Kjetil Selvik

Researcher

Dr Artium, University of Oslo, 2004
Docteur en sciences politiques, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, 2004

E-mail: kjetil.selvik@fafo.no

Tel: +47 22088729

Key working areas:
Middle East, Comparative politics, Political economy, Contemporary Islam

Current projects

Regime stability and economic transition in Syria

Publications

(2009) "Limits of 'Authoritarian Upgrading' in Syria: Private Welfare, Islamic Charities, and the Rise of the Zayd movement", with Thomas Pierret, International Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 41, no. 4, p. 595-614.

(2008) Changing Regime Discourse and Reform in Syria, with Aurora Sottimano, Lynne Rienner. 

(2008) "Destructive Competition: Factionalism and Rent Seeking in Iran", with Kjetil Bjorvatn, World Development, vol. 36, no. 11, p. 2314-2324.

(2008) “Hva er islamisme”, with Jacob Høigilt, Babylon, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 8-20

(2007) Stabilitetens pris. Stat og politikk i Midtøsten, with Stig Stenslie, Fagbokforlaget

(2007) Iran's political community, with Yadullah Shahibzadeh, Gulf studies, University of Oslo

(2007) "Demokratiproblemet i Midtøsten", Hvor Hender Det, (NUPI), nr. 21

(2007) "Syria - Stille før stormen", Hvor Hender Det (NUPI), nr. 17

(2006) The Neo-conservatives in Power. Impacts on the economy, Gulf studies, University of Oslo

(2006) "Murd-e bad bourgeoisie, zand-e bad bourgeoisie" (Farsi), (On the recomposition of Iran's industrial bourgeoisie after the 1979 revolution), Karafarini, vol., nr., 1384

(2005) "Khatamis nederlag", Babylon, vol. 3, nr. 1

(2005) The Rise and Newfound Legitimacy of Iran's Industrial Bourgeoisie, Gulf studies, University of Oslo

(2005) Oil, Institutions and Development: A Case Study of the Political Economy of Iran, Internal Web-publication, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration

(2004) "Théocratie et capitalisme. Les entrepreneurs industriels de la République islamique d'Iran" (Fr), Acta Humaniora, University of Oslo

(2003) "Islam og menneskerettigheter. Mojtahed Shabestaris postislamisme" (No), (On Mojtahed Shabestari's theological justification of the International Bill of Human Rights), Babylon, vol. 1. nr. 2

(2003) "Økonomi og demokrati i Midtøsten og Nord-Afrika", (No), Babylon, vol. 1. nr. 1