Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard R, CStJ, FSA, FRHistS (born 1966) is a Danish political scientist with a particular interest in public choice analysis and classical liberalism.
of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark and assistant professor at the Dept.
Kurrild-Klitgaard is the recipient of the Fyens Stiftstidende's Research Award (2003), and as a graduate student at Columbia University he was a Fulbright Scholar and a Claude R. Lambe Fellow.
[10] Kurrild-Klitgaard writes as a columnist and commentator for the daily newspaper Berlingske Tidende (1998–2002, 2004-2016, and again from 2018), previously for Børsen (2016-2018), Politiken (2003–04) and Dagen (2002).
In annual surveys conducted since 2011 by the daily Politiken he has been included among the 100 most influential Danish opinion makers.
[11]) In 2005 Kurrild-Klitgaard founded the academic group-weblog Punditokraterne, which according to Politiken (October 2006) and Altinget.dk (March 2006) soon became one of the most widely read and respected Danish blogs.