Working experience:

2005 - 2008: Senior Researcher, PRIO
2004-2005: Consultant, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2003-2005: Consultant, World Bank
2001-2004: Senior Researcher, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo
1995-2000: Researcher, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala
1993-95: Associate Professor, Institute of History, University of Bergen
1993-95: Senior Researcher, Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, University of Bergen
1989-93: Stipend at Institute of History, University of Bergen

Education:

1994: Dr Philos, University of Bergen
1988: Master of Arts, School of Oriental and African Studies, London University
1986: Cand Mag, University of Bergen