Øyvind Østerud#

Obituary, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (in Norwegian)

Curriculum Vitae#

• 1970 Mag. art in political science, Oslo
  
• 1974 PhD at the London School of Economics
  
• 2008 - 2011 President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 2009 and 2011; vice-president 2008 and 2010
  
• Since 1983 Official advisor to the Norwegian Nobel Committee
  
• Since 2012 Member of the International Prize Committee for the Skytte Prize in Political Science
  
• 1997 - 2011 Co-editor of Journal of Peace Research
  
• 2004 - 2006 Chairman of the Board of the International Peace Research Institute.
  
• 1998 - 2003 Director and research leader of the Norwegian Government-initiated Power and Democracy Study, with a mandate from the Norwegian Parliament