Political science. Political theory, deliberative democracy, northern governance.

The relationship between indigenous rights and citizenship rights.

Political procedures in the relationship between minorities and majorities, consultations.

Governance arrangements - differences and similarities in the Circumpolar North. Resource management,  Indigenous Peoples - state - industry interactions and conflicts.

Research on the history of Indigenous internationalism. Particular interest in links and transitions between transnational anti-colonial movements in Africa and Asia (including Pan-Africanism and the Non-Aligned Movement) and the growth of the global Indigenous movement (in the form of organizations like the World Council of Indigenous Peoples). Also, the work done by the transnational Indigenous Permanent Participant organizations of the Arctic Council.

Leader of the Global Research in Indigenous Studies and History (GRISH) research group.

Sami and indigenous issues in school and education

Gender, power, and positions in indigenous studies

The history of religions in Sápmi and Northern Norway