[1] He is a specialist in political extremism and terrorism, racist and right-wing violence, delinquent youth gangs, and international crime.

[2][4][3] His doctoral dissertation, Racist and Right-Wing Violence in Scandinavia: Patterns, Perpetrators, and Responses, was published by Tano Aschehoug.

[7][1] Since 2002, he has been the Coordinator of NUPI's Consortium for Research on Terrorism and International Crime (Official Site).

[1][2] He was a visiting Fulbright scholar at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, in the fall of 2014.

[1][2] Dr. Bjørgo has authored or edited nine books as well as hundreds journal articles and reports; a list of all works can be found in Cristin.