Author Archives: HHG

Gissurarson: Green Capitalism, Brussels

Posted on 25.05.18

It is important to distinguish between followers of wise use environmentalism and ecofundamentalism. The first group wants a clean and healthy environment, at the same time as it finds desirable to use natural resources wisely for the benefit of man. … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson: Why Intellectuals Supported Totalitarianism

Posted on 27.04.18

The 20th century was the best of times, and it was the worst of times, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, RNH Academic Director, said in a talk at the University of Iceland 26 April 2018. It was a time of prosperity … Continue reading →

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Tszwai So Gets First Prize in Platform Competition

Posted on 25.04.18

Designer Tszwai So from Spheron Architects in the United Kingdom received first prize in a competition of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience on proposals for a memorial for the victims of totalitarianism to be erected at the Place … Continue reading →

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Totalitarianism in Europe: Three Case Studies

Posted on 17.04.18

RNH Academic Director, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, reads a paper at a meeting of the Institute of Public Administration and Politics at the University of Iceland Thursday 26 April at 17. The meeting takes place in Haskolatorg, Room 101 (Ingjaldsstofa), … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson: Lessons for Others from the Icelandic Bank Collapse

Posted on 06.04.18

The three main lessons for other nations from the 2008 Icelandic bank collapse are that an economy need not collapse even if the whole of its banking sector falls; that it may be prudent to recognise the priority of depositors’ … Continue reading →

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Paper in Las Vegas on Icelandic Bank Collapse

Posted on 31.03.18

RNH Academic Director, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, reads a paper on the Icelandic bank collapse in a session on money and banking at the annual conference of APEE, Association of Private Enterprise Education, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas 1–5 … Continue reading →

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