My research focuses on political institutions, domestic politics, mass-mobilization, and human development. I also have an interest in data collection and discovering new empirical evidence to test existing theories in comparative politics and political economy.
I am always interested in cooperation with practitioners of development programmes and humanitarian aid. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to explore options for combining practice with science.
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Journal article in Journal on Education in Emergencies
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Journal article in iScience
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Master thesis
Popular article in NRK Ytring
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Journal article in Electoral Studies
Gudrun Østby and Sebastian Schutte are replacing Scott Gates as Editors-in-Chief of the journal, while Juliane Stötter replaces Bertrand Lescher-Nuland as Managing Editor.
Several PRIO researchers will partake in the upcoming Oslo Freedom Forum which takes place from 3 to 5 June.
On 5-7 June PRIO hosted the PhD level course "Political regimes: Developments, Typologies and Consequences" as part of the Norhed II project.
PRIO invites applications for this course, which will be taught in person in Oslo on 5-7 June 2023.
Anton Kronborg has successfully completed his master's thesis, titled On the Edge of their Seats: Incentives for Constituency Service in the National Assembly of Zambia, at the University of Copenhagen (Department of Political Science).
The most relevant PRIO researchers to comment on aspects relevant to the Russia-Ukraine War are listed here.
How can we better understand the rank-and-file of political elites in electoral autocracies, and how their strategic interaction affects the overall political system and societal outcomes?Haakon Gjerløw has received funding from the Research Council of Norway for the three-year project Elite Political Dynamics in Electoral Autocracies (ELITE).
In May, a new PRIO Middle East Centre project started.
Security Dialogue (SD) and the Journal of Peace Research (JPR) remain in the top quartile of journal rankings.
Knutsen is a Research Professor at PRIO in a part-time capacity.
PRIO researcher Haakon Gjerløw was interviewed about TikTok for an episode of Manifest Media’s podcast, Redaksjonen.
PRIO Researchers Marianne Dahl, Haakon Gjerløw and Carl Henrik Knutsen penned an opinion piece on the Nobel Peace Prize and mass mobilization, which was published in Aftenposten.
Researcher Haakon Gjerløw wrote an opinion piece in the Norwegian newspaper, Morgenbladet, on the implications of the former Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s decision to stay on as leader of Høyre, after her recent scandal.
PRIO Researcher Haakon Gjerløw wrote an opinion piece on Norwegian politicians’ use of the Chinese-owned TikTok social media platform, which was published by the Norwegian website, NRK Yring. Haakon was also interviewed by NRK’s Dagsnytt 18 TV programme on the same topic (listen at 46 mins 45 secs).
PRIO Researcher Haakon Gjerløw wrote an article in reaction to story skeptical about the use of cash transfers as a form of humanitarian aid, was published in the Norwegian aid magazine, Bistandaktuelt.
PRIO started listing media appearances on profiles in 2023. Earlier media appearances may not be listed.
