About Øyvind Østerud
Øyvind Østerud, 81, Norwegian political scientist.
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|Øyvind Østerud (27 April 1944 – 23 June 2025) was a Norwegian political scientist.
Life and career
Østerud was born in Nes on 27 April 1944. His parents were barrister Helge Østerud and Olga-Sofie Østerud nee Scharning. He married Kirsten Thorsen in 1970.
A professor of political science at the University of Oslo from 1980, Østerud’s research interests were nationalism, geopolitics and international conflicts, and international politics. He chaired the research project Makt- og demokratiutredningen [no] from 1998 to 2003. He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and served as its praeses from 2008 to 2011.
Østerud died on 23 June 2025, at the age of 81.
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