My academic focus has centred on two main pillars: i) international fisheries management, with an emphasis on enforcement and compliance issues; ii) relations between Russia and the West, primarily Norway, in the European North. Within these two pillars, my main interest has gradually narrowed in on the legal aspects of international fisheries management (law of the sea) and the identity aspects of Russian foreign policy. I also have some experience in international Arctic politics more widely.
Academic background
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) (Law of the Sea), UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (2020)
- Full professor competence (2004)
- Dr. polit. (PhD, political science), University of Oslo (2000)
- Cand. polit. (MA, political science), University of Tromsø (1993).
- Cand. mag. (BA, political science , Russian and Polish languages, East European studies), University of Oslo (1990)
Professional experience
- Research professor, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (2022 - ongoing)
- Secretary General, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (2021-2022) (adjunct research professor at FNI)
- Senior Project Manager for Russia and Northern Europe, Lloyd’s Register (2019-2020)
- Chairman of the Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association (2018-2021)
- Director, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (2015-2019)
- Deputy Director, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (2014-2015)
- Research Director, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (2006-2014)
- Head of Russia and Polar Programme, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (2000-2005)
- Research Fellow and PhD Student, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (1996-2000)
- Researcher, Norut Research (1994-1995)
- Interpreter and fisheries officer, Norwegian Coast Guard (1988-1993)
- Various adjunct professorships at Norwegian universities and guest research stays abroadAdjunct Professor ("Professor II") at the Dept. of Political Science, University of Tromsø since 2005.
PROJECTS
BOOKS
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 77-96
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Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 11, 2020, pp. 133-156.
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In Svein Vigeland Rottem and Ida Folkestad Soltvedt (eds), Arctic Governance: Energy, Living Marine Resources and Shipping. Volume 2. London, I.B. Tauris, 2018, pp. 138-161.
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Current Politics and Economics of Europe, Vol 28, No 1, 2017, pp. 31-54.
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In Noralv Veggeland (ed), Administrative Strategies of our Time. Happauge (USA), Nova Science Publishers, 2017, pp. 261-288.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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Nordnorsk debatt, October 26, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Aftenposten, July 10, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Nordnorsk debatt, July 6, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Nordnorsk debatt, May 27, 2022. In Norwegian
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In Duncan Depledge and P. Whitney Lackenbauer (eds), On Thin Ice? Perspectives on Arctic Security. North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN) , Canada, 2021, pp. 12-22.
RELATED RESEARCH AREA(S)
IN MEDIA
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Barents Spektakel løfter spørsmål om tillit og tvil (Barents Spektakel Raises Questions of Doubt and Trust)
High North News, February 22, 2023. In Norwegian. English version here.
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Cod fishing in Norway's Arctic region relies on Russian cooperation
BBC, January 21, 2023.
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Forsker om fersk norsk-russisk fiskeriavtale: – Viser hvor viktig samarbeidet er for begge parter (Researcher on recent Norwegian-Russian fisheries agreement: - Shows how important the cooperation is for both parties)
High North News, October 28, 2022. In Norwegian. English version here.
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Russisk trussel mot Norge om det kommer flere sanksjoner (Russia threatens to withdraw from the fishing agreement with Norway)
NRK, October 25, 2022. In Norwegian.
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Border Seminar 2022: “We Must Check for Both Pessimism and Illusions in Our Perception of Russia”
High North News, October 21, 2022.