Johan Olsen
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Johan P. Olsen is a Norwegian political scientist
. He was a professor at the University of Bergen
and member of the Norwegian Research Council. He established ARENA (Advanced Research on the Europeanization of the Nation State) in 1994. He was Research Director at ARENA for many years, and is now professor emeritus.
Olsen is one of the developers of the systemic-anarchic perspective of organizational decision making known as the Garbage Can Model.
He is a prominent thinker and writer on a wide variety of topics, such as new institutionalism
and Europeanization.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
.
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
. He was a professor at the University of Bergen
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...
and member of the Norwegian Research Council. He established ARENA (Advanced Research on the Europeanization of the Nation State) in 1994. He was Research Director at ARENA for many years, and is now professor emeritus.
Olsen is one of the developers of the systemic-anarchic perspective of organizational decision making known as the Garbage Can Model.
He is a prominent thinker and writer on a wide variety of topics, such as new institutionalism
New institutionalism
New institutionalism or neoinstitutionalism is a theory that focuses on developing a sociological view of institutions--the way they interact and the way they affect society...
and Europeanization.
He 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...
.