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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Fagbokforlaget, 2023, 168 p. In Norwegian.
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I.B. Tauris, 2019, 280 p.
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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In Eivind Smith (ed), Våre perifere domstoler. Fagbokforlaget, 2023, pp. 37-63. In Norwegian.
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In Leonardo Arriola, Lise Rfakner and Nicolas Van de Walle (eds), Democratic Backsliding in Africa? Autocratization, Resilience, and Contention. Oxford University Press, 2022, pp. 34-55.
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 45-62
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 273-295
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Global Studies Quarterly, Vol 4, No 2, 2022, pp. 1-12
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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Altinget.no, March 29, 2023. In Norwegian.
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FNI Policy Brief 1/2023. Lysaker, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, January 2023, 8 p.
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Dagsavisen, December 13, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Altinget.dk, December 7, 2022. In Danish.
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FNI Policy Brief 9/2022. Lysaker, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, November 2022, 8 p.
IN MEDIA
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Norge eksporterer farlig oljeavfall til Danmark: – Ulovlig, mener jusprofessor (Norway exports dangerous oil waste to Denmark: 'Illegal', says law professor)
NRK, January 12, 2023. In Norwegian.
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Nu er det naturens tur til at få en Paris-aftale. Men det bliver svært. (It is nature's turn to get a Paris agreement. But it will be difficult)
Politiken, December 7, 2022. In Danish.
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Folk er mer villige til å akseptere klimatiltak om andre land også bidrar (People are more willing to accept climate measures if other countries also contribute)
Forskning.no, November 6, 2022. In Norwegian.
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MDG: Krever innsyn i regjeringens oljetillatelser (Requires insight into the government's oil permits)
VG, May 7, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Professor: Langt flere oljevedtak kan være ulovlige ('More oil decisions may be illegal')
VG, April 29, 2022. In Norwegian.
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