Theo Koritzinsky

Theo Koritzinsky (74) has worked as a teacher and researcher in sociology and political science at the University of Oslo – and later at the Oslo University College, mainly doing teacher education in the social sciences. He has written around fifteen books, mainly for students in secondary and higher education, focusing strongly on intercultural understanding, democracy and human rights. Koritzinsky also has broad experience from political life, having been a member of the Oslo City Council, the Norwegian parliament (8 years) and the parliamentary assemblies of the Nordic Council and the Council of Europe. Since 2007 he has been a member of the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee (EOS-komiteen).