Trond Nordby (born 6 July 1943) is a Norwegian historian and political scientist. He graduated

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in 1972, and received his

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in 1984. He worked as a

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and lecturer of history at the University of Oslo from 1975 to 1986. From 1985 to 1989 he was a researcher for

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, and from 1990 he worked at the

Norwegian Institute for Social Research The Norwegian Institute for Social Research ( no, Institutt for samfunnsforskning, ISF) is a private social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway. It was founded in 1950 by Vilhelm Aubert, Arne Næss, Eirik Rinde, and Stein Rokkan. It ...

. He is now a professor in the Department of Political Science,

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

, having been promoted in 1995. His research has centered on several issues. His background with health history shows in the 1989 biography of

Karl Evang Karl Evang (19 October 1902 – 3 January 1981) was a Norwegian physician and civil servant. He was born in Oslo, Kristiania as a son of assisting secretary Jens Ingolf Evang (1873–1914) and Anna Beate Wexelsen (1875–1954). He was a brother o ...

and his 1993 book chapter ''Det offentlige helsevesenet - en fagstyrets høyborg'', about the

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in health management in Norway. The book ''I politikkens sentrum. Variasjoner i Stortingets makt 1814-2004'' (second edition 2004) focuses on the

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and

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. He has also synthesized social and political history, among others in the book ''Det moderne gjenombruddet i bondesamfunnet. Norge 1870-1920''.

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1943 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian historians Norwegian political scientists University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo Norwegian expatriates in the United States 21st-century Norwegian politicians 21st-century Norwegian historians {{Norway-academic-bio-stub