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Mette Undheim Sandstad

Researcher - Department of Political Science

Email m.u.sandstad@stv.uio.no

Room 517

Available hours By appointment

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Visiting address Moltke Moes vei 31 Eilert Sundts hus 5. etg 0851 Oslo

Postal address Postboks 1097 Blindern 0317 Oslo

Other affiliations Faculty of Social Sciences (Student)

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Academic interests

Climate and environmental politics
Public policy and administration
Comparative politics
Quantitative methods

Courses taught

STV1020 - Forskningsdesign og kvantitative metoder (seminar leader)

STV2400 - Fra samfunnsproblem til iverksatt politikk (seminar leader)

STV2547 - Political Science Approaches to Climate Action

STV2020 - Social Science Data Analysis and Programming

STV4021 - Forskningsdesign i statsvitenskap (seminar leader)

Background

Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oslo (present)
Adviser/higher executive officer in The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (2021-2024)
Masters degree in political science, University of Oslo (2021)
Bachelors degree in political science, University of Oslo (2018)

Tags: Public Policy and Administration, Climate Politics, Quantitative methods

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Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2026). Public Agencies in National Climate Governance. doi: https:/ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PanelDetails/17363. Full text in Research Archive
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2026). Factors influencing variations in climate governance procedures, focusing on Norway and Denmark. Full text in Research Archive
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). Presentasjon av "Drivers of Climate Governance: a study of Norway and Denmark". Full text in Research Archive
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). Kan et eget klimaråd gi bedre klimapolitikk i Norge? doi: https:/www.tekna.no/fag-og-nettverk/klima-samfunnssikkerhet-og-beredskap/trenger-norsk-klimapolitikk-ei-vaktbikkje/. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Faglige foredrag og panelsamtale for TEKNA sine medlemmer i Oslo
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). En sammenligning av styring av klimapolitikken i Norge og Danmark. doi: https:/cicero.oslo.no/no/arrangementer/norge-og-danmark-i-mote-med-eus-klimamal-for-2040. Full text in Research Archive
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). Climate Governance Procedures: Insights from the Nordics. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Presentation of research article about climate governance procedures in the Nordics
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). A new dataset on public agencies and climate responsibilities. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
In this presentation I show new preliminary descriptive data and plans for research articles
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). Presentation of "Drivers of Climate Governance: a study of Norway and Denmark". doi: https:/www.gu.se/en/event/the-public-administration-and-public-policy-seminar-papp-with-mette-sandstad. Full text in Research Archive
Boasson, Elin Lerum & Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). Designing National Climate Governance: Insights from Nordic Countries. Full text in Research Archive
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). Drivers of Climate Governance: a study of Norway and Denmark. Full text in Research Archive
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). Hva kan Norge lære av danske og svensk klimastyring? doi: https:/www.arendalsuka.no/programsoek/details/33752. Full text in Research Archive
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). DFØ/SOL faglunsj med Mette Sandstad: Klimapolitikk. Full text in Research Archive
Boasson, Elin Lerum & Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2025). Climate Governance Procedures: Lessons learned from Denmark. doi: https:/klimaraadet.dk/sites/default/files/node/field_files/The%20Planet%20and%20Denmark%20-%20the%20DCCC%27s%2010th%20Anniversary%20Publication%20(English%20edition).pdf. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Many countries have elaborate climate governance procedures, and Denmark has been in the forefront of this development. In this chapter, we specify how such procedures can work, especially when it comes to facilitating broad participation in climate policy developments. We identify four key governance procedures, Emissions Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluation, and Innovation. We argue that the effectiveness of these procedures for climate action is improved when they are characterized by high levels of inclusion, transparency, and routinization. High scores on these aspects facilitates broad participation and reduces the chances of political stalemate. Denmark’s climate governance system performs well on all these aspects, although there is still room for improvement. The Danish Council on Climate Change is crucial for most of the procedures we assess. Even though this is an expert committee with narrow participation, we argue that it contributes to mobilize more actors into climate governance processes. This chapter does not examine how effective the Danish climate governance procedures are in practice. Rather, it presents arguments that can be tested in future research.
Sandstad, Mette Undheim & Boasson, Elin Lerum (2024). Nordic Climate Governance: Overcoming Market failure, spurring technology development or boosting popular support? Full text in Research Archive
Sandstad, Mette Undheim (2024). Norsk versus dansk klimastyring: hva er forskjellene og hva betyr det? Full text in Research Archive

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Mette Undheim Sandstad

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