Rune Slagstad
Encyclopedia
Rune Slagstad is a Norwegian historian
, philosopher and legal theorist. In addition to professional work, he has since the late sixties contributed actively to public debate on a variety of issues.
, the Norwegian Institute for Social Research
and Oslo University College
and headed The Research Council of Norway
Program on Governance and Democracy ("LOS") (1990–1998).
He initiated and co-edited the encyclopedia
PaxLeksikon (with i.a. Hans Fredrik Dahl and Jon Elster
), co-edited the leftist journal Kontrast, and was editor-in-chief of the intellectual journal Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift from 1984 through 2009. Among his significant publications are “Constitutionalism and democracy” (co-edited with Jon Elster
), ”De nasjonale strateger” (”National strategists”), Rettens ironi (”The Irony of Law”) and (Sporten) (”Sports”); a study of sports from a cultural historical point of view.
Slagstad is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
(1996-), the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
(2002-), and on the board of Morgenbladet
(2003–2009) and The Danish-Norwegian Foundation (1998-). He was one of the founders of the Norwegian Socialist Left Party
(est. 1975), in which he through the seventies also held several leading positions.
Presently Slagstad holds a professorship at the Centre for the Study of Professions at Oslo University College
. He is the editor of the Festschrift
to Jon Elster
(published at Pax in 2010), and is currently working on a study of shifting knowledge regimes following what Jürgen Habermas
calls the post-national constellation.
Slagstad was born and raised in Bergen
, but now lives in Oslo
with his wife Anine Kierulf
. He has three children.
He was in 2005 announced Norway’s leading intellectual
by the daily newspaper Dagbladet
. In 1996 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, philosopher and legal theorist. In addition to professional work, he has since the late sixties contributed actively to public debate on a variety of issues.
Biography
Slagstad was editor of Pax Publishing (1971–1978) and the Norwegian University Press (1986–1989). He has held tenured professorships both at the University of OsloUniversity 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...
, the Norwegian Institute for Social Research
Norwegian Institute for Social Research
The Norwegian Institute for Social Research is a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway.It was founded in 1950 by Vilhelm Aubert, Arne Næss, Eirik Rinde, and Stein Rokkan. It cooperates closely with the University of Oslo and the Research Council of Norway, but is a contract-based...
and Oslo University College
Oslo University College
Oslo University College , Norwegian: Høgskolen i Oslo is the largest state university college in Norway, with more than 11,000 students and approx. 1100 employees...
and headed The Research Council of Norway
The Research Council of Norway
The Research Council of Norway is a Norwegian government agency responsible for awarding grands for research as well as promoting research and science. It also advises the Government in matters related to research, and is subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research...
Program on Governance and Democracy ("LOS") (1990–1998).
He initiated and co-edited the encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
PaxLeksikon (with i.a. Hans Fredrik Dahl and Jon Elster
Jon Elster
Jon Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist who has authored works in the philosophy of social science and rational choice theory...
), co-edited the leftist journal Kontrast, and was editor-in-chief of the intellectual journal Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift from 1984 through 2009. Among his significant publications are “Constitutionalism and democracy” (co-edited with Jon Elster
Jon Elster
Jon Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist who has authored works in the philosophy of social science and rational choice theory...
), ”De nasjonale strateger” (”National strategists”), Rettens ironi (”The Irony of Law”) and (Sporten) (”Sports”); a study of sports from a cultural historical point of view.
Slagstad is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature
The Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature is a Norwegian learned body on matters pertaining to the Dano-Norwegian language. Its primary role is regulating the written standard known as Riksmål ....
(1996-), 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...
(2002-), and on the board of Morgenbladet
Morgenbladet
Morgenbladet is a Norwegian weekly newspaper. It was founded in 1819 by the book printer Niels Wulfsberg, and was the country's first daily newspaper. For a long time, it was also the country's biggest newspaper. It was closed down by the German Wehrmacht during World War II...
(2003–2009) and The Danish-Norwegian Foundation (1998-). He was one of the founders of the Norwegian Socialist Left Party
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...
(est. 1975), in which he through the seventies also held several leading positions.
Presently Slagstad holds a professorship at the Centre for the Study of Professions at Oslo University College
Oslo University College
Oslo University College , Norwegian: Høgskolen i Oslo is the largest state university college in Norway, with more than 11,000 students and approx. 1100 employees...
. He is the editor of the Festschrift
Festschrift
In academia, a Festschrift , is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during his or her lifetime. The term, borrowed from German, could be translated as celebration publication or celebratory writing...
to Jon Elster
Jon Elster
Jon Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist who has authored works in the philosophy of social science and rational choice theory...
(published at Pax in 2010), and is currently working on a study of shifting knowledge regimes following what Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his theory on the concepts of 'communicative rationality' and the 'public sphere'...
calls the post-national constellation.
Slagstad was born and raised in Bergen
Bergen
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 , ....
, but now lives in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
with his wife Anine Kierulf
Anine Kierulf
Anine Kierulf is a Norwegian lawyer and research fellow at the University of Oslo Law School, Norway. Her research area is the evolution of national free speech doctrines through judicial review, with a focus on the constitutionalizing elements of the European Convention on Human Rights.Kierulf...
. He has three children.
He was in 2005 announced Norway’s leading intellectual
Intellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
by the daily newspaper Dagbladet
Dagbladet
Dagbladet is Norway's second largest tabloid newspaper, and the third largest newspaper overall with a circulation of 105,255 copies in 2009, 18,128 papers less than in 2008. The editor in chief is Lars Helle....
. In 1996 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award.