Anne-Lise Seip
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Anne-Lise Seip is a Norwegian historian and former politician for the Socialist People's Party
. A professor emerita at the University of Oslo
, she specialized in social history
and the history of the welfare state
. She was married to the famous historian Jens Arup Seip
.
, and finished her secondary education in 1952. She moved to Oslo in 1956 to study at the University of Oslo
. She took the cand.philol. degree in 1966, and the dr.philos. degree in 1974 with the thesis
Vitenskap og virkelighet, about Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug.
While studying, she was a member of the Labour Party
-affiliated Sosialistisk studentlag. However, she was excluded together with a group from this organization after visiting East Germany. Seip became a member of the Socialist People's Party
at its foundation in 1961, and served for some time as a member of Bærum
municipal council.
Seip was not hired in an academic position until 1974, when she became associate professor in criminology
at the University of Oslo, covering for Tove Stang Dahl who was on a one-year leave. After one year, Seip was hired at the Institute of History. She was promoted to professor in 1985. Her field was modern Norwegian history, specifically social history
, and her main works are Om velferdsstatens framvekst (1981), Sosialhjelpstaten blir til. Norsk sosialpolitikk fra 1740 til 1920 (1984) and Veien til velferdsstaten: norsk sosialpolitikk 1920-1975 (1994). She also penned volume eight of Aschehougs Norgeshistorie.
As a professor emerita, she has biographed Johan Sebastian Welhaven
in Demringstid. Johan Sebastian Welhaven og nasjonen (2007). She is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
. From 1974 to 1981 she was a member of Kringkastingsrådet.
, whom she met as a tutor at the university. The couple had two children, Ingebjørg and Åsmund, both of whom are academics. Jens Arup Seip died in 1992. Seip still lives at Høvik
in Bærum.
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
. A professor emerita at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
, she specialized in social history
Social history
Social history, often called the new social history, is a branch of History that includes history of ordinary people and their strategies of coping with life. In its "golden age" it was a major growth field in the 1960s and 1970s among scholars, and still is well represented in history departments...
and the history of the welfare state
Welfare state
A welfare state is a "concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those...
. She was married to the famous historian Jens Arup Seip
Jens Arup Seip
Jens Lauritz Arup Seip was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Oslo from 1952 to 1975, he specialized in political history and the history of ideas. He was married to fellow historian Anne-Lise Seip....
.
Career
She grew up in BergenBergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, and finished her secondary education in 1952. She moved to Oslo in 1956 to study at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. She took the cand.philol. degree in 1966, and the dr.philos. degree in 1974 with the thesis
Thesis
A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings...
Vitenskap og virkelighet, about Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug.
While studying, she was a member of the Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
-affiliated Sosialistisk studentlag. However, she was excluded together with a group from this organization after visiting East Germany. Seip became a member of the Socialist People's Party
Socialist People's Party (Norway)
Socialist People's Party was a splinter group of the Norwegian Labour Party . SF was principally dissatisfied with the pro-NATO/European Economic Community external policies of DNA. A group centered around the magazine Orientering had been expelled from DNA...
at its foundation in 1961, and served for some time as a member of Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
municipal council.
Seip was not hired in an academic position until 1974, when she became associate professor in criminology
Criminology
Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
at the University of Oslo, covering for Tove Stang Dahl who was on a one-year leave. After one year, Seip was hired at the Institute of History. She was promoted to professor in 1985. Her field was modern Norwegian history, specifically social history
Social history
Social history, often called the new social history, is a branch of History that includes history of ordinary people and their strategies of coping with life. In its "golden age" it was a major growth field in the 1960s and 1970s among scholars, and still is well represented in history departments...
, and her main works are Om velferdsstatens framvekst (1981), Sosialhjelpstaten blir til. Norsk sosialpolitikk fra 1740 til 1920 (1984) and Veien til velferdsstaten: norsk sosialpolitikk 1920-1975 (1994). She also penned volume eight of Aschehougs Norgeshistorie.
As a professor emerita, she has biographed Johan Sebastian Welhaven
Johan Sebastian Welhaven
Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven was a Norwegian author, poet, critic and art theorist.-Background:...
in Demringstid. Johan Sebastian Welhaven og nasjonen (2007). She is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a Danish non-governmental science Academy, founded 13 November 1742 by permission of the King Christian VI, as a historical Collegium Antiquitatum...
. From 1974 to 1981 she was a member of Kringkastingsrådet.
Personal life
Seip was married to historian Jens Arup SeipJens Arup Seip
Jens Lauritz Arup Seip was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Oslo from 1952 to 1975, he specialized in political history and the history of ideas. He was married to fellow historian Anne-Lise Seip....
, whom she met as a tutor at the university. The couple had two children, Ingebjørg and Åsmund, both of whom are academics. Jens Arup Seip died in 1992. Seip still lives at Høvik
Høvik
Høvik is a suburban centre in the municipality of Bærum, Akershus, Norway. Mainly a residential area, its population is 4,311.Høvik has a church, a small shopping area and a railway station served by Drammensbanen. Flytoget does not stop at Høvik. Nearby is the Henie-Onstad Art Centre...
in Bærum.