Hi! I am Ninni Zinober, a PhD researcher at the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute in Florence. I am also a visiting fellow at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law at the University of Oslo, Norway.

My PhD thesis explores regulation and political influence in Norway. Specifically, I investigate the salmon farming industry, asking how it is regulated with respect to environmental and animal welfare issues, and how the political processes shaping this regulation unfold. Methodologically, I combine qualitative interviews with informants from regulatory bodies, NGOs, the industry, politics, and academia with qualitative document analysis. Together, these approaches allow me to address the puzzle at the heart of the project: why the regulation of salmon farming's environmental and animal welfare impacts seems to sit at odds with Norway's high state capacity and its otherwise advanced animal welfare legislation.

I hold a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Criminology from the University of Oslo. My current project builds on my master's thesis, Who Cares About Salmon? A Discourse Network Analysis of the Public Debate on Thermal Delousing, and an article based on the thesis is currently in a revise-and-resubmit process.

During my time as a master's student, I also worked as a research assistant on the project CRIMKNOW - Private Knowledge, Public Issues at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo.