Carl Henrik Knutsen

Carl Henrik Knutsen (b. 1981) is a leading international researcher in this field of research. He is Professor of Political Science and Research Group Leader at the University of Oslo and Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute in Oslo. He is co-PI of Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), and he leads several research projects. His largest current research project is an ERC Consolidator Grant on autocratic politics. His work covers a wide range of topics pertaining to the measurement of...See more

Carl Henrik Knutsen (b. 1981) is a leading international researcher in this field of research. He is Professor of Political Science and Research Group Leader at the University of Oslo and Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute in Oslo. He is co-PI of Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), and he leads several research projects. His largest current research project is an ERC Consolidator Grant on autocratic politics. His work covers a wide range of topics pertaining to the measurement of democracy and dictatorship, the causes of democratisation and other forms of regime change, policy-making in dictatorships and especially the economic consequences of democracy. See less