Olav Schram Stokke

Olav Schram Stokke is Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo and Research Professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute. His work focuses on international environmental governance, with specific expertise in Arctic and Antarctic politics, fisheries management, and institutional resilience under climate change. He has held leadership roles including Head of the University of Oslo's multidisciplinary International Studies bachelor program (2015-2020) and serves as a subject-area editor for political science in the Polar Journal.

• Education: Dr. philos. (2010), Cand. polit. (MA 1987), Cand. mag. (BA 1984) from the University of Oslo, with economics and history as side fields.
• Research Themes: His research analyzes regime interplay in global environmental politics, geopolitical dynamics in polar regions, and compliance mechanisms in fisheries governance. Recent work examines how climate change affects Arctic shipping governance and fisheries management.

Scientific Leadership: Currently on editorial boards for Climate Law (Brill), Internasjonal Politikk (Universitetsforlaget), and Global Environmental Politics (MIT Press). Member of the Norwegian Academy for Polar Research since 2013. His publications span topics like institutional complexity, sea law, and multi-level governance in polar regions.