
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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In F. Biermann and R.E. Kim (eds), Architecture of Earth System Governance. Cambridge University Press, 2020, pp.207-232.
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International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Vol 20, 2020, pp. 5-19.
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Asian Perspective, Vol 44, No 3, 2020, pp. 435-460
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In Frank Biermenn and Rakhyun E. Kim (eds), Architectures of Earth System Governance. Cambridge University Press, 2020, pp. 37-56.
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Business and Politics, published online 22.11.2019, 29 p. DOI: 10.1017/bap.2019.30
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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FNI Report 3/2020. Lysaker, FNI, 2020, 66 p. In Norwegian
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Aftenposten, 29.10.20. In Norwegian.
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High North News, 30 June 2020. In Norwegian.
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Vårt Land, 26 June 2020. In Norwegian.
IN MEDIA
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Jusprofessor tar oppgjør med tvang mot kommuner
VG, 24.09.2020. In Niorwegian
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Ble maktesløst vitne til død – selv om vaksinen fantes ('Powerless witness to death - even though a vaccine existed')
NRK.no, 28.08.2020. In Norwegian
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— Vi må ikke gjøre forskning til en konkurranse om mengde ('— We must not make research a competition for quantity')
Khrono, 23 August 2020. In Norwegian.
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Topper publiseringspoeng per årsverk for 4. år på rad ('Tops publication rankings four years in a row')
Khrono, 18 August 2020. In Norwegian.
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Kamala Harris might help ‘night and day’ shift for US on global climate diplomacy
Climate Home News, 12 August 2020.