Björn S. Stefánsson

Björn S. Stefansson was born in Reykjavik 19 June 1937. He is the director of Democracy Center.

Education

• Reykjavik Gymnasium 1956.
• Holar Agricultural school 1957.
• Sivilagronom Norwegian Agricultural College 1961, dr. scient. 1968.
• Author. interpreter and translatour from and to Norwegina. Author. guide 1980.

CV

• 1961 to 1962 Editor Búnaðarblaðið.
• 1965 to 1968 ass, prof. Norwegian Agricultural College.
• 1968 Teacher at the advanced course at Hvanneyri agricultural school.
• 1968 til 1976 head of department Icelandic Central Statistics.
• 1978 Professor Nordplan, Nordic Institute of Planning, Stockholm.

Other engagement

• 1971 to 1973 Chairman Agricultural Scientists Association.
• 1972 til 1975 Secretrary, later chairman Icelandic Social Sciences Society.
• 1973 til 1975 Member of board Nordic Summer University Icelandic division.
• 1975 til 1983 Icelandic representative Nordic Association of Agricultural Researchers, economics section.
• 1979 til 1981 Board member of the league of West City of Reykjavik.
• 1979 til 1981 Secretary board the social scientists´ association.
• 1980 til 1983 Icelandic representative Nordic cooperative group for the development of the country side.
• 1981 til 1993 Icelandic member of the board of Nordplan.

Publications

• Þjóðfélagið og þróun þess, 1978 print, 2012 ebook.
• Hjáríki, 1992 print, 2012 ebook.
• Demokrati med radvalg og fondsvalg, 2003 print, 2011 ebook.
• Lýðræði með raðvali og sjóðvali, 2003 print, 2011 ebook.
• Democracia con votaciones posicionales y votaciones de fondos 2010.
• Fólkaræði við raðvali og grunnvali, 2010 print, 2012 ebook.
• Bókmenntasögur 2012.
• Democracy with sequential choice and fund voting 2012.
• Democratie met rangstemming en fondsstemming 2012.
• Democrazia con la scelta sequenziale e il plafond di voti, 2012 print, 2013 ebook.
• Demokrati med radval och fondval 2012.
• Demokrati med rækkevalg og fondsvalg 2012.
• Демократия: порядковые и фондовые выборы 2012.
• Δημοκρατία με επάλληλη επιλογή και αποθεματική εκλογή 2012.
• Demokratiaa rivivaalein ja rahastovaalein 2012.
• Demokratie mit Rang-Wahl und Fonds-Wahl 2012.
• Demokratio kun ordelekto kaj kaselekto, 2012 print, 2013 ebook.
• La démocratie par choix séquentiel et réservoir de votes 2012.
• Metoda wyboru jakościowego oraz ilościowego 2012.
• Sekvenční volba a volba z fondu — cesty k demokracii 2012.
• Lýðræði með raðvali og sjóðvali — Leiðbeiningar 2013.
• Democracy with sequential choice and fund voting — Instructions 2013.
• Demokrati med radvalg og fondsvalg — Instruksjoner 2013.
• On Arrow´s possibility theorem 2013.
• Rammaáætlun um virkjun og vernd 2013.
• Sjóðval 2013.
• Planning — articles 2013.
• Kontroll av fisket — articles 2013.
• Vistarband 2013.
• Hreppamál 2013.
• Kirkjumál 2013.
• Skólamál 2013.

Numerous articles in papers and periodicals, academic and popular, some only published on the website of Democracy Centerartikler.

Acknowledgment

Member Norwegian Academy 1991.