Articles by Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

October 17, 2023

Britain’s post-Brexit illusion of sovereignty and the lessons it can learn from Norway

Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

Britain exited the European Union because it wanted to reclaim its sovereignty. Learning from Norway’s EU experience, Britain must be cognisant of the limits on its autonomy, even as a non-member, write Johanne D. Saltnes, Merethe D. Leiren, Arild A. Farsund, Jarle Trondal, John Erik Fossum and Chris Lord

July 17, 2023

Big stakes for the EU-CELAC summit

Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

Heads of state from Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean meet on 17 and 18 July in Brussels for the long-awaited EU-CELAC summit. Despite facing a credibility crisis in the region, the EU has the tools to build a credible and strategic partnership going forward, write Carlos Cruz Infante and Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

March 8, 2023

The Loop’s gender balance, and the 50:50 challenge

Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

The Loop turns two years old today. On the occasion of our second birthday, Academic Editors Johanne Døhlie Saltnes and Martin Bull reflect on the gender balance among our authors. The Loop has taken some initiatives to bolster the proportion of female contributors, but there is still room for improvement

November 25, 2022

Lula’s commitment to reduce deforestation makes an EU-Mercosul free-trade agreement possible

Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

Lula’s presidential election victory in Brazil has the potential to re-set EU-Latin American relations through ratification of the EU-Mercosul agreement. Yet, writes Johanne Døhlie Saltnes, there remain competing European and Brazilian demands that must be balanced

September 18, 2021

The EU’s human rights policy is deficient, but not in the way you might think

Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

The EU often faces criticism for conducting an inconsistent and arbitrary human rights policy. This critique is misguided and overlooks a more fundamental problem with the policy, argues Johanne Døhlie Saltnes: that it tends to be executive-driven, precluding the participation of individuals and affected groups

September 30, 2020

Welcome to the Loop

Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

The Loop marks ECPR’s leap into the political science blogosphere with, we hope, a splash!

Johanne Døhlie Saltnes

Collaborating Researcher and Lecturer, University of Brasilia

Johanne’s academic interests include the contestation of international norms, the EU’s trade and development policy, human rights sanctions and global justice theories.

Her work has appeared in Journal of Common Market Studies, Cooperation and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Third World Quarterly, Journal of European Integration and Global Affairs.

She is a founding editor of The Loop.

Johanne also is the author of The European Union and Global Development: A Rights-Based Development Policy?

She tweets @johannesaltnes

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