Jörgen Westerståhl Lectures

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2024
Title: The Sacred and Societal Foundations of the State
Lecturer: Anna Grzymala-Busse, the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies in the Department of Political Science, the Director of the Europe Center, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute.

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2023
Title: Prediction and policy in the social sciences
Lecturer: Kristian Gleditsch, Professor of Political Science in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, director of the Michael Nicholson Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, and a research associate at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2022
Title: The Dance of European Integration: How Ideology and Policy Shape Public Support for the EU
Lecturer: Simon Hix, Professor of Political Science, Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics. European University Institute.

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2021
Title: International Norms, Moral Psychology and Neuroscience
Lecturer: Kathryn Sikkink, Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2020
Title: Political Entrepreneurs: The Rise of Challenger Parties in Europe
Lecturer: Catherine De Vries, Professor of Political Science, Bocconi University.

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2019
Title: Homo politicus and the "problem of agency"
Lecturer: Colin Hay, Professor of Political Analysis, University of Sheffield.

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2018
Title: Populist movements and counter-movements in the Great Recession
Lecturer: Donatella Della Porta, Professor of Political Science and Political Sociology, the Institute for Humanities and the Social Sciences at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florens.

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2017
Title: Why Bother? Rethinking Participation in Elections and Protests
Lecturer: Susan Stokes, John S. Saden Professor of Political Science, Yale University.

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2016
Title: Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood: Effective and Legitimate
Lecturer: Professor Dr. Thomas Risse, Free University of Berlin.

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2015
Title: The Case for Coercion - And How to Make that Coercion Legitimate
Lecturer: Jane Mansbridge, Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Harvard University.

Jörgen Westerståhl Lecture 2014
Title: Lorenzettis utfordring og demokratiets århundre
Lecturer: Johan P. Olsen, Professor Emeritus, ARENA Centre for European Studies, Oslo University.