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Jon Elster
Working Group Leader, CSCW; Professor, Columbia University
Email: je70@columbia.edu
Work Phone:22547700
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Working experience:

 

  • Research director, Institute for Social Research, Oslo, 1984 to present.
  • Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, since 1988
  • Member, Academia Europaea since 1989
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, University of Oslo, 1990-92.
  • Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy since 1991
  • Robert K. Merton Professor of Social Science, Columbia University, 1995 to present.
  • Adjunct Professor, Centre for the Study of Civil War, Oslo 2003-2007

Please refer to the full CV for a complete list.

 

Education:

Mag.art.(philosophy) from the University of Oslo, 1966. Thesis: "Prise de conscience dans la Phénoménologie de l'Esprit de Hegel".

Docteur ès lettres et sciences sociales from the University of Paris V, 1972. Thesis: "Production et reproduction: Essai sur Marx".

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Peer-reviewed-Journal-Article

Binningsbø, Helga Malmin;Loyle, Cyanne;Gates, Scott; & Elster, Jon (2012) Armed conflict and Post-conflict Justice, 1946–2006: A Dataset , Journal of Peace Research 49(5): 731–740.
Elster, Jon (1978) Exploring Exploitation , Journal of Peace Research 15(1): 3–17.

Monograph

Elster, Jon (2004) Closing the Books. : Transitional Justice in Historical Perspective.

Book Chapter

Elster, Jon(2005) Suicide Missions: Motivations and Beliefs Making Sense of Suicide Missions. : (233–258).
Elster, Jon(2005) Selvmordsaksjoner Islamistisk Terrorisme. : (145–196).

PRIO Policy Brief

Elster, Jon (2009) Land and Peace 3. : PRIO.