Marthe Indset

Marthe Indset is a political scientist and researcher at Oslo Metropolitan University's Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR). Holding a Dr.polit degree from the University of Oslo (2020), she specializes in public policy and administration with particular emphasis on multi-level governance, environmental policy, ecosystem-based management, and European Union policy development.

• Current affiliation: Center for Welfare and Working Life Research – Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) – Welfare, democracy and public administration
• Academic qualifications: PhD in Political Science (Dr.polit) from University of Oslo (2020)

Her research focuses on:

• Administrative integration in multi-level governance systems
• Ecosystem-based management implementation
• Spatial planning and land-use policy
• Europeanization of local governance
• Environmental policy tools and accounting mechanisms
• EU-municipal sector interactions

Recent publications (2022-2025) demonstrate expertise in environmental governance, particularly examining how ecosystem-based management principles interface with administrative practices and policy implementation. Her work combines organizational theory with environmental policy analysis to bridge knowledge and decision-making across governance levels.

Marthe is actively involved in multiple research projects including:

• Municipalities in the European Multilevel Union Administration (MIMAS)
• Mind the gap: Bridging knowledge and decision-making (EcoGaps)
• Knowledge status of EBM forms (ØKOSYNT)
• EU and the Norwegian municipal sector

She contributes to policy development through her research on:

• Covid-19 implementation under the Infection Control Act
• Administrative practices in river basin management
• EU policy integration in Norwegian municipalities
• County governor roles in state governance