Background and activities
BA, Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia 1978; MA, Government, Georgetown University 1980; MA (1981), PhD (1990) International Studies, Graduate School of International Studies (now the Josef Korbel School of International Studies), University of Denver.
Areas of research: comparative politics, civil society, fisheries management, religion, revolution and collective action and international politics.
Publications in European Journal of International Relations, Marine Policy, Journal of Environment and Development, Internasjonal politikk, and others. Co-editor of book Fundamentalism and the Modern World (2 volumes) (with Mårtensson, Ringrose & Dyrendal) and Raudåte -- redning eller ruin? (with Tretvik, Tiller & Otterstad).
Project leader for NFR project No. 216607 CINTERA (A Cross-disciplinary Integrated Eco-Systemic Eurtophication Research and Management Approach) and NFR Project No. 216604 JANUS (Modeling an Interdisciplinary Early Warning System for Future Fisheries Scenarios: A socio-bio-economic value chain).
Participant in EU project MYFISH. Member of “Dialogues on Aquaculture” (an NTNU Research Group), NTNU’s Marine Strategic Area, the NTNU-SINTEF Gemini Center for Sustainable Fisheries and the International Council for Exploration of the Seas’ Working Group for Marine Systems (WGMARS).
Scientific, academic and artistic work
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Journal publications
- (2012) Norwegian aquaculture expansion and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM): Simmering conflicts and competing claims. Marine Policy. vol. 36 (5).
- (2011) En fiskehistorie. www.adressa.no.
- (2011) Hvalfangstkommisjon i endring. Adresseavisen.
- (2010) Frosne fronter om hvalfangst. Adresseavisen.
- (2009) Hvalfangere på kanten av stupet. Adresseavisen.
- (2008) Arrested Development: The Fight to End Commercial Whaling as a Case of Failed Norm Change. European Journal of International Relations. vol. 14 (2).
- (2004) Den moralske renhet og dens fiender. Internasjonal Politikk. vol. 62 (3).
- (2004) Spennende valg i USA. Hvor hender det?.
- (2003) "Machiavelli for nybegynnere". Adresseavisen.
- (2002) "Are Japanese Attitudes Towards Whaling America-Bashing? A Response to Tanno and Hamazaki",. Asian Affairs: An American Review. vol. 29 (3).
- (2002) Hvorfor USA trenger en konge. Adresseavisen.
- (2002) Musikkorps og det sivile samfunn. Adresseavisen.
- (2000) Den lange vei til stemmelokalet. Adresseavisen.
- (2000) Frykt, frustrasjon og Florida. Adresseavisen.
- (1997) Hot fish and (bargaining) chips. Marineblad. vol. 107 (July-August).
- (1997) Northern waters : management issues and practice : ESSFiN workshop report. FINESSE : fisheries newsletter for social sciences in Europe.
- (1996) Demokrati som politisk betingelse for miljøvern. Internasjonal Politikk. vol. 54 (3).
- (1996) Hot fish and (bargaining) chips. Journal of Peace Research. vol. 33 (3).
Books
- (2011) Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Volume 1. I.B. Tauris. 2011. ISBN 978-1-84885-330-0.
- (2011) Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Volume 2. I.B. Tauris. 2011. ISBN 978-1-84885-331-7.
- (2008) Raudåte : redning eller ruin?. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2008. ISBN 978-82-519-2281-4.
Part of book/report
- (2011) American conservative protestants and embedded literacy. Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Volume 2.
- (2008) Calanus Politicus - statsvitenskapelige perspektiver på et raudåtefiskeri. Raudåte : redning eller ruin?.
- (2003) "Demand and World Fisheries supplies: A Malthusian Analyisis". Malthus -- Past and Present.
- (1998) Demokrati som politisk betingelse for miljøvern. Det nye sikkerhetsbildet: Mot en demokratisk og fredelig verden?.
- (1998) Inside/Outside EEZ: the High Seas, EEZs, and Property Regimes Reconsidered. Property Rights and Regulatory Systems in Fisheries.
- (1998) The Far North and the Will for Regionalism. Northern Waters: Management Issues and Practice.
- (1997) Norsk fiskeripolitikk. Inn i en ny verden: Norsk utenrikspolitikk etter den kalde krigen.
- (1997) Norsk fiskeripolitikk. Inn i en ny verden : norsk utenrikspolitikk, 2. utg.
- (1997) States, stocks and sovereignty : high seas fishing and the expansion of state sovereignty. Conflict and the environment.
Others
- (2008) Klodens Kamp: Privat fundamentalisme kontra offentlig (globale) institusjoner. Kan fundamentalistene demokratseres? . NTNU og Utanriksdepartementet; Studentersamfundet. 2008-06-20 - 2008-06-20.
- (2006) Arrested Development: "The Prohibition of Commercial Whaling" as a Case of Failed Norm Change. Annual Convention, International Studies Association . International Studies Association; San Diego, California. 2006-03-21 - 2006-03-21.
- (2006) Fundamentalist Christianity and Embedded Literacy. Global Communication of Fundamentalist Knowledge . Globalization Program/HF Fakultet; Trondheim. 2006-12-14 - 2006-12-16.
- (2004) Free to Squander? Democracy, Constitutions, and Economic Sustainability, 1975-2000. American Political Science Association's 100th Annual Meeting & Exhibition: "Global Inequalities" . American Political Science Association (APSA); Chicago. 2004-09-02 - 2004-09-05.
- (1997) Fisheries disputes in the post Cold War area : trends and prospects. Workshop on the Environment, Resources and Conflicts . [Mangler data]; Trondheim.
- (1996) Inside/outside EEZs : the high seas, EEZ and property regimes reconsidered. European Social Science Fisheries Network Workshop on Property Rights, Regulatory Schemes and the Strategic Response of Fisher men . [Mangler data]; Sevilla.