Einar Berntzen (born 9 June 1955 in

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) is a Norwegian

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. He works as an

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at the Department of Comparative Politics at the

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. His research has been particularly focused on

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and

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Selected bibliography

* with

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and Elisabeth Bakke (ed.): ''Politikk i Europa: Partier, regjeringsmakt, styreform'', Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 2008 * with Marcus Buck and Leiv Marsteintredet: «La política comparada: a caballo entre historia y función», in ''Manual de sistemas políticos'', Granada: Comares, 2007 * «El militarismo», in ''Sociedad y cultura en América Latina'', Bergen: Vigmostad & Bjørke, 2006 * «Obstáculos para el desarrollo democrático», in ''Sociedad y cultura en América Latina'', Bergen: Vigmostad & Bjørke, 2006 * «Demokratiske utfordringer i Latin-Amerika», in ''Latin-Amerikaårboka 2000. Maktens kanaler'', Oslo: Solidaritet forlag, 2000 * with

: ''Vesteuropeisk politikk: Partier, regjeringsmakt, styreform'', Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, editions 1993, 1995 and 1998

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berntzen, Einar Norwegian political scientists 1955 births Living people People from Bodø