Gudmund Hernes
Professor Emeritus
Department of Law and Governance
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- Room number A5I-075
- Phone +4799374951
- E-mail gudmund.hernes@bi.no
Biography
Gudmund Hernes is researcher at the Fafo Institute in Oslo, and Professor II at BI Norwegian School of Management.
Gudmund Hernes (born in 1941 in Trondheim, Norway), got his PhD in sociology at Johns Hopkins University in 1971. He became a professor at the University of Bergen in 1971, and later at the University of Oslo. He has been a Fellow at The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford (1974-75) and Visiting Professor at Harvard University in 1986 and 1990.
Gudmund Hernes was Norway's Minister of Education and Research 1990-95, and Minister of Health 1995-97.From 1999-2005 he was the Director of UNESCO's International Institute of Educational Planning in Paris, and UNESCO's Coordinator on HIV/AIDS.
Gudmund Hernes has written and edited many specialized books, reports and, articles; has been on the editorial board of several international specialist journals and, is a member of several professional societies and academies. He has been a regular contributor and columnist in several newspapers in his country.
Since 2006 he has been the president of the International Social Science Council.
Gudmund Hernes (born in 1941 in Trondheim, Norway), got his PhD in sociology at Johns Hopkins University in 1971. He became a professor at the University of Bergen in 1971, and later at the University of Oslo. He has been a Fellow at The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford (1974-75) and Visiting Professor at Harvard University in 1986 and 1990.
Gudmund Hernes was Norway's Minister of Education and Research 1990-95, and Minister of Health 1995-97.From 1999-2005 he was the Director of UNESCO's International Institute of Educational Planning in Paris, and UNESCO's Coordinator on HIV/AIDS.
Gudmund Hernes has written and edited many specialized books, reports and, articles; has been on the editorial board of several international specialist journals and, is a member of several professional societies and academies. He has been a regular contributor and columnist in several newspapers in his country.
Since 2006 he has been the president of the International Social Science Council.
Area of Expertise
Publications
Shows
5
of 20 publication(s)
Article Sigmund Grønmo, Gudmund Hernes (2024)
Ørjar Øyen - nekrolog
Article Gudmund Hernes (2023)
Medier, makt og myter. Krigen på bakken, krigen i mediene og krigen om mytene
Article Gudmund Hernes (2019)
Det medievridde samfunn 2.0
Chapter Gudmund Hernes (2016)
Hvor kommer eiendomsretten fra?
Chapter Gudmund Hernes (2016)
Har jurister for mye eller for lite makt?
| Year | Academic Department | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Johns Hopkins University | Ph.D. |
| Year | Employer | Job Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Adjunct Professor |
| 1999 - 2005 | Director of UNESCO's International Institute of Educational Planning | Director |
| 1984 - 1998 | University of Oslo | Adjunct Professor |
| 1995 - 1997 | Norway's Minister of Health | Minister |
| 1990 - 1995 | Norway's Minister of Education and Research | Minister |
| 1990 - 1990 | Harvard University | Visiting Professor |
| 1986 - 1987 | Harvard University | Visiting Professor |
| 1971 - 1983 | University of Bergen | Professor |
| 1974 - 1975 | Center for Advanced Study | Fellow |
| 1969 - 1971 | University of Bergen | Assistant Professor |
BI Business Review articles:
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BI Business Review
Intensive care taught Boris Johnson that society exists
Margaret Thatcher fought doggedly against what she saw as obdurate labor unions and a stagnant bureaucracy – the forces blocking growth with a wall of empty phrases about solidarity.
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BI Business Review
Mood of Optimism
Gudmund Hernes tells the history of the world in ten minutes, lay out the whole Earth system and highlight Jørgen Rander’s position in both.