Daniel Heradstveit (4 September 1940 – 7 February 2018) was a Norwegian political scientist.

Daniel Heradstveit
Born(1940-09-04)4 September 1940
Norheimsund, Norway
Died7 February 2018(2018-02-07) (aged 77)
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Employer(s)Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
University of Bergen
RelativesPer Øyvind Heradstveit (brother)

Personal life

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Heradstveit was born in Norheimsund on 4 September 1940.[1] He was a brother of broadcasting journalist Per Øyvind Heradstveit.[2]

Career

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Graduating as cand.mag. from the University of Oslo in 1967, Heradstveit graduated with a dr. degree in 1979. His doctorate thesis titled Psychological Obstacles to Peace treated the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. He was assigned to the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs from 1969 to 1984, and from 2006. He was appointed professor of comparative politics at the University of Bergen from 1986 to 1996. He also had professorships at The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe in Bologna and at the Syracuse University in New York. A researcher on international relations, his speciality was on the Middle East.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dalen, Marit (9 June 2022). "Daniel Heradstveit". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ Grepstad, Jon. "Per Øyvind Heradstveit". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 February 2023.