. 31-40.
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Current Anthropology, Vol 59, No 2, 2018, pp. 220-223.
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Global Challenges, Vol 2, No 9, 7 p. DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201800055
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In Peter Dauvergne and Justin Alger (eds), A Research Agenda for Global Environmental Politics. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2018, pp. 50-64.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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Nordlys, 14.5.2019. In Norwegian.
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High North News, 25.4.2019.
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Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, policy brief. April 2019.
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Dagens Næringsliv, 5.4.2019. In Norwegian.
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Anchorage Daily News, 3.4.2019.
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IN MEDIA
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US blocks climate change declaration at Arctic Council
BBC World Business Report, 8.5.2019.
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Dette blir det første møtet i Arktisk Råd uten felleserklæring ('This is the first Arctic Council meeting not leading to a joint statement'
High North News, 7.5.2019. In Norwegian.
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Den afrikanske glutenfrie drømmen ('The African gluten free dream')
NRK Uriks, 1.5.2019. In Norwegian.
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Forsker om Arktisk Råd: - Det viktigste arbeidet skjer ikke på ministernivå ('Expert on Arctic Council: - The most important work does not happen at ministerial level')
High North News, 25.4.2019. In Norwegian.
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Et 30 år gammelt kompromiss slår sprekker og skaper friksjoner mellom USA og Canada ('A 30 year old compromise is challenged, creating friction between USA and Canada')
High North News, 12.4.2019. In Norwegian.
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