Johan Olsen
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| Johan P. Olsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 14, 1939 Tromsø, Norway |
| Residence | Norway |
| Citizenship | Norwegian |
| Fields | political science |
| Alma mater | University of Bergen |
| Spouse | Helene Adriansen |
Johan P. Olsen (born August 14, 1939) 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.[1] He was Research Director at ARENA for many years, and is now professor emeritus.[2]
Olsen is one of the developers of the systemic-anarchic perspective of organizational decision making known as the Garbage Can Model.[3] He is a prominent thinker and writer on a wide variety of topics, such as new institutionalism and Europeanization.[citation needed]
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[4]
[edit] Selected publications
- March, James G.; Olsen, Johann P. (October 9, 1989). Rediscovering Institutions. The Organizational Basis of Politics. New York: The Free Press. pp. 227. ISBN 9780029201152 (Also Italian, Japanese, Polish and Spanish (Mexico) editions)
- March, James G.; Olsen, Johann P. (September 1, 1995). Democratic Governance. New York: The Free Press. pp. 256. ISBN 9780028740546.
- Olsen, Johann P.; Cohen, Michael D.; March, James G. (1972). "A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice". Administrative Science Quarterly (l).
[edit] References
- ^ "The history of ARENA - ARENA Centre for European Studies". http://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/about/history/. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Johan P. Olsen - ARENA Centre for European Studies". http://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/people/aca/stvjpo1/index.html. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Cohen, Michael D.; March, James G.; Olsen, Johann P. (1972). "A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice". Administrative Science Quarterly (l). JSTOR 2392088.
- ^ "Gruppe 7: Samfunnsfag (herunder sosiologi, statsvitenskap og økonomi) [Group 7: Social sciences (including sociology, political science and economics)]" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. http://www.dnva.no/c26848/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27644. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
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