Martine S.B. Lie

Academic interests
Martine has broad experience in green criminology. Her PhD Project Large predator management versus the intrinsic value of animals is part of the larger project Criminal justice, wildlife Conservation and animal rights in the Anthropocene (CRIMEANTHROP). She investigates how Norway's management of wolves, brown bears, wolverines and lynx adapts to the Bern Convention, and how it influences the animals. This is done through observation of court cases on large predator hunts and analysis of verdicts from such cases, as well as in-depth interviews with judges, police and NGOs.
Martine has also investigated the enforcement and consequences of the Norwegian breed ban on “dangerous dogs”, based on in-depth interviews with police and dog owners. Green criminological perspectives, police research, labelling and risk theory were central in the analysis of the findings.
Courses taught
Martine teaches on KRIM2960/4960 Green Criminology, and has taught on KRIM2000 Central theoretical perspectives, KRIM2101 and KRIM1300 earlier semesters. She has also supervised a master student in political science.
Background
Martine holds a master's degree in criminology from the University of Oslo. After graduating, Martine taught seminar groups for bachelor students in criminology, and organised a research seminar at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law on animal police units in Nordic countries. She also worked as a political adviser in The Norwegian Animal Protection Alliance (Dyrevernalliansen) for several years.
Appointments
Martine has led the PhD Council of the Faculty of Law, and represented temporary scientific employees in the Faculty Board and Programme Committee for Research Training (PFF).
Martine has refereed for the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy and ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies.
Publications
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Lie, Martine S. B. (2021). “Humane Theriocides”: Traces of Compassion for Animals in the Norwegian Legal Discourse on Illegal Bear and Wolf Killings. Revista Catalana de Dret Ambiental. ISSN 2014-038X. 12(1). doi: 10.17345/rcda3085. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Lie, Martine Synnøve Bergersen (2017). «Stepdogs» of Society: The Impact of Breed Bans in Norway. Critical Criminology. ISSN 1205-8629. 25(2), p. 293–309. doi: 10.1007/s10612-017-9364-9.
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Lie, Martine S. B. (2021). Presentation of research from Norway: “Humane Theriocides”: Traces of Compassion for Animals in the Norwegian Legal Discourse on Illegal Bear and Wolf Killings.
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Groseth, Julie; Cissé, Mariam & Lie, Martine S. B. (2020). Kommentarfeltet koker etter sak om dyremishandling. [Internet]. NRK.
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Lie, Martine S. B. (2020). A Critical Green Criminological Assessment of the Norwegian Breed Ban on "Dangerous Dogs".
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Lie, Martine S. B. (2020). An assessment of NGOs’ use of “lawfare” as a strategy to ensure compliance with the Bern Convention and protection of endangered large predators in Norway.
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Lie, Martine S. B. (2019). Redusert kjøttproduksjon og -forbruk er sentralt for bedre dyrevelferd. [Newspaper]. Nationen.
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Lie, Martine Synnøve Bergersen (2019). Large predator management versus the intrinsic value of animals.
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Lie, Martine S. B. & Hanna, Lunde (2018). Dyrepoliti med uomtvistelig potensial. [Newspaper]. Dagsavisen.
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Lie, Martine S. B. (2018). Bort med statlig kjøttreklame! [Newspaper]. Klassekampen.
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Lie, Martine S. B. (2017). Intervju på NRK Østlandssendingen om dumping av kjæledyr og dyrepoliti. [TV]. NRK.
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Lie, Martine Synnøve Bergersen (2017). Dyr i Loven. Individer eller objekter? Samtiden. ISSN 0036-3928. 125(2), p. 22–26.
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Sollund, Ragnhild & Lie, Martine Synnøve Bergersen (2017). Speciesism and theriocide, The Routledge Companion to Criminological Theory and Concepts. Routledge. ISSN 9781138819009.