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VISITING LECTURESHIPS 2007 - 08 Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design was chosen to host a Visiting Lecturer from Norway. Dr. Arntzen, who is a professor at Telemark University, will spend the spring 2008 semester affiliated with the department of History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences at the Rhode Island School of Design. Professor Arntzen holds a Ph.D in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University (1988) and he has been a professor of philosophy at Telemark University since 1996. At RISD, he will teach a three-credit course with the title “Philosophy of Landscape: Humans in the Land”. Dr. Arntzen plans to give public lectures and participate in seminars relating to environmental philosophy and landscape while in the U.S.. He will also have privileges at the Watson Institute for International Studies on the nearby Brown University campus with Steven Hamburg, Director of the Global Environment Program to conduct research relating to ethics, design and landscape. University of Wisconsin/Madison The University of Wisconsin/Madison was chosen to host a
Visiting Lecturer from Norway. Dr. Ingeborg
Kongslien, who is a professor in the Department of
Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Oslo,
will spend the spring 2007 semester affiliated with the Department
of Scandinavian Studies in Madison. Dr. Konglien’s main
fields of research have been immigration history and identity
issues, both among Scandinavian Americans in the U.S. and among
recent immigrants to the Nordic countries. She has published
widely on the topic of immigrant/migrant literature, and she
regularly lectures throughout the U.S. and Scandinavia. At
the University of Wisconsin, she will teach a seminar open to both
graduate and upper-level undergraduate students on Scandinavian
multicultural literature. During her stay in the U.S., Dr.
Kongslien will speak at academic institutions and organizations
throughout the Upper Midwest as well as attend academic
conferences, including next year’s SASS Conference. VISITING LECTURESHIPS 2006 - 07 University of Southern
Maine Yale University VISITING LECTURESHIPS 2005 - 06 Harvard University Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts was chosen to host a 2005-06 Visiting Lecturer from Sweden. Dr. Bo Rothstein, who is the August Röhss Professor in political science at Göteborg University, spent the spring 2006 semester affiliated with the Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies and the Department of Government at Harvard. Dr. Rothstein has been a visiting fellow at institutions throughout Europe and the U.S., and has published widely on the quality of governments and political institutions, with his next publication being Creating Social Trust in Post-Socialist Transitions(2005). At Harvard, he taught a graduate-level course entitled “The Quality of Government: A Comparative Approach.” Dr. Rothstein attended a number of academic conferences across the U.S., as well as took part in public speaking engagements on topics related to politics and economics. Syracuse University Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York was chosen to host a 2005-06 Visiting Lecturer from Norway. Dr. Daniel Heradstveit, who is a professor and researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), spent the fall 2005 semester affiliated with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse. Dr. Heradstveit, who was an associate of Johan Jørgen Holst, heads research groups at NUPI on conflict resolution, the Middle East, and Central Asia and the Caucasus. He has published extensively on these topics, with his most recent publication being Oil in the Gulf: Obstacles to Democracy and Development(2004). At Syracuse, he taught a graduate-level seminar on conflict resolution in the Middle East, with an emphasis on Norwegian opinions, approaches and policies in Arab-Israeli conflict. Dr. Heradstveit conducted an extensive speaking tour while in the U.S., traveling to universities on both coasts. University of
Massachusetts The University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts was chosen to host a 2005-06 Visiting Lecturer from Norway. Professor Noralv Veggeland, who is a professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Lillehammer University College, spent the spring 2006 semester affiliated with the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Massachusetts. Professor Veggeland has authored ten books and numerous other publications, with his research focus being on European integration and the europeanization of the nation state. At the University of Massachusetts, he taught a graduate-level seminar on comparative public administration, with special emphasis on the Nordic countries' relations to the EU. Professor Veggeland lectured at a number of colleges and universities, as well as attended academic conferences while in the U.S. University of Washington The University of Washington in Seattle, Washington was chosen to host a 2005-06 Visiting Lecturer from Sweden. Dr. Annica Kronsell, who is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Lund University, spent the spring 2006 semester affiliated with the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington. Dr. Kronsell has taught and published extensively in the fields of international politics, environmental studies, and feminist studies, and is currently involved in two multi-disciplinary research projects related to governance and environmental sustainability. At the University of Washington, she taught an undergraduate course on environmental norms in international politics, and participated in a graduate colloquium series, presenting lectures on gender, citizenship and democracy in Sweden. Dr. Kronsell lectured at colleges, universities and community organizations throughout the Northwest, as well as attended a number of academic conference while in the U.S. VISITING LECTURESHIPS 2003 - 04Gustavus Adolphus College Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, was chosen to host a 2003-04 Visiting Lecturer from Sweden. Professor Krister Stoor, who teaches at the Department of Sámi Studies at Umeå University, spent the spring 2004 semester affiliated with the Department of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus. Professor Stoor has published and lectured extensively on contemporary Sámi issues, with broader relevance to multi-ethnicity and Nordic culture. At Gustavus Adolphus, Professor Stoor taught courses on Sámi culture and cross-cultural indigenous studies, examining such topics as conflict resolution between minority and majority cultures, policies aimed at preserving indigenous ideas and livelihood, and human rights issues. He was also involved in outreach programming involving Minnesota’s indigenous populations. Pacific Lutheran University Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington was chosen to host the 2003-04 Visiting Lecturer from Norway. Dr. Steinar Bryn, who is the director of the Human Rights, Democracy and Peaceful Conflict Program at Nansenskolen in Lillehammer, spent the spring 2004 semester teaching in the Communication and Theater Department of PLU. Dr. Bryn has most recently been working to foster dialogue among ethnic groups in the Balkan states. At Pacific Lutheran, Dr. Bryn taught a course on the role of communication in the development and management of human conflict. He lectured at colleges and universities throughout the Pacific Northwest, and presented community lectures at local museums and for Scandinavian-American organizations. University of Iowa The University of Iowa was chosen to host a 2003-04 Visiting Lecturer from Sweden. Dr. Per-Anders Forstorp, who teaches at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, spent the spring 2004 semester affiliated with the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. Since 1999, Dr. Forstorp has been a senior lecturer at the Royal Institute of Technology, where he heads a developing research group in communication, media and culture. At the University of Iowa, Dr. Forstorp taught a course on “Discourse, Ethics and Public Controversy,” with a specific focus on the discourse and ethics of public policy controversies about multi-culturalism. VISITING LECTURESHIPS 2002 - 03University of Arizona The University of Arizona was chosen to host the 2002-03 ASF Visiting Lecturer from Norway. Dr. Ánde Somby, a professor at the Center for Sámi Studies at the University of Tromsø, spent the spring 2003 semester affiliated with the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law. He was specifically associated with the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, which offers the only Master of Laws program in the U.S. focusing on the role of comparative indigenous experiences. During his tenure at the University of Arizona, Dr. Somby taught graduate-level courses on comparative indigenous law, as well as took part in a number of extracurricular activities designed to promote greater dialogue on issues of relevance to native peoples. He also participated in community outreach programs throughout the Southwest, including speaking engagements in Native American reservations and networking opportunities with tribal leaders. VISITING LECTURESHIPS 2001 - 02Luther College Luther College in Decorah, Iowa has been chosen to host the 2001-02 ASF Visiting Lecturer from Norway. Dr. Øyvind Gulliksen, a professor in the Department of Humanities at Telemark Regional College, spent the spring 2002 semester affiliated with the Department of History. Dr. Gulliksen is a preeminent scholar of Norwegian-American literature and culture, and has published widely on issues of author identity and bi-cultural influences. While at Luther College, Dr. Gulliksen taught a course on the history of Norwegian-American immigration through examination of texts written by or about American immigrants. He had the opportunity to visit a number of other academic institutions throughout the Midwest to meet with colleagues and present his research in public forums. Indiana University Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana was selected to host the ASF Visiting Lecturer from Sweden. Dr. Per Nordahl spent the fall 2001 semester affiliated with the Department of West European Studies, where he taught a course examining the Swedish welfare state in relation to processes of globalization and social integration. Dr. Nordahl, who is a professor in the Department of Historical Studies at Umeå University, has authored numerous publications on the role played by unions and fraternal organizations in the efforts of Swedish-Americans to integrate into American society. While at Indiana University, Dr. Nordahl worked closely with a number of different departments whose faculty share his research interests, as well as presented public lectures and visiting academics at other regional universities. VISITING LECTURESHIPS 2000 - 01University of Alaska/Fairbanks The University of Alaska/Fairbanks was chosen to host the first ASF Visiting Lecturer from Norway. The University of Alaska invited Dr. Willy Østreng, a scholar-practitioner in the area of Arctic studies whose institutional affiliations in Norway are numerous. Dr. Østreng serves as the director of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, as well as being a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and a special advisor to the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has published widely on Arctic and Antarctic treaty systems, resource management and security issues, and most recently, on the Northern Sea Route. While in Fairbanks during the fall 2001 semester, Dr. Østreng taught a course on Scandinavia and Arctic Cooperation. He also had the opportunity to visit a number of other academic institutions across the US to meet with colleagues and present his research in public forums. University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame was selected to host the ASF Visiting Lecturer from Sweden. Dr. Peter Wallensteen spent the spring 2001 semester at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, where he taught a course on Conflict Resolution and the Role of the United Nations. Dr. Wallensteen, who holds the position of Dag Hammarskjöld Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, has authored numerous publications in the area of peace and conflict resolution.
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