Reidar Visser
Reidar Visser (born August 25, 1971 ) is a Norwegian historian and Middle East expert.
Life
Visser studied history and political science at Bergen University , where he graduated in 1995, and received his PhD in Middle East Studies from Oxford University in 2003 . He joined the Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt (NUPI) (the Norwegian Institute for International Relations) in 1996 , where he has published various studies on the political history of the Middle East.
Since 2011, Visser has been committed to civil rights in Norway, also because he sees himself being persecuted.
Fonts (selection)
- A Responsible End? The United States and the Iraqi Transition, 2005-2010 . Charlottesville, VA: Just World Books, 2010
- with Gareth Stansfield (Ed.): An Iraq of Its Regions: Cornerstones of a Federal Democracy? . New York: Columbia University Press, 2007.
- Basra, the Failed Gulf State: Separatism and Nationalism in Southern Iraq . Münster: Lit, 2006. Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Oxford, 2003.
- British policy and inter-sectarian relations in Iraq, 1914–1926: a preliminary study based on documents of the British government . Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, 1997.
- Regime stability in Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia since the Gulf War . Oslo: NUPI, 1996.
Web links
- Literature by and about Reidar Visser in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Reidar Visser , list of publications at NUPI
- A Look at Iraq's 2014 Election, Interview With Reidar Visser , Musings on Iraq, May 27, 2014
- Hostage of the Islamists , Focus , December 27, 2011
- Reidar Visser , contributions to Foreign Affairs
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reidar Visser ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , at NUPI
- ^ Reidar Visser, at Boston University
- ↑ Reidar Visser on Twitter
- ↑ Reidar Visser: Høringssvar on July 22nd-kommisjonens rapport NOU 2012: 14 ( Memento of the original from July 25th, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Visser, Reidar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian historian and Middle East expert |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1971 |