Nicola Sharman
Doctoral Researcher
Doctoral Researcher
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Nicola Sharman is a doctoral researcher at the University of Eastern Finland Centre for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law. Her research focuses on procedural environmental rights, the Aarhus Convention and the right to public participation in international environmental lawmaking, with a focus on climate change issues. This work forms part of the 2035Legitimacy project, an interdisciplinary project funded by the Academy of Finland’s Strategic Research Council which aims to assess the fairness and legitimacy dimensions of Finland’s climate policy.
Research groups
Publications
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Environmental Democracy Under Pressure: The EU and the Aarhus Convention Ahead of MOP-8
Sharman, Nicola, 20.10.2025, Centre for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law blog (CCEEL Blog). E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Event Report – The EU and the Aarhus Convention: Taking Stock of Progress Towards Environmental Democracy
Sharman, Nicola; Ollikainen, Pielpa; Leino-Sandberg, Päivi, 06.11.2025, 2035Legitimacy -hankkeen blogi. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Exporting environmental democracy to international forums: Understanding the role of the Aarhus Convention
Sharman, Nicola, 2025, Ambio, [Published: 22 November 2025], 1-13. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Recognising differentiated affectedness within a global demos: promoting the democratic legitimacy of the UNFCCC
Sharman, Nicola, 2025, Global constitutionalism, 14, 3, 541-568. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Unequal Voices in International Climate Governance: Who Matters Most?
Sharman, Nicola, 05.03.2025, 2035Legitimacy -hankkeen blogi. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Building Ambition After Baku: Can Climate COPs Deliver in Their Current Form?
Sharman, Nicola, 09.12.2024, 2035Legitimacy -hankkeen blogi. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Environmental Procedural Rights at Risk? Inadequate Financial Contributions Threaten to Undermine the Aarhus Convention
Sharman, Nicola, 18.07.2024, EJIL:Talk!. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Towards a More Representative and Equitable COP? UNFCCC Continues Efforts to Improve Observer Participation in Baku
Sharman, Nicola, 17.10.2024, 2035Legitimacy -hankkeen blogi. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Functional or Democratic Public Participation? Establishing Distinct Processes in International Environmental Governance
Sharman, Nicola, 28.06.2023, 2035Legitimacy -hankkeen blogi. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Objectives of Public Participation in International Environmental Decision-Making
Sharman, Nicola, 2023, International and comparative law quarterly, 72, 2, 333-360. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research