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Research Professor+47 99796020
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Research Professor+47 90123004
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Senior Researcher+47 90526312
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Research Professor+47 47478351
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Research Professor+47 47478477
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Research Professor+47 92290372
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Senior Researcher+47 47330349
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Senior Researcher+47 47480167 / +43 699 10198737
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Research Professor+47 97581824
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Researcher+47 99716657
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PhD Research Fellow+47 47620029
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Senior Researcher+1 6123870521
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Guest researcher+47 67111900
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Master's Student+47 47480680
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FNI has been engaged in the study of marine affairs since its establishment in 1958. Since 1996, the Institute has initiated a range of international research projects on various aspects of the Law of the Sea and ocean governance. FNI's research focus in this field is a broad one, spanning from traditional topics such as shipping and fisheries to emerging issues such as sea-level rise and sustainable aquaculture.
Within the Law of the Sea, on-going FNI projects study the driving factors behind its development, including state practice, the role and decision-making of international institutions and the role and significance of international courts and tribunals; the interaction of the law of the sea with other branches of public international law; newly emerged issues such as marine bioprospecting; and the challenges for the current architecture of the law of the sea on the horison, such as the prospects of sea-level rise and broader questions related to the Anthropocene epoch possibly requiring new paradigms for the law of the sea.
The institute also has research activities focusing on fisheries management, aquaculture governance and marine/maritime security.
FNI has special regional expertise on the Barents Sea, the Norwegian and North Sea areas, the Southern (Antarctic) Ocean, and the Mediterranean including, in particular, the Adriatic Sea issues.
RESEARCHERS
PROJECTS
BOOKS
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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Journal of Applied Ecology, available online 27.06.2024, 12 p. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14712
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East Asia, Vol 41, No 1, 2024, published online 18.06.2024, 32 p. DOI: 10.1007/s12140-024-09426-y
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Internasjonal Politikk, Vol 82, No 1, 2024, pp. 83-101. In Norwegian.
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In Nikolas Sellheim and Joji Morishita (eds), Japan's Withdrawal from International Whaling Regulation. Routledge, 2024, pp. 27-42.
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The Journal of Environment & Development, published online 03.04.2024. DOI: 10.1177/10704965241238290
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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The Arctic Institute, June 25, 2024.
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ArcBlue Report. Bodø, High North Center for Business and Governance, April 2024, 41 p.
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RUSI Commentary, July 11, 2023.
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The Arctic Institute, June 27, 2023.
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Aftenposten, June 20, 2023. In Norwegian.
NEWS
- International Law and Sea Level Rise: an International Committee chaired by FNI Research Professor presented its final report at the Athens ILA Conference
- Debunks myths of Svalbard geopolitics
- FNI is getting ready for the Arctic Congress in Bodø
- Meet FNI at the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø
- FNI partner in New Centre for Geopolitics: Focus on the Arctic, China, and Energy
IN MEDIA
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Kvifor vil russerne flytte grensene i Østersjøen? (Why Russia Wants to Redraw Baltic Borders)
NRK Studio2 (radio), May 23, 2024. In Norwegian.
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Fisch zwischen den Fronten: Der Ukrainekrieg und der Kabeljau in der Barentsee (The Ukraine War and Cod in the Barents Sea)
Deutschlandfunk (radio/podcast), February 1, 2024. In German.
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Beyond Borders: Navigating the High Seas and Arctic Governance
Radio Arctic (podcast), January 30, 2024.
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Stor internasjonal interesse for Svalbard (Significant International Interest in Svalbard)
NRK Helgemorgen (TV/Radio), January 28, 2024. In Norwegian.
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EU kritiske til vedtak om gruvedrift på havbunnen (EU critical of Norway's seabed mining decision)
Svalbardposten, January 17, 2024. In Norwegian.