Johan Norberg
Senior Fellow
Johan Norberg is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a writer who focuses on globalization, entrepreneurship, and individual liberty. Norberg is the author and editor of several books exploring liberal themes, including a history of liberal pioneers in Swedish history. His book In Defense of Global Capitalism, originally published in Swedish in 2001, has since been published in over twenty different countries. He is also the author of När människan skapade världen, 2006 (When Mankind Created the World), the coauthor of Ett annat Sverige är möjligt, 2006 (Another Sweden is Possible) and Global rättvisa är möjlig, 2001 (Global Justice Is Possible), and the coeditor of Frihetens klassiker, 2003 (The Classics of Freedom), all of which are available only in Swedish at this time. His personal website is http://www.johannorberg.net/.
Norberg’s articles and opinion pieces appear regularly in both Swedish and international newspapers, and he is a regular commentator and contributor on television and radio around the world discussing globalization and free trade. Prior to joining Cato, Norberg was head of political ideas at Timbro, a Swedish free-market think tank, from 2003 to 2005. He then served as a senior fellow for the Brussels-based Centre for a New Europe during 2006. Norberg received his master’s degree from Stockholm University in the history of ideas.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
Cato Studies
"The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics," Briefing Paper no. 102, May 14, 2008.
Articles and Newsletters
"Entrepreneurs Are the Heroes of the World," Cato's Letter, vol. 5, no. 1, Winter 2007.
Opinion and Commentary
"Defaming Milton Friedman," Reason (Online), September 26, 2008
"Three Days After Klein's Response, Another Attack," Cato.org, September 4, 2008
"An Unequal Distribution -- of Capitalism," Cato.org, September 22, 2003
"EU and US Let Down Farmers in Poor Nations," Taipei Times, September 11, 2003
"Developing Countries Betrayed by EU and USA," Cato.org, September 9, 2003
Events
"Globalization and the World's Rising Living Standards," June 6, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Freedom, Commerce and Peace: A Regional Agenda," October 25, 2006 [Conference]
Multimedia
July 3, 2008: Johan Norberg discusses the successes of economic freedom. [Flash Video, 03:10]
"Schlock Doctrine" featuring Johan Norberg, June 25, 2008 [Flash Audio, 10:48]
June 19, 2008: Johan Norberg discusses Klein's take on the Tiananmen Square Massacre. [Flash Video, 04:28]
June 5, 2008: Johan Norberg discusses The Shock Doctrine. [Flash Video, 10:59]