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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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.
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Energy Research & Social Science, Vol 104, No 103231, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103231
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Environmental Policy and Governance, published online 29.05.2023, 12 p. DOI: 10.1002/eet.2068
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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FNI-rapport 3/2024. Lysaker, FNI, 2024, 21 p. In Norwegian.
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Aftenposten, May 27, 2024. In Norwegian.
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Aftenposten, August 11, 2023. In Norwegian.
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Dagens Næringsliv, June 22, 2023. In Norwegian.
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Kommunal rapport, June 2, 2023. In Norwegian.
IN MEDIA
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Arbeiderpartiet vil behandle kun tre EU-direktiver: – Kan ikke bare fortsette å si nei, sier forsker (Labour Party to Tackle Three EU Directives: 'Can't Keep Saying No')
Forskning.no, January 31, 2025. In Norwegian.
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EU-regler splitter regjeringen – hva handler de egentlig om? (EU rules divide the government – what are they really about?)
Forskning.no, January 30, 2025. In Norwegian.
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Eksperter: Acer-motstand kan sette hele EØS-avtalen i spill (Experts: ACER Opposition Could Threaten the EEA Agreement)
NRK, January 30, 2025. In Norwegian.
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Alt du vil vite om fjerde energipakke – men ikkje tør å spørje om (All you need to know on EU's fourth energy package)
NRK Vestland, January 22, 2025. In Norwegian.
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Frykter dagens vindkraftpolitikk kan skade natur og strømproduksjon (Concerns Over Wind Power Policy Impact on Nature and Energy)
NRK, March 25, 2024. In Norwegian.