Knut Heidar (born 29 April 1949) is a Norwegian political scientist. He was born in

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. He has a PhD from

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

, and was hired at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

in 1975. He was promoted to associate professor in 1980 and professor in 1992. He was the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences from 2007. Fanny Duckert took over on 1 January 2012. Heidar edited the journal ''Scandinavian Political Research'' from to 1990 to 1993. His main field of research is political parties and

party system A party system is a concept in comparative political science concerning the system of government by political parties in a democratic country. The idea is that political parties have basic similarities: they control the government, have a stabl ...

s. He is a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

Selected bibliography

* ''Norske politiske fakta 1884-1982'': Universitetsforlaget 1983. * ''Partidemokrati på prøve. Norske partieliter i demokratisk perspektiv'': Universitetsforlaget 1988. * with

Einar Berntzen Einar Berntzen (born 9 June 1955 in Misvær) is a Norwegian political scientist. He works as an associate professor at the University of Bergen Department of Comparative Politics, Department of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen. His ...

. ''Vesteuropeisk politikk. Partier Regjeringsmakt Styreform'': Universitetsforlaget, editions 1993, 1995 and 1998. * with

Lars Svåsand Lars Svåsand (born 21 July 1947 in Bergen) is a Norwegian political scientist. He is professor at the Department of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen and affiliated with the Chr. Michelsen Institute on a part-time basis.http:// ...

(ed.): ''Partiene i en brytningstid'' (1994) * with Lars Svåsand (ed.): ''Partier uten grenser?'' (1997) * with Lars Svåsand: «Nordiske partiers samarbeidsmønstre - med hverandre og med Europa», i

Johan P. Olsen Johan Peder Olsen (born August 14, 1939) is a Norwegian political scientist, and professor emeritus in political science at the University of Bergen, known for his work on new institutionalism. Life and work Olsen obtained his MA in political s ...

og Bjørn Otto Sverdrup (ed.): ''Europa i Norden. Europeisering av nordisk samarbeid'' (1998) * with

Ruud Koole Ruud and Rud are surnames of Norwegian origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from Old Norse ''ruð'' meaning clearing. Ruud is also a Dutch masculine given name meaning "famous wolf" although it is also ...

(ed.). ''Parliamentary Party Groups in European Democracies. Political parties behind closed doors'': Routledge, London 2000. * with Peter Esaiasson (ed.). ''Beyond Westminster and Congress. The Nordic Experience'': Ohio State University Press 2000. * «Norway», ''Elites on Trial'': Westview Press 2001. * with Jo Saglie. ''Hva skjer med partiene?'': Gyldendal Akademisk 2002. Makt- og demokratiutredningen. * (ed.), ''Nordic politics. Comparative approaches'': Norwegian University Press, 2004. * with Einar Berntzen and Elisabeth Bakke (ed.): ''Politikk i Europa: Partier, regjeringsmakt, styreform'', Universitetsforlaget, 2008.

References

1949 births Living people People from Moss, Norway Norwegian political scientists Academic staff of the University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters {{Norway-academic-bio-stub