Kjell Underlid (June 24, 1950 – July 31, 2016) was a
Norwegian psychologist and specialist in clinical psychology.
He was mainly interested in
social psychology
Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the r ...
. He became a professor at
Bergen University College in 2005, where he had worked since 1990. His areas of interest included unemployment, poverty and social justice.
Underlid was born in
Nyttingnes. From quite early in young adulthood, Underlid was active in the socialist movement in Norway. For many years, he was a member of the
Socialist People's Party, through which he entered the
Socialist Electoral League
The Socialist Left Party of Norway ( no, Sosialistisk Venstreparti or SV) was founded in 1975. Its history shows a long-term rise in political influence, resulting in part from its emergence from older left-wing parties, especially the Socialist ...
, later the
Socialist Left Party, which he left in protest against what he perceived as a shift to the right under
Erik Solheim
Erik Solheim (born 18 January 1955) is a Norwegian diplomat and former politician. He served in the Norwegian government from 2005 to 2012 as Minister of International Development and Minister of the Environment, and as Under-Secretary-General of ...
.
From 1993 to 2000 he was a member of the collective leadership of the
Communist Party of Norway
The Communist Party of Norway ( no, Norges Kommunistiske Parti, NKP) is a communist party in Norway.
The NKP was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. It was Stalinist from its establishment and, as such, supported t ...
. He left that party in 2003 in protest against the party's shift toward Stalinism.
Underlid was a member of the
Movement for Socialism
The Movement for Socialism–Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples ( es, Movimiento al Socialismo–Instrumento Político por la Soberanía de los Pueblos, abbreviated MAS-IPSP, or simply MAS, punning on ''más'', Spanish for ...
.
Underlid died in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
on July 31, 2016.
['' Klassekampen'', August 9, 2016, p. 7.]
Bibliography
* ''Arbeidslaus'' (Jobless;
Det Norske Samlaget Det Norske Samlaget is a Norwegian publishing house founded on 24 March 1868 with the aim to promote and publish books in Landsmål, now known as Nynorsk.
''Det Norske Samlaget'' is now divided into two institutions: a literature organization, ''L ...
, 1992)
* ''Gruppepsykologi'' (Group Psychology;
Fagbokforlaget, 1997)
* ''Arbeidshefte til Gruppepsykologi'' (Workbook for Group Psychology; Fagbokforlaget, 1997)
* ''Fattigdommens psykologi'' (The Psychology of Poverty; Det Norske Samlaget, 2005)
* ''Sosial rettferd'' (Social Justice; Det Norske Samlaget, 2009)
* ''Å bli hersa med. Utilbørleg sosial dominans på arbeidsplassen'' (Being Bullied: Inappropriate Social Dominance in the Workplace; Gyldendal akademisk, 2013)
References
External links
Publications by Kjell Underlidin
BibsysPublications by Kjell Underlidin
CRIStin
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Norwegian psychologists
People from Flora, Norway
1950 births
2016 deaths
Communist Party of Norway politicians