Trond Andresen
Encyclopedia
Trond Andresen is a Norwegian academic, former communist politician, public writer and debater, broadcaster, and assistant professor of Cybernetics
at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
(NTNU). He served as a board member of NTNU 1999-2001, as an elected academic representative.
(RV) political party in 1973. In 1982, he founded a left-wing radio station affiliated with RV, Radio RV, and served as its editor until 1996. He has also freelanced for the NRK. Andresen has been a columnist for the left-wing daily Klassekampen
in its entire existence, and also for some time moderated its online forum, launched in 2008. He was also very active in hosting and participating in the debate about the newspaper's strategy that ended with the replacement of then-editor Paul Bjerke
by Jon Michelet
by the owners of the paper, the Workers' Communist Party
, in 1996.
Due to his membership and activity in several communist organisations, Andresen was under surveillance by the Police Surveillance Agency from 1970 until the early 1990s, and has published his dossier, which he obtained following the inquiries into the Police Surveillance Agency's activities
, on the Internet.
In February 2009, Andresen left the Red
party.
. He was one of the signatories of the petition to the university board that NTNU boycott Israel, an initiative which received worldwide media attention. The initiative by 34 NTNU professors eventually failed in the university board.
In September 2011, Andresen wrote an article in the Norwegian Left-wing newspaper Klassekampen, where he said that Israel
knew about the September 11 terrorist attacks ahead of time, but that they kept the information a secret.
Cybernetics
Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of regulatory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to information theory, control theory and systems theory, at least in its first-order form...
at the 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...
(NTNU). He served as a board member of NTNU 1999-2001, as an elected academic representative.
Career
He earned the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering at NTH (now NTNU) in 1973, and has been assistant professor at NTNU since 1982. He was elected as a member of the university board in 1999, serving one term.Political activity
Andresen has been a member of a number of left-wing organisations in Norway, and was a co-founder of the Red Electoral AllianceRed Electoral Alliance
Red Electoral Alliance was an alliance of left-wing groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote revolutionary far-left ideals into the Norwegian parliament...
(RV) political party in 1973. In 1982, he founded a left-wing radio station affiliated with RV, Radio RV, and served as its editor until 1996. He has also freelanced for the NRK. Andresen has been a columnist for the left-wing daily Klassekampen
Klassekampen
Klassekampen is a Norwegian daily newspaper, which styles itself as "the daily left-wing newspaper".Klassekampen was founded in 1969 with a Marxist-Leninist-Maoist platform. Until recently, it was owned by The Workers' Communist Party...
in its entire existence, and also for some time moderated its online forum, launched in 2008. He was also very active in hosting and participating in the debate about the newspaper's strategy that ended with the replacement of then-editor Paul Bjerke
Paul Bjerke
Paul Bjerke, born 1952, is a Norwegian media scientist.He currently works as a research fellow at the Volda University College and the research institute De Facto, having graduated from the University of Oslo with the mag.art degree in 1982. Bjerke was the editor-in-chief of Klassekampen from 1995...
by Jon Michelet
Jon Michelet
Jon Michelet is a Norwegian novelist.He was the editor-in-chief of the Norwegian far-left daily Klassekampen from 1997 to 2002...
by the owners of the paper, the Workers' Communist Party
Workers' Communist Party (Norway)
The Workers' Communist Party was a Norwegian communist party . AKP was a maoist party and one of two communist parties in Norway; the other was the older Communist Party of Norway which has remained pro-Soviet. The relationship between the two parties was characterized by strong hostility.AKP was...
, in 1996.
Due to his membership and activity in several communist organisations, Andresen was under surveillance by the Police Surveillance Agency from 1970 until the early 1990s, and has published his dossier, which he obtained following the inquiries into the Police Surveillance Agency's activities
Lund Report
The Lund Report The Lund Report The Lund Report (Official title: "Dokument nr. 15 (1995-96) - Rapport til Stortinget fra kommisjonen som ble nedsatt av Stortinget for å granske påstander om ulovlig overvåking av norske borgere", in English: "Document no...
, on the Internet.
In February 2009, Andresen left the Red
Red (Norway)
The Red Party is a Norwegian far-left political party and the leading party to the left of the Socialist Left and the Labour Party in Norway. Since 2007 the party has sought a seat in Parliament; the only counties in which they have a realistic chance of earning a seat are Oslo and Hordaland...
party.
Statements on Israel
In recent years, Andresen has been a vocal critic of IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. He was one of the signatories of the petition to the university board that NTNU boycott Israel, an initiative which received worldwide media attention. The initiative by 34 NTNU professors eventually failed in the university board.
In September 2011, Andresen wrote an article in the Norwegian Left-wing newspaper Klassekampen, where he said that Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
knew about the September 11 terrorist attacks ahead of time, but that they kept the information a secret.