Education
He took a master"s degree in mathematical logic at the University of Oslo in 1974, and the Doctor of Philosophy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in 1980.
He took a master"s degree in mathematical logic at the University of Oslo in 1974, and the Doctor of Philosophy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in 1980.
He worked at the University of Oslo and Business intelligence Norwegian Business School from 1983, and in 1991 he was promoted to professor at the University of Oslo. He was the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences from 1996 to 1998. He was the vice chairman of the board of the Norwegian Institute for Social Research from 2005 to 2008, and was re-elected for the term 2009 to 2012.
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.