Øyvind Stiansen

Øyvind Stiansen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, with a focus on Judicial Politics, Rule of Law, and Compliance with Judicial Decisions. His research spans European Court of Human Rights, International Courts and Tribunals, and Quantitative Methods in political science. He teaches courses including International and Comparative Judicial Politics and Applied Statistics.

• PhD in Political Science, University of Oslo (2019)
• MPhil in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Oslo (2013)
• BA in International Studies, University of Oslo (2011)

Stiansen's research examines how international courts influence domestic compliance and political behavior, particularly in hybrid regimes and EU contexts. His work integrates quantitative analysis and judicial impact studies, with datasets on investment disputes and environmental agreements.

Current projects include COPIID (Compliance Politics and International Investment Disputes), ENROL (Enforcing Rule of Law in the EU), and EurNor (European Dimensions on Norwegian Law). He collaborates with research groups Comparative Institutions and Regimes (CIR) and Political Data Science (PODS).