Elin Lerum Boasson

Elin Lerum Boasson is a full Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo. She leads the research project ACCELZ - Accelerating Climate Action and the State: Getting to Net Zero, examining governmental design for climate action, and participates in the Green Deal-NET European research network.

• PhD in Political Science (University of Oslo)
• Visiting scholar at University of California, Berkeley; Freie Universitet Berlin; Harvard University

Her research focuses on climate and energy policy across EU and national levels, particularly Norway and Sweden. Using qualitative comparative case studies and process tracing, she analyzes policy entrepreneurship, business interests, EU/EEA influence, and institutional dynamics. She has published extensively on renewable energy governance, EU climate policy differentiation, and carbon market mechanisms.

Recent articles (2021-2025) span topics including climate policy acceleration, EU-Norway relations, French climate transitions, and institutional analysis of renewables policy. Her work has appeared in journals like PLOS Climate, npj Climate Action, and Nature Climate Change.

• Lead Author, IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (2022)
• 20% position at CICERO Center for International Climate Research
• Former project leadership roles: REMIX (EU renewables policy), COST Action 'Innovations in Climate Governance'

She teaches courses on climate governance, EU-state relations, qualitative methods, and PPE (Philosophy, Politics, Economics). Her theoretical work engages neo-institutionalism, policy process studies, and organizational theory. Current research emphasizes policy integration and accelerated climate action.