Helga Hernes
Helga Hernes | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Norwegian |
Alma mater | Mount Holyoke College Johns Hopkins University |
Known for | State Secretary (1988-1989, 1990-1993) Ambassador (1998-2004) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Political science Women's studies |
Institutions | University of Bergen Institute for Social Research |
Helga Marie Hernes (born 16 January 1938) is a
Educated in the United States, she moved to Norway following her marriage to Norwegian sociologist and politician Gudmund Hernes whom she met during her studies. She was on faculty at the Department of Sociology at the University of Bergen from 1970 to 1980 and subsequently held a number of positions in research management. Her research during the 1970s and 1980s focused on international politics, women's studies and the welfare state, and she is well known for her concept of state feminism, articulated in 1987. Her recent research has focused on gender, armed conflict and security, including the implications of the UN resolution on women, peace and security.
In 1988 she joined
Early life and education
She was born as Helga Marie Jahncke in Germany (today's Poland), and migrated to
Academic, political and diplomatic career
In 1970 she completed her
Hernes remained at the Institute for Social Research until 1988, when she was appointed
Hernes left the cabinet in 1993. She was appointed director of the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO), and was also a professor of political science at the University of Oslo. In 1996 she left CICERO to work as an advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1998 Hernes left both positions to become Norway's ambassador to Austria and Slovakia. She was then Norway's ambassador to Switzerland and the Holy See from 2002 to 2004. In 2004 she returned to her research career to work for Norwegian Social Research. After one year she was hired as an advisor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO),[3] where she works today on issues related to gender and conflict. From 1 July 2006 she combined this job with the position as chair of the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee), a board for supervision of the Norwegian Police Security Service, the Norwegian Defence Security Staff and the Norwegian Intelligence Service.[4] She left the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee in 2011.[5]
Recent publications include "De nye krigene i et kjønnsperspektiv" [The new wars in a gender perspective], part of the volume Kjønn, krig, konflikt [Gender, war and conflict], edited by Hege Skjeie, Inger Skjelsbæk and Torunn L. Tryggestad (Oslo: Pax, 2008). She also edited the volume Women and War: Power and Protection in the 21st Century with Chantal de Jonge Oudraat and Kathleen Kuehnast (Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2011).[1]
Honours
She holds
In 2018 she became an honorary member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights; the last person to be so honoured was Gro Harlem Brundtland.[7]
Personal life
Helga Hernes has been married to Gudmund Hernes, a sociologist and former politician. Their son Stein Hernes has been an advisor for Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Holst, Cathrine; Skjelsbæk, Inger (2008). "Statskvinne med barrierebrytergen. Om forskeren, feministen og politikeren Helga Hernes". Prosa (in Norwegian) (4). Retrieved 17 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ International Peace Research Institute, Oslo. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Helga Hernes New Chair of Intelligence Oversight Committee". International Peace Research Institute, Oslo. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Eldbjørg Løwer blir ny leder for EOS-utvalget" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 May 2011.
- ^ Andreassen, Thorleif (31 August 1999). "Nytt ordensdryss i UD". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 14.
- ^ "Helga Hernes æresmedlem i NKF". Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Fuglehaug, Wenche (24 November 2006). "Kronprinsparets nye venner". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2009.