Geir Høgsnes
Encyclopedia
Geir Lennart Høgsnes was a Norwegian sociologist. He did research on labor and wages, and spent the better part of his academic career at the Norwegian Institute for Social Research
and the University of Oslo
. He was a professor until 2009, when he was found dead in his home under uncertain circumstances.
. He obtained the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in sociology at the University of Oslo
in 1981, and took the dr.polit. degree in 1994. He was a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Social Research
from 1981 to 1998, was an associate professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology
from 1996 to 1998 and the University of Oslo from 1999 to 2000. In 2000 he became a professor at the University of Oslo. He headed the Department of Sociology and Human Geography from 2002 to 2007.
He was the editor of the journal Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning from 1999 to 2005.
He has been interviewed about the disparity between men's and women's earnings and on strike actions by Norwegian workers. He has also done research on the role of women, elderly workers and immigrants in Norway's labor market.
Selected bibliography
apartment on 3 June 2009. His wife, a Chinese citizen, reportedly wrote a goodbye letter styled to her family in Chinese. Other clues were scarce, but the police speculated that his wife was behind the death, or that it may have been a double suicide.
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 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...
. He was a professor until 2009, when he was found dead in his home under uncertain circumstances.
Academic career
He hailed from SnåsaSnåsa
Snåsa is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Snåsa. Other villages include Agle and Jørstad....
. He obtained the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in sociology 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...
in 1981, and took the dr.polit. degree in 1994. He was a researcher at 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...
from 1981 to 1998, was an associate professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...
from 1996 to 1998 and the University of Oslo from 1999 to 2000. In 2000 he became a professor at the University of Oslo. He headed the Department of Sociology and Human Geography from 2002 to 2007.
He was the editor of the journal Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning from 1999 to 2005.
He has been interviewed about the disparity between men's and women's earnings and on strike actions by Norwegian workers. He has also done research on the role of women, elderly workers and immigrants in Norway's labor market.
Selected bibliography
- Krone for krone. Lønnsforhandlinger og -fordelinger, 1999
- "Decentralized Wage Bargaining - A Threat to Incomes Policy Goals or an Instrument of Flexibility?", with Frode Longva. In Henry Milner and Eskil Wadensjö (eds.), Gösta Rehn, the Swedish Model and Labour Market Policies, 2001
- "Arbeidsliv, lønn og forhandlinger", with Arvid Fennefoss. In Ivar FrønesIvar FrønesIvar Frønes is a Norwegian sociologist.He graduated with a mag.art. degree in 1975, and took the dr.philos. degree in 1995...
& Lise KjølsrødLise KjølsrødLise Kjølsrød is a Norwegian sociologist, specialising in the sociology of medical care.She graduated from the University of Oslo with a mag.art. degree in 1978, and took the dr.philos. degree in 1992. She worked as a research assistant at the University of Oslo from 1978, and as a scholarship...
(eds.), Det norske samfunn, 2003
Death
Høgsnes was found dead with his wife, whom he had married three months earlier, in their UranienborgUranienborg, Norway
Uranienborg is a neighborhood in the borough of Frogner in Oslo, Norway.-History:Originally a rural area in the former municipality Aker, it was incorporated into Christiania city in 1859. The property used to have a wonderful view, and it was therefore named after the famous observatory...
apartment on 3 June 2009. His wife, a Chinese citizen, reportedly wrote a goodbye letter styled to her family in Chinese. Other clues were scarce, but the police speculated that his wife was behind the death, or that it may have been a double suicide.