Stein Rokkan
Professor Stein Rokkan was a key figure in the Comittee Report of promoting the social sciences at Bergen. At that time he was chief researcher at Chr. Michelsen Institute in Bergen and in 1966 he was appointed professor in Sociology at the University of Bergen with special responsibility for developing the field of comparative politics. He was a brilliant, leading researcher as well as organizer and administrator in national and international organizations of political and social sciences.
Both abroad and in Norway there has been a number of intiatives to honour the memory of Stein Rokkan for his great contributions in the development of the social sciences after World War II.
Rokkan was, amongst other things, president of International Political Science Association (1970-73), vice-president for International Sociological Association (1966-70), chairman of European Consortium for Political Research (1970-76) which he helped found. He was president of International Social Science Council associated with UNESCO (1973-77) and chairman of Nordisk Forbund for Statskundskab (1975-76) in which he initiated the organisational effort. He was also professional leader for the Norwegian Social Science Data services (1975-79) when established and the first years of its development.
Within the European Consortium for Political Research the Stein Rokkan Lectures are held at an annual arrangement called Joint Sessions of Workshops. The International Political Science Association has established a Stein Rokkan Memorial Fund which is to provide stipends for research travelling.
The International Social Science Council has established a Stein Rokkan prize for brilliant research contributions by young researchers, and the Norwegian Social Science Data Services has done the same. The Department of Comparative Politics has, since 1981, arranged an annual Stein Rokkan lecture as a tribute to his memory.
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Stein Rokkan Memorial Lecture 2011 - Robert Putnam
Department of Comparative Politics is proud to present Robert Putnam as the 30th Stein Rokkan Memorial Lecture speaker.
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Stein Rokkan Memorial Lecture 2010
Bo Rothstein: Quality of Government: What you get - What it is - How to get it.
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Stein Kuhnle: Stein Rokkan - Statesman of the Social Sciences
On occasion of the first World Social Science Forum in Bergen, a booklet on Stein Rokkan has been edited by Professor in Comparative Politics, Stein Kuhnle. The booklet offers a presentation of Stein Rokkan (1921 -79), his background, intellectual achievements, and entrepeneurship for the development of international social sciences and the building of infrastructure for the social sciences