Steinar Stjernø
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Steinar Stjernø is a Norwegian
academic.
He obtained the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in Public Administration and Organizational Theory from the University of Bergen
in 1971. He worked as a researcher at the Norwegian State College of Local Government Administration and Social Work from 1971 to 1978, and later as associate professor. He was the rector from 1987 to 1991. When the Oslo University College
was established in 1994 through a merger, Stjernø became the rector there, a position he held until 2000. Since 2002 he is professor at the same institution, of social policy studies and social work. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Bremen
, the University of New South Wales
and the University of California, Berkeley
.
Stjernø was a member of the board of the Council of University Colleges in Norway from 1995 to 2000. In 2007 and 2008 he chaired the board of the Norwegian Work Research Institute
.
He has been active in the Socialist Left Party
, having been its deputy leader from 1975 to 1977. He is a member of Ullern
borough council.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
academic.
He obtained the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in Public Administration and Organizational Theory from 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...
in 1971. He worked as a researcher at the Norwegian State College of Local Government Administration and Social Work from 1971 to 1978, and later as associate professor. He was the rector from 1987 to 1991. When the 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...
was established in 1994 through a merger, Stjernø became the rector there, a position he held until 2000. Since 2002 he is professor at the same institution, of social policy studies and social work. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Bremen
University of Bremen
The University of Bremen is a university of approximately 23,500 people from 126 countries that are studying, teaching, researching, and working in Bremen, Germany...
, the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.
Stjernø was a member of the board of the Council of University Colleges in Norway from 1995 to 2000. In 2007 and 2008 he chaired the board of the Norwegian Work Research Institute
Norwegian Work Research Institute
The Work Research Institute is a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway. It is state owned, but independent in its research. Its purpose is to "produce systematic knowledge on working life". The institute was founded in 1964....
.
He has been active in the 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...
, having been its deputy leader from 1975 to 1977. He is a member of Ullern
Ullern
Ullern is an affluent borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.- History :The borough has its name from an old farm, Norse Ullarin. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullr. The last element is vin, meaning pasture or meadow. In Medieval times, the farm belonged to the...
borough council.