The Holberg Prize is an international research prize awarded annually in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology.
The Holberg Prize is an international research prize awarded annually to a scholar who have made outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The Prize has a value of NOK 6,000,000. The Nils Klim Prize is awarded annually to a young scholar from the Nordic countries under 35 years for outstanding contributions in the academic fields of the humanities,
16/12/2025
"Given our fragile global order, it’s impossible not to wonder whether the concept of 'collective security' has died."
Stephen Walt's opening statement at the 9 December Holberg Debate is now published as a column in Foreign Policy.
Read more below. (Paywall.)
‘Collective Security’ Is on Life Support A basic concept of international relations is under unprecedented strain.
The Holberg Debate 2025: A Brief Look.
Watch the full debate here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/yHKiIlvaSA8
15/12/2025
The Holberg Conversation with 2025 Laureate Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is now available on YouTube. Spivak received the Prize for her groundbreaking work in the fields of literary theory and philosophy. The interview was conducted during the Holberg Week in June of this year. Interviewer is Kari Jegerstedt, Head of the Centre for Women's and Gender Research, University of Bergen.
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14/12/2025
Under Holbergdebatten 9. desember diskuterte Boris Johnson, Mary Kaldor og Stephen Walt hvorvidt prinsippet om kollektiv sikkerhet er truet.
Dagens Næringsliv gjorde i den anledning et intervju med Boris Johnson. Intervjuet kan leses her. (Betalingsmur.)
Boris Johnson: – Det er ingen vits i å klage på Trump, på at han er frekk mot Europa eller mot folk som er woke (+) Boris Johnson (61) har ikke lenger politiske ambisjoner, men klare tanker om hvordan krigen i Ukraina kan avsluttes – og hvordan man best skifter bleier.
12/12/2025
I morgen, lørdag 13. desember, sender NRK2 Holbergsamtalen med Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak kl. 12:45. Spivak ble tildelt Holbergprisen 2025 for sin banebrytende forskning innen litteraturvitenskap og filosofi. Prisvinneren intervjues av Kari Jegerstedt.
https://tv.nrk.no/program/KOID75000225
11/12/2025
This year’s Holberg Debate brought together Boris Johnson, Mary Kaldor, and Stephen Walt for a heated and highly engaging discussion on one of the most pressing questions of our time:
Can collective security survive in today’s fractured world?
The event was moderated by Stephen Sackur.
📺 Watch the full debate here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKiIlvaSA8
17/11/2025
As we explore the geopolitical views of our three Holberg Debate panellists this year, we turn to Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019 – 2022), Leader of the Conservative Party (2019 – 2022), Foreign Secretary (2016 – 2018), and Mayor of London (2008 – 2016).
In this Triggernometry podcast from March of this year, Mr. Johnson discusses Ukraine, Russia, Trump, immigration, and more. Interviewers are Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster. Kisin was, incidentally, on the panel of the 2024 Holberg Debate, which can be watched on YouTube.
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