My main research interests are within the fields of global environmental politics, transnational environmental governance, climate and energy politics, and nature protection, land-use and forest governance. Current research areas include EU and Norwegian climate and energy politics, wind power, solar power and other renewables, and land-use, forest, and aquaculture politics in Norway. Much of my earlier work has examined the emergence, evolution and effects of nonstate governance and public-private governance interactions across economic sectors.
Academic background
- Full professor competence (2013)
- 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
- Research Director, Climate and Energy (since 2019).
- Deputy Director at FNI (since 2015).
- Research Professor at FNI (since 2013), previously Senior Research Fellow (since 2005) and Research Fellow (since 2001) at FNI.
- Director of the Global Environmental Governance program at FNI (2010-2016).
- Research Fellow, Sustainability Science Program, Harvard Kennedy School, USA (2007).
- Member of the Editorial Board of Global Environmental Politics.
- Member of the Academic Advisory Council for Voluntary Sustainability Standards, United Nations (UNCTAD-UNFSS).
- Member of the Board of the PLATON consortium (Platform for Open and Nationally Accessible Climate Policy Knowledge).
- Staff representative in the Board of FNI (2006-2015)
- Lecturer at the bachelor-level course International Environmental and Resource Management Politics at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo.
PROJECTS
BOOKS
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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Aquaculture, Vol 605, 15.07.2025.
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Energy Research & Social Science, Vol 123, article 104048, 27.03.2025, 10 p.
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Tidsskriftet UTMARK, No 1, 2025, pp. 1-25.
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Global Policy, published online 30.06.2024, 21 p. DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13401
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Forest Policy and Economics, Vol 166, published online 14.06.2024, 9 p.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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SSB Discussion Paper 1024, May 2025, 47 p.
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Aftenposten, May 26, 2025. In Norwegian.
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Dagens Næringsliv, May 19, 2025. In Norwegian.
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Aftenposten, May 7, 2025. In Norwegian.
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Dagens Næringsliv, April 21, 2025. In Norwegian
IN MEDIA
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Tviler på det nye klimamålet: – Nok en tapt mulighet (Doubts over Norway’s new climate target)
Energi og Klima, June 12, 2025. In Norwegian.
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Alarm om «skjult klimatrussel» på havbotnen (Alarm over “hidden climate threat” on the seafloor)
NRK Vestland, May 15, 2025. In Norwegian.
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EU-land kjøper russisk energi for milliarder (EU countries buy Russian energy for billions)
NRK (TV/radio) April 25, 2025. In Norwegian.
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Hvordan kan vi bevare Vesten? (How Can We Preserve the West?)
Utenrikshospitalet (NUPI podcast), April 4, 2025. In Norwegian.
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De tre direktivene som sprengte regjeringen (The three directives that broke the government)
Advokatfirmaet Hjort / Energisk (podcast), March 8, 2025. In Norwegian.