Alva Myrdal (/ˈmɜːrdɑːl, ˈmɪər-/ MUR-dahl, MEER-, Swedish: [ˈǎlːva ˈmy̌ːɖɑːl]; née Reimer; 31 January 1902 – 1 February 1986) was a Swedish sociologist...
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interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena." When his wife, Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982, they became the fourth ever...
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Myrdal who won the Economics prize with Friedrich Hayek in 1974, and Alva Myrdal who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. She is considered one of the premier...
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North America Alva Forsius (1866–1935), Finnish midwife, social worker and a founding member of the Finnish Salvation Army Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), Swedish...
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Jan Myrdal was the son of two of Sweden's most influential 20th century intellectuals, Nobel Laureates Alva Myrdal (née Reimer) and Gunnar Myrdal, and...
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of unbroken peace. A Swedish Royal Commission chaired by Ambassador Alva Myrdal proposed in its 1966 report to establish an institute, later named the...
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Question (Swedish: Kris i befolkningsfrågan) is a 1934 book by Alva and Gunnar Myrdal, who discussed the declining birthrate in Sweden and proposed possible...
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Myrdal is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), Swedish diplomat, politician and writer Arne Myrdal (1935-2007)...
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Nobel Prize in Medicine (1947). Gunnar Myrdal received Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics Sciences (1974), Alva Myrdal received Nobel Peace Prize (1982). May-Britt...
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instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. Ambassador Alva Myrdal (1955–1961) and Sune Lindström. Ambassador Lars-Olof Lindgren (2007–2012)...
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a Mexican diplomat and politician who, in conjunction with Sweden's Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. García Robles was born in Zamora...
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active from 1942 to 1945. Participants included Willy Brandt, Alva Myrdal, Gunnar Myrdal and Bruno Kreisky. The group focused largely on discussions of...
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Pérez Esquivel 1981: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1982: Alva Myrdal / Alfonso García Robles 1983: Lech Wałęsa 1984: Desmond Tutu 1985: International...
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Sune Bergström; Bengt I. Samuelsson; John Vane Gabriel García Márquez Alva Myrdal; Alfonso García Robles George Stigler 1983 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar;...
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and Nobel laureates Gabriel García Márquez, Alfonso García Robles and Alva Myrdal for the presidents of Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela and Panama to act as...
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United Nations "for promoting the fundamental rights of refugees." 1982 Alva Myrdal (1902–1986) Sweden "for their work for disarmament and nuclear and weapon-free...
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1972 the government's working group for futures research, headed by Alva Myrdal, published the official report Att välja framtid: ett underlag för diskussion...
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Mandela South Africa 1980 Barbara Ward United Kingdom 1981 Alva Myrdal Gunnar Myrdal Sweden 1982 Léopold Sédar Senghor Senegal 1983 Bruno Kreisky...
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heart attack. Alberto Moreiras, 66, Spanish Olympic athlete (1948). Alva Myrdal, 84, Swedish sociologist and peace activist, Nobel Prize recipient (1982)...
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India "for her work for bringing help to suffering humanity." 7 1982 Alva Myrdal 31 January 1902 Uppsala, Sweden 1 February 1986 Danderyd, Sweden "for...
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since the early 70's after the prominent sociologist and politician Alva Myrdal proposed to implement it to Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund...
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nuclear and weapon-free zones." (awarded together with Swedish diplomat Alva Myrdal) 1990 Octavio Paz Lozano 31 March 1914 in Mexico City, Mexico 19 April...
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nominations. There were only two female nominees and both were Swedish: Alva Myrdal (awarded in 1982) and Britta Holmström. Notable figures like Archibald...
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that providing women economic independence is key to their liberation. Alva Myrdal, a Swedish feminist, focused on state sponsored child care and housing...
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occupations. The Swedish Nobel Prize laureate, sociologist and politician Alva Myrdal took a strong stance on the issue in an interview in Svenska Dagbladet...
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welfare society, in ways that parallel the contributions of Alva Myrdal and Gunnar Myrdal in Sweden. He is honoured in the Richard Titmuss Chair in Social...
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philosopher Sissela Bok (née Myrdal) (daughter of the Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal and the politician and diplomat Alva Myrdal, both Nobel laureates), who...
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politicians and diplomats such as Dag Hammarskjöld, Folke Bernadotte, Alva Myrdal and Margot Wallström and others have all played important roles in the...
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834). Starting in 1951, she collaborated with the Swedish sociologist Alva Myrdal and together they eventually published the book Women's Two Roles: Home...
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international politics that Menon so magisterially managed." Swedish Ambassador Alva Myrdal attributed Menon's hold over Nehru to Menon's brilliance and for being...
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