Geir Lundestad
Lundestad in 2005
Born	(1945-01-17)17 January 1945[1] Sulitjelma,Norway
Died	22 September 2023(2023-09-22) (aged 78) Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Historian
Known for	Director,Norwegian Nobel Institute Secretary,Norwegian Nobel Committee
Spouse	Aase Synnøve Liland

Geir Lundestad (17 January 1945 – 22 September 2023) was aNorwegian historian, who served as the director ofNorwegian Nobel Institute whenOlav Njølstad took over until 2014. In this capacity, he also served as the secretary ofNorwegian Nobel Committee. However, he was not a member of committee itself.^[2][3][4]

Geir Lundestad was born on 17 January 1945 inSulitjelma, to the son of rector Bjarne Lundestad and Anny Elvine Nilsen-Nygaard.

He has married to Aase Synnøve Liland in 1967.^[1]

Lundestad studied history at theUniversity of Oslo andUniversity of Tromsø, graduating in 1970 with acand.philol. degree and in 1976 with a doctorate respectively. From 1974 to 1990, he held various positions as Lecturer and Professor at the University of Tromsø before beginning his positions with the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Committee. Subsequently, he was associated with the University of Oslo as anAdjunct Professor of International History. Lundestad spent several years in the United States as aresearch fellow, atHarvard University, from 1978 to 1979 and again in 1983, and at theWoodrow Wilson Center inWashington, D.C., between 1988 and 1989.^[2]

From 1990 to 2014, he served as the director ofNorwegian Nobel Institute, as well as being secretary ofNorwegian Nobel Committee. During this period, Nobel Institute became a significant institution for research oncontemporary history, where Lundestad contributed in his capacity as expert on American history andCold War. He was also a proponent for establishingNobel Peace Center, which opened in 2005.^[1]

Lundestad was a member of theNorwegian Academy of Science and Letters.^[5] He was decorated Commander of theOrder of St. Olav in 2008.^[1]

Lundestad died on 22 September 2023, at the age of 78.^[6]

• The American Non-Policy Towards Eastern Europe 1943–1947. (Oslo, New York City, 1975,^[1] reprinted 1978)
• America, Scandinavia, and the Cold War 1945–1949. (New York City, Oslo, 1980)^[1]
• East, West, North, South: Major Developments in International Politics Since 1945. (Oslo - Oxford, 1987,^[1] updated in 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2010 and 2014) English, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Chinese and Turkish editions.
• The American "Empire" and Other Studies of US Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective. (Oxford - Oslo, 1990)^[1]
• Beyond the Cold War: New Dimensions in International Relations. (edited with Odd Arne Westad, Oslo - Oxford, 1993)^[1]
• The Fall of Great Powers, Peace, Stability, and Legitimacy. (edited by Lundestad, Oxford - Oslo, 1994)^[1]
• "Empire " by Integration: The United States and European Integration 1945–1997. (Oxford, 1998.)^[1] Japanese edition 2005.
• No End to Alliance. The United States and Western Europe: Past, Present, and Future. (edited by Lundestad, Macmillan 1998.)^[1]
• 'Imperial Overstretch', Mikhail Gorbachev, and the End of the Cold War (edited by Lundestad, 2000)^{[citation needed]}
• “The Nobel Peace Prize” in Agneta Wallin Levinovitz and Nils Ringertz, eds.,The Nobel Prize. The First 100 Years. (London – Singapore, 2001).^{[citation needed]}
• War and Peace in the 20th Century and Beyond. (edited with Olav Njølstad, Singapore, 2002)^{[citation needed]}
• The United States and Western Europe Since 1945: From “Empire” by Invitation to Transatlantic Drift. (Oxford, 2003, paperback 2005), Norwegian edition 2004.^[1]
• Just Another Major Crisis? The United States and Europe Since 2000. (edited by Lundestad, Oxford 2008)^{[citation needed]}
• The Rise and Decline of the American "Empire". Power and its Limits in Comparative Perspective. (Oxford, 2012)^[1]
• International Relations Since the end of the Cold War. New & Old Dimensions in International Relations. (edited by Lundestad, Oxford, 2013)^{[citation needed]}

• CV, nobelprize.org
• InterviewArchived 18 February 2009 at theWayback Machine, 2005.

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