Per egil hegge johan galtung biography

In Memory of Per Egil Hegge

This obituary was first published in Aftenposten on October 12, , and is translated and reproduced in agreement with the author.

By HARALD STANGHELLE

Per Egil Hegge uniquely holds the distinction of winning Norway's most prestigious journalism award on two separate occasions, separated by an extraordinary interval of fifty years. He was among the country's most influential journalists throughout the extensive period Hegge could call his own.

With the passing of Per Egil Hegge, an era in the history of Aftenposten has ended.

For decades, he was the unassuming champion who shone across the diverse field of journalism, always with razor-sharp observational skills and an intense commitment. He didn't just play in journalism's premier league; Per Egil Hegge was in a league of his own.

He probably knew it himself. And so did we.

Multiple 'Hegges'

In a portrait interview that Per Egil Hegge – a format he also mastered – conducted with Aftenposten's then-powerful owner, Tinius Nagell-Erichsen, the owner expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of modern journalism:

'We need newsrooms full of Hegges,&#

Per Egil Hegge – den suverene

Per Egil Hegge er den eneste som har fått Norges viktigste journalistpris to ganger – og det med 50 års mellomrom. Så var han da også blant landets viktigste journalister i den lange tiden Hegge kunne kalle sin egen.

Dette er en kommentar. Kommentaren gir uttrykk for skribentens meninger. Les mer her.

Med Per Egil Hegges bortgang er en epoke i Aftenpostens historie over.

For gjennom tiår etter tiår var han den ujålete eneren som briljerte på hele det mangfoldige journalistiske feltet. Alltid med sylskarp observasjonsevne og intenst engasjement. Han spilte ikke i journalistikkens elitedivisjon, Per Egil Hegge var en hel divisjon for seg selv.

Han visste det nok selv. Og det gjorde vi andre også.

Flere «hegger»

I et portrettintervju Per Egil Hegge – han behersket også den formen – laget med Aftenpostens den gang så mektige hovedeier, Tinius Nagell-Erichsen, uttrykte eieren misnøye med kvaliteten på den moderne journalistikken:

«Vi må ha redaksjoner fylt av hegger», utbrøt han.

«Fytterakker’n. Du vet godt at jeg ikke kan skrive det», repliserte den eneste av de omtalte heggene.

«Det kan du vel ikke, nei. Er det ikke jeg som blir intervjuet

Who is Johan Galtung?

Johan Galtung is a Norwegian sociologist, mathematician and the principalfounder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. He founded the PeaceResearchInstitute Oslo in , serving as its directoruntil , and established the Journal of PeaceResearch in In he was appointed to the world's firstchair in peace and conflict studies, at the University of Oslo. He resigned his professorship in and has since held professorships at severalother universities; in he had been selected as a DistinguishedProfessor of PeaceStudies at the University of Hawaiiwhere he taughtuntil He was awarded the RightLivelihoodAward in

Galtung is known for contributions to mathematics and sociology in the s, politicalscience in the s, economics and history in the s, macro history, anthropology and theology in the s. He has developedseveralinfluential theories, such as the distinctionbetweenpositive and negative peace, structural violence, theories on conflict and conflict resolution, the concept of peacebuilding, the structuraltheory of imperialism, and the theory of the UnitedStates as simultaneously a republic and an empire.