Tore Lindbekk (8 April 1933 – 29 September 2017) was a Norwegian sociologist and politician for the

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. He was born in

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as the son of Odd Lindbäck-Larsen. He graduated as mag.art. in sociology in 1959, was chairman of the

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in 1962, and wrote for the Conservative periodical ''

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''. In 1969 he was appointed professor of sociology at the

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(later merged and renamed the

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). He was

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of his institute from 1981 to 1989. In politics, he was a member of

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from 1976 to 1983, and also a member of Sør-Trøndelag

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Selected bibliography

This is a list of his most notable works: *''Skolesosiologi'' (1973) *''Den populistiske utfordring'' (1975) *''Skilleveier i forskningspolitikk'' (1983) *''Samfunnsteori: fra Marx til Giddens'' (1996)

References

1933 births 2017 deaths Norwegian sociologists University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Trondheim {{Norway-sociologist-stub