The article reviews trends in international non-binding standards:1) the equalisation of indigenous peoples and local communities as rights-holders;2) the strength and weakness of the safeguards approach in the context of redd+;3) the wide definition of who constitutes stakeholders; and 4) the...

Norway’s policies regarding Sámi and most national minorities in an historic perspective can be characterized as forced assimilation; except for Jews and Roma, where the historic policy can be termed exclusion. The Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is intended to be a...

The article analyses the global public goods approach to COVID-19 technologies, embedded in 2020 affirmations by the World Health Assembly (WHA), the UN Human Rights Council and G20 on broad immunization against COVID-19. After identifying the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator members,...

Norwegian Abstract: Norge har et menneskerettsansvar for sine nasjonale minoriteter, og stilles til ansvar for sin politikk av to overvåkingskomiteer under Europarådet. Norges faktiske politikk overfor en av disse, romanifolket/taterne, er krevende som følge av en hardhendt statlig politikk...

The article applies international regime complex theory and polycentric governance theory in reviewing five competing approaches towards appreciating nature and natural resources in the context of climate change: (i) financialization; (ii); PES (Payment for Ecosystem Services); (iii) REDD+...

Norwegian abstract: Norges to minoritetsregjeringer i perioden 2013–2019 har blitt utfordret av opposisjonen innenfor velferdstjenester og anbud, men kritikken har ikke vært rettet mot ideelle aktører. Ti anmodningsvedtak i perioden 2016–2018 er fattet i Stortinget for å styrke ideelle...

The chapter analyses how different types of leaders view the Church of Norway’s (CoN) work on the environment and climate issues. Through data taken from interviews with 18 informants representing four segments of Norwegian society – businesses, youth, environmental organisations and the CoN...

Several studies have been conducted on how young persons relate to the climate crisis, and by whom they are influenced. Particularly for the young persons, having inadequate meaning and hope can be detrimental for one’s copying with the impacts of the climate crisis. While religion is not the...

Norwegian Abstract: Religiøse forankrede skoler er gjenstand for nye politiske tiltak i både Danmark, Norge og Sverige, alle basert i hensynet til integrering og mot segregering. Danmark har godkjent flest såkalte muslimske skoler. Norge har ingen muslimsk forankrede grunnskoler, men har...

Demands for a more democratic, transparent and accountable management of the internet were strong when preparing for the World Summit on the Information Society Review (WSIS Review), held in 2015. Partly in response to criticism, the United States initiated a process for transferring...