Stein Rokkan: A Man of Several Worlds - Couverture souple

Stubhaug, Arild

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1910259926 ISBN 13 : 9781910259924

Editeur : ECPR Press, 2024

Synopsis

Stein Rokkan (1921-1979) introduced the concepts of 'centre and periphery' and 'counterculture'. He also formulated the idea that 'votes count but resources decide' in elections. Rokkan was a founder of Norwegian social science, who became a world leader in the discipline. This biography offers an intimate portrait of the scientist and the man. Born in Lofoten and raised in Narvik, he rapidly became a star talent at Oslo University. He was courted by the great American universities, and universities in Manchester, London, and Paris, but opted to stay in Bergen, accepting only sporadic visiting professorships. Rokkan was a powerhouse in the political science discipline, especially in the relatively new field of comparative politics. When he died in 1979, aged only 58, his contribution drew praise from all sides; he had become a role model, the epitome of the international scholar. Who was he?

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Arild Stubhaug is a writer of fiction and biography with an honorary doctorate from Oslo University. He has written several biographies and won numerous awards, including the Norwegian Language Council Prize, the Norwegian Academy Prize and the Dobloug Prize awarded by the Swedish Academy.

Lucy Moffatt is an award-winning translator working primarily from Norwegian to English, with a focus on literary projects, both fiction and non-fiction. Recent translations range from vintage crime fiction to a memoir on insomnia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ECPR Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1910259926
• ISBN 13: 9781910259924
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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