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A Social Democratic Model of Civil Society and the Welfare State? The Nordic Case.

Per Selle is Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen and Senior Researcher at Norut - Alta. His research interests include voluntary organizations and welfare states, enviromental movements, political culture, indigenous politics and democratic theory. He has been jointly in charge of The Norwegian part of the Johns Hopkins Comparative Non-Profit Sector Project (CNP) and was a member of the group leading the Norwegian Power and Democracy Project.

Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The prize amount is NOK 4.5 million (Appr. EUR 610,000/ USD 790,000)

Nils Klim Prize is awarded to young Nordic researchers under 35 years within the academic fields of the Holberg Prize.

Holberg Prize School Project is a research competition for pupils in the upper secondary school.

Holberg Prize was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 2003.