frank henrik aarebrot (19 january 1947 – 9 september 2017) was a norwegian political scientist. he was born in bergen, norway. he was professor of comparative politics at the university of bergen and adjunct professor of democracy development at the örebro university. he regularly lectured at institut des sciences politiques and at the humboldt university. aarebrot has written 69 books on the democratisation of europe, following the fall of the berlin wall. in norway, aarebrot was known as a political commentator.