Per Torsvik
Political Science, Deceased Person
1925 – 1998
Who was Per Torsvik?
Per Torsvik was a Norwegian political scientist and media scholar.
He held the mag.art. degree in political science, but is better known for founding media research in Norway. In 1958 he co-founded the Department of Press Research at the University of Oslo, and was the only employee for many years. He was later hired at the University of Bergen, at a "secretariat for media research" which was founded following a 1968 report written by Torsvik, Stein Rokkan and Leif Holbæk-Hanssen. The three wrote the book Medieforskning in 1972, and Torsvik also co-wrote a chapter in Rokkan's 1970 book Citizens, Elections, Parties and a chapter in the 1968 book Det norske samfunn. In 1978 Torsvik was promoted to docent in communication, and later promoted to professor.
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- Born
- 1925
- Nationality
- Norway
- Profession
- Died
- 1998
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on July 23, 2013
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