Janne Haaland Matláry | |
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Born | Janne Haaland 27 April 1957 |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Political science |
Institutions | University of Oslo |
Dame Janne Haaland Matláry (born 27 April 1957) is a Norwegian political scientist, writer, and politician, who formerly represented the Christian Democratic Party. Since 2012 she has been a member of the Conservative Party. She is Professor of international politics at the University of Oslo, and served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1997–2000.
Life and career
She claimed the Christian democratic ideology was incompatible with the socialist ideology.[1][2]
She spoke at the Humanum interreligious colloquium, in 2014. The event, held at the Vatican, was centered on discussions of marriage and the family.[3]
Affiliations
She is a member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, and a consultor of the Pontifical Council for the Family. In 2001 she was made a Dame in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.[4][5] She is also member of IESE's International Advisory Board (IAB).[6]
Family
Janne Haaland is married to Dr. Matláry, a physician of Hungarian origin who came to Norway as a refugee. The couple has four children.[7]
Writings
- Political Factors in Western European Gas Trade (NUPI rapport). Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt, Oslo 1985; ISBN B0006EOPL0
- Norway's New Interdependence with the European Community: The Political and Economic Implications of Gas Trade (NUPI rapport). Utenrikspolitisk Institutt, Oslo 1990; ISBN B0006EVW8E
- Energy Policy in the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan, 1997; ISBN 978-0-312-17295-4
- Intervention for Human Rights in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002; ISBN 978-0-333-79424-1
- Values and Weapons: From Humanitarian Intervention to Regime Change? Palgrave Macmillan, 2006; ISBN 978-1-4039-8716-7
- Faith through Reason. Gracewing Publishing, 2006; ISBN 978-0-85244-004-9, preface by Joseph Ratzinger.
- When Might Becomes Human Right. Gracewing, 2007; ISBN 978-0-85244-031-5
- European Union Security Dynamics: In the New National Interest. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009; ISBN 978-0-230-52188-9
References
- ↑ Matlary melder seg ut av KrF i protest VG, 13 October 2011
- ↑ NTB: Sikter mot toppverv i Høyre, 1 August 2012
- ↑ "Humanum.it".
- ↑ "Universitetets første Dame".
- ↑ "Janne H. Matlary". www.pass.va. Archived from the original on 2012-11-15.
- ↑ Members of IESE's International Advisory Board, iese.edu
- ↑ Hjørdis Ånestad Tiltnes:"Tyngdepunktet - Springende om å bli katolikk" Stavanger Aftenblad, 18 October 2002
External links
- Staff page at Oslo University.
- Author page at Macmillan.
- Matlary's page at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
- "Norwegian Saga: The Conversion of Janne Haaland Matlary. New Book by a Former Foreign-Affairs Official", Zenit, 3 May 2004.
- "Nurturing a New Feminism", Zenit, 22 May 2001.
- "More Women Leaders Needed at the Vatican" by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, 15 Dec. 2008.