
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
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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The Polar Journal, Vol 11, No 2, 2022, pp.249-268.
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Yearbook of International Environmental Law, published online 24.05.2021, 35 p. DOI: 10.1093/yiel/yvaa078
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol 9, 24.06.2021. DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.610926
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Health Policy and Planning, Vol 36, No 3, 2021, pp. 312-321.
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Earth's Future, Vol 9, No 3, 2021, 25 p.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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Aftenposten, 4 November 2021. In Norwegian.
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Dagens næringsliv, 30 October 2021. In Norwegian.
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Kina tar ledertrøyen innen biologisk mangfold (China takes centre stage in global biodiversity push)
Dagens næringsliv, 19 October 2021. In Norwegian.
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Oslo, WWF-Norway, June 2021, 41 p.
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Kommunal rapport, 18 May 2021. In Norwegian.
IN MEDIA
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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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Konsekvensutredning av klimasaker: - Ikke effektivt nok regelverk for å synliggjøre negative konsekvenser (Impact assessment of climate issues)
Juristen.no, 17 December 2021. In Norwegian.
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I tribunali ombra che minacciano il clima: il Trattato sulla Carta dell’Energia (How Shadow Courts Threaten the Climate)
Green European Journal, 28 November 2021. In Italian.
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Klimatoppmøtet i Glasgow - COP26: Krise uten Kina (Glasgow Climate Summit - COP26 Crisis without China)
Dagbladet, 30 October 2021. In Norwegian.