Indra Øverland
Forsker IIndra Øverland leder NUPIs Senter for energiforskning, og er professor 2 ved Nord universitet. Han avla doktorgraden sin ved University of Cambridge og har siden i stor grad arbeidet med den post-Sovjetiske energisektoren, inkludert olje gass og fornybare energikilder.
Øverland ble tildelt Toby Jackman-prisen for beste doktorgradsavhandling i 2000, Marcel Cadieux-prisen for en artikkel om Russlands energipolitikk i Arktis i International Journal i 2010, Stuland-prisen ved NUPI i 2013, og er medforfatter av den hyppigst siterte artikkelen i Journal of Eurasian Studies.
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative through the lens of Central Asia
Has the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by China in 2013, changed the perception of China among local actors in Central Asia? There are numerous internal problems and contradictions among the Central Asian countries and the region remains one of the least integrated in the world. This poses... -
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Kazakhstan: Civil Society and Natural Resource Policy in Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, civil society is held back and has had a limited role in the management of the petroleum sector. As this chapter notes, civil society has had little experience of promoting its own interests vis-à-vis the state, and public discussion of natural resource issues has been mainly government-driven.... -
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The geopolitics of renewable energy: Debunking four emerging myths
2018This article seeks to nip in the bud four emerging myths about the geopolitics of the rise of renewable energy and the concomitant increase in electricity usage. The article presents alternative perspectives, arguing that (1) the risk of geopolitical competition over critical materials for renewable... -
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Public Brainpower: Civil Society and Natural Resource Management
2018This book discusses how civil society, public debate and freedom of speech affect the management of natural resources. Drawing on the work of Robert Dahl, Jürgen Habermas and Robert Putnam, the book introduces the concept of public brainpower. Good governance of natural resources requires fertile public... -
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Norway: Public Debate and the Management of Petroleum Resources and Revenues
2018This chapter assesses the importance of civil society involvement and public debate for Norwegian petroleum governance. It finds that during the early years of the country’s oil and gas development most important choices were made by a small number of decision-makers in government with little input from... -
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Variations on Public Brainpower: Findings from Country Case Studies of Oil- and Gas-Producing Countries
2018This chapter sums up the 18 case-study chapters that make up the bulk of this volume and prepares the ground for the concluding chapter. It begins by reviewing and highlighting the case-study findings, followed by notes and reflections on some general challenges encountered in the preparation of the... -
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Did China Bankroll Russia’s Annexation of Crimea? The Role of Sino-Russian Energy Relations
2018This chapter is an empirical analysis of energy cooperation between China and Russia, centred on the Ukrainian crisis as a defining event of the partnership. Despite China’s officially neutral political stance on Crimea, the increased frequency of meetings to discuss joint energy projects and the signing... -
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Introduction: Civil Society, Public Debate and Natural Resource Management
2018The introductory chapter establishes the analytical framework for this edited volume. The literature on the resource curse and institutions is briefly discussed, along with the work on civil society and the public sphere by Almond and Verba, Dahl, Habermas and Putnam. Drawing on these classics, the... -
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Russia: Public Debate and the Petroleum Sector
2018In Russia, civil society engagement with the petroleum sector is surprisingly rich and varied for a country that is ranked low on most democracy-related indicators. This chapter finds that there is a lively and varied public debate, with business associations, research institutes, independent experts,... -
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Lonely Minds: Natural Resource Governance without Input from Society
2018This concluding chapter draws together the threads from the 18 case studies of oil- and gas-producing countries, relating them to the theoretical concept of ‘public brainpower’ and the arguments presented in the introductory chapter. It elaborates on the concept of public brainpower in greater detail,... -
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Lanserer maktanalysar av elleve av partnerlanda til Noreg
22.06.2018Prosjektleder Stein Sundstøl Eriksen gir tre hovedråd til norske myndigheter. -
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NY ARTIKKEL: Stort uforløyst potensial for IRENA
21.06.2018Korleis går det eigentleg med Det internasjonale byrået for fornybar energi? -
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A Place in the Sun? IRENA’s Position in the Global Energy Governance Landscape
2018The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), created in 2009, is the only intergovernmental organization dedicated to renewable energy. Drawing on several new datasets, this article explores IRENA in the context of three other major international energy organizations: the International Atomic Energy... -
Fri 13 apr. 2018Arrangement
Filippinene, ASEAN og klimaendringer
Tid: 09:00 Sted: NUPIHva oppnådde Filippinene da de hadde formannskapet i ASEAN i 2017? Og hvilke utfordringer skaper klimaendringer for ASEAN-landene?
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Fri 23 mars 2018Arrangement
Myanmar – utfordringer og muligheter
Tid: 09:00 Sted: NUPIFN Resident Coordinator og UNDP representant i Myanmar, Knut Østby, og forskerne Roman Vakulchuk og Kristian Stokke ser nærmere på Myanmar - et land med store politiske og økonomiske utfordringer.
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: Kapittel
EU climate and energy policy: new challenges for old energy suppliers
2018Climate policy will transform the EU energy demand mix. This has implications for the main suppliers of fossil fuels to the EU, foremost among which are Algeria, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the USA. Norway has a better starting point for adapting to changing EU energy... -
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Myanmar: A Political Economy Analysis
Myanmar may for a long time remain in a transitional state with an uncertain future. After a series of political and economic liberalization reforms from 2011 onwards, Myanmar’s political trajectory remains open-ended, although the most plausible scenario remains a continued slow democratization process.... -
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NY BOK: Offentlig hjernekraft kritisk for naturressurser
18.12.2017Hvilken rolle spiller sivilsamfunn, offentlig debatt og ytringsfrihet for olje- og gassressurser? -
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The Hunter Becomes the Hunted: Gazprom Encounters EU Regulation
2017This book contributes to an ongoing debate about the EU as a global actor, the organization’s ability to speak with one voice in energy affairs, and the external dimension of the regulatory state. Investigating whether the Energy Union amounts to a fundamental shift towards Europe's new 'Liberal... -
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Korleis kan Sørøst-Asia møte klimaendringane?
06.11.2017Forskarar har studert konsekvensane klimaendringar har for internasjonale forhold.