The research is based on frameworks which utilises elements from Intergovernmentalism, Neofunctionalism and New Institutionalism which are all associated with European Integration Theories.
Evrópusamrunakenningar (e. European Integration Theories) um milliríkjahyggju (e. Intergovernmentalism), ný-nýtistefnu (e. Neofunctionalism) og ný-stofnanahyggju (e. New Institutionalism) ramma inn umfjöllunina um þróun fiskveiðistefnunnar og setja hana í fræðilegt samhengi.