Johan Norberg

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Johan Norberg
Born	27 August 1973 (1973-08-27) (age 34) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Writer

Johan Norberg (born 27 August 1973) is a Swedish writer devoted to promoting economic globalization and individual liberty. He is the author of the much celebrated In Defense of Global Capitalism. Since March 15, 2007 he is a Senior Fellow at Cato Institute.

Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Works 4.1 Books 4.2 Reports 5 Awards and honors 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early life and education

Johan Norberg was born in Stockholm, the son of former Swedish National Archivist Erik Norberg and his wife Birgitta. He grew up in the suburb of Hässelby in northern Stockholm. In his youth, Norberg was active as an anarchist but later abandoned those views and became a liberal.^[1] He studied at Stockholm University from 1992 to 1999 and earned a M.A. with a major in the history of ideas. His other subjects included philosophy, literature and political science. During his time at Stockholm University he was active in the libertarian network Frihetsfronten ("the Freedom Front") and was the editor of its journal Nyliberalen ("The Neoliberal") from 1993 to 1997.

[edit] Career

In 1997, Norberg was contacted by the Swedish liberal think tank Timbro, who invited him to write a book about the Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg. The book, Motståndsmannen Vilhelm Moberg, sold well and sparked much debate which allowed him to write another book, on the history of Swedish liberalism. This book, Den svenska liberalismens historia, also became a success and in 1999 Norberg joined the permanent staff of Timbro. From 1999 to 2002 he was assistant editor-in-chief of the webzine Smedjan.com. In 1999 he started the website Frihandel.nu to put the case for free trade and open economies.

Having participated in a number of debates against the Swedish anti-globalization movement, in May 2001 he released the book In Defense of Global Capitalism (Swedish: Till världskapitalismens försvar) where he assembles his arguments for globalization and free trade. In 2002 the book was selected for the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation and in 2003 Norberg was awarded the gold medal of the German Hayek Stiftung (an award shared with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the German economist Otmar Issing). The British Channel 4 also invited him to the present the documentary film Globalisation is Good (released in 2003), which is based on his book.

From 2002 to 2005, Norberg was head of political ideas at Timbro. From 2006 to 2007 he was a Senior Fellow with the Brussels-based think tank Centre for the New Europe.

Since March 15, 2007 he is a Senior Fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Cato Institute. He is also a member of the international Mont Pelerin Society.

[edit] Personal life

Norberg is married to Sofia Nerbrand, CEO and editor-in-chief of the liberal magazine Neo. They have one son, born in 2007.

[edit] Works

[edit] Books

• Norberg, Johan; Bejke, Henrik (ed.) (1994). Nyliberalismens idéer (in Swedish). Stockholm: Frihetsfrontens förlag. ISBN 91-88216-03-9. 
• Norberg, Johan (1997). Motståndsmannen Vilhelm Moberg (in Swedish). Stockholm: Timbro. ISBN 91-7566-340-6. 
• Norberg, Johan (1998). Den svenska liberalismens historia (in Swedish). Stockholm: Timbro. ISBN 91-7566-377-5. 
• Norberg, Johan (1999). Fullständiga rättigheter : ett försvar för de 21 första artiklarna i FN:s deklaration om de mänskliga rättigheterna (in Swedish). Stockholm: Timbro. ISBN 91-7566-419-4. 
• Norberg, Johan; Berggren, Niclas (ed.) (2000). Stat, individ & marknad (in Swedish). Stockholm: Timbro. ISBN 91-7566-441-0. 
• Norberg, Johan (2001). Till världskapitalismens försvar (In Defense of Global Capitalism) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Timbro. ISBN 91-7566-491-7. 
• Norberg, Johan; Vera Zavala, America (2001). Global rättvisa är möjlig (in Swedish). Skarpnäck: Pocky/Tranan. ISBN 91-88420-86-8. 
• Norberg, Johan; Bengtsson, Mattias (ed.) (2003). Frihetens klassiker : texter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Timbro. ISBN 91-7566-404-6. 
• Norberg, Johan (2006). När människan skapade världen (in Swedish). Stockholm: Timbro. ISBN 91-7566-554-9. 
• Norberg, Johan; Vera Zavala, America (2006). Ett annat Sverige är möjligt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rocky. ISBN 91-85011-31-2. 

[edit] Reports

• Norberg, Johan (2005). Rubriker som gör oss rädda (in Swedish). Stockholm: Timbro. ISBN 91-7566-593-X. 
• Norberg, Johan (2007). Världens välfärd : fyra decennier som förändrade planeten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Regeringskansliet, Utrikesdepartementet, Globaliseringsrådet. ISBN 9789185935000. 

[edit] Awards and honors

• Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award from the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, for the book In Defense of Global Capitalism (2002).^[2]
• Prize of the Sture Lindmark Foundation for Public Debate, for opinion formation for free trade (May 2002).
• Gold medal of the Friedrich August von Hayek Stiftung, shared with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and ECB Chief Economist Otmar Issing (2003). [1]
• Voted Sweden's best blogger by the readers of the magazine Internetworld (2005).^[3]
• Curt Nicolin Memorial Award from the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (2006).^[4]
• James Joyce Award (2007) from the Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• JohanNorberg.net–official website/blog
• Globalisation is Good - Johan Norberg on Globalization

Persondata
NAME	Norberg, Johan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Political writer
DATE OF BIRTH	27 August 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stockholm, Sweden
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH