International and regional environmental cooperation, national environmental policy and corporate strategies. Main focus on the EU, marine pollution and climate change.
Academic background
- Full professor competence, 2008
- Dr. Polit., University of Oslo, 1999 (political science)
Professional experience
- Visiting researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara (2006-07).
- Research Director the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (2003-06).
- Programme director - European Policy, at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (2000-03).
- Member of the Board and Council at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (1995-97).
- Part-time employment at the Institute for Applied System Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria (1994-96).
- Scholarship from the Norwegian Research Council (1994-98).
- Senior Executive Officer, Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, Department of Ocean Pollution (1991-92).
- Scholarship, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (1990-91).
PROJECTS
BOOKS
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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In R.K.W. Wurzel, D. Liefferink and D. Torney (eds), Pioneers, Leaders and Followers in Multilevel and Polycentric Climate Governance. Routledge, 2020, pp. 104-125.
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Global Environmental Politics, published online 31.08.2020, 23 pp. DOI: 10.1162/glep_a_00565
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Business and Politics, published online 22.11.2019, 29 p. DOI: 10.1017/bap.2019.30
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International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, published online 28.06.2019, 19 p. DOI: 10.1007/s10784-019-09447-6
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Environmental Politics, published online 02.06.2019, 22 p. DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2019.1625145
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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CICEP report, 01.10.2019. In Norwegian.
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Climate Policy Outlook 2017, CICEP, 2017.
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Klassekampen, 2.1.2017. In Norwegian.
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Energi og Klima. 21.12.2016. In Norwegian.
RELATED RESEARCH AREA(S)
NEWS
- Enighet om nytt klimamål på EU-toppmøte
- String of new research projects for FNI
- Svalbard, EU and the green transition: New research projects awarded to FNI
- The rise of Climate Change Acts: a game-changer in Climate Governance?
- EU struggles to phase out Member State price regulations on electricity
IN MEDIA
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– Da koronakrisen traff Europa var entusiasmen rundt Green Deal allerede i ferd med å avta ('– When the corona crisis hit Europe, enthusiasm for the Green Deal had already started to fade')
Magasinet Klima, 14 April 2020. In Norwegian.
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EU og klima: Koronakrisen gir «ekstremt verdifull lærdom» til kampen mot klimakrisen ('EU and climate: The corona crisis provides "extremely valuable lessons" for the fight against climate change')
Energi og Klima, 25 March 2020. In Norwegian.
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Kull mot klima i Katowice ('Coal vs. climate in Katowice')
Vårt Land, 10.12.2018. In Norwegian.
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Kjemper mot vindmøller ('Fighting windmills')
Morgenbladet, 30.11.2018. In Norwegian.
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Succeshistorie for det globale samarbejde fylder rundt ('Jubilee for global success story')
Globalnyt. 17.09.2017. In Danish.