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| Destructive competition: factionalism and rent-seeking in Iran K Bjorvatn, K Selvik World Development 36 (11), 2314-2324, 2008 | 100 | 2008 |
| Stability and change in the modern Middle East S Stenslie, K Selvik IB Tauris, 2011 | 79 | 2011 |
| Elite rivalry in a semi-democracy: the Kuwaiti press scene K Selvik Middle Eastern Studies 47 (3), 477-496, 2011 | 41 | 2011 |
| Business and Social Responsibility in the Arab World: the Zakat vs. CSR models in Syria and Dubai K Selvik Comparative sociology 12 (1), 95-123, 2013 | 39 | 2013 |
| Hybrid media and hybrid politics: Contesting informational uncertainty in Lebanon and Tunisia K Voltmer, K Selvik, J Høigilt The International Journal of Press/Politics 26 (4), 842-860, 2021 | 27 | 2021 |
| Changing regime discourse and reform in Syria A Sottimano, K Selvik Syria Studies 1 (1), 1-55, 2008 | 25 | 2008 |
| It’s the mentality, stupid: Syria’s turn to the private sector K Selvik Syria Studies 1 (1), 2008 | 23 | 2008 |
| Autocratic legitimation in Iran: Ali Khamenei’s discourse on regime “insiders” and “outsiders” K Selvik Democratization 25 (7), 1114-1131, 2018 | 22 | 2018 |
| Oil states in the new Middle East K Selvik, BO Utvik Taylor & Francis, 2015 | 18 | 2015 |
| Stabilitetens pris: Stat og politikk i Midtøsten K Selvik, S Stenslie Fagbokforl., 2007 | 18 | 2007 |
| Journalism under instrumentalized political parallelism K Selvik, J Høigilt Journalism Studies 22 (5), 653-669, 2021 | 15 | 2021 |
| The War in Yemen: The view from Iran K Selvik Expert Analysis, 2015 | 14 | 2015 |
| Print media liberalization and electoral coverage bias in Kuwait K Selvik, J Nordenson, TA Kebede The Middle East Journal 69 (2), 255-276, 2015 | 9 | 2015 |
| Education activism in the Syrian civil war: Resisting by persisting K Selvik Comparative Education Review 65 (3), 399-418, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
| Kuwait: The politics of crisis G Alnajjar, K Selvik Oil States in the New Middle East, 93-112, 2015 | 7* | 2015 |
| Roots of fragmentation: The army and regime survival in Syria K Selvik CMI Insight, 2014 | 7 | 2014 |
| Elite Survival and the Arab Spring: The Cases of Tunisia and Egypt S Stenslie, K Selvik Elites and People: Challenges to Democracy, 17-34, 2019 | 6 | 2019 |
| CSR and Reputation Building in Syria K Selvik Business Politics in the Middle East, 133, 2013 | 6 | 2013 |
| The big man Muqtada al-Sadr: Leading the street in Iraq under limited statehood K Selvik, I Amirteimour Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal 5 (3-6), 242-259, 2020 | 5 | 2020 |
