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

He was born in Moss. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, and was hired at the University of Oslo in 1975. He was promoted to associate professor in 1980 and professor in 1992.[1] He was the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences from 2007.[2] Fanny Duckert took over on 1 January 2012.[3]

Heidar edited the journal Scandinavian Political Research from to 1990 to 1993. His main field of research is political parties and party systems.[1] He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Knut Heidar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  2. ^ Foss, Andreas Bakke (25 October 2007). "– Holdes utenfor". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 2.
  3. ^ Toft, Martin (10 September 2011). "Fanny Duckert blir ny dekan på SV-fakultetet". Uniforum (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ "Gruppe 7: Samfunnsfag (herunder sosiologi, statsvitenskap og økonomi)" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
Academic offices Preceded byAsbjørn Rødseth Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo 2007–2011 Succeeded byFanny Duckert