▁extreme ▁bottom - right ▁in ▁many ▁map ▁pro jections . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Statistics ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁profile ▁at ▁World ▁Atlas ▁ ▁Natural ▁Environment ▁– ▁Te ▁Ara ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁Ge ological ▁History ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand <0x0A> </s> ▁R une ▁S lag stad ▁( born ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁historian , ▁phil os opher , ▁legal ▁the or ist , ▁professor ▁and ▁journal ▁editor . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁professional ▁work , ▁he ▁has ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁contributed ▁act ively ▁to ▁public ▁debate ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁issues ▁from ▁Norway . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁S lag stad ▁was ▁editor ▁of ▁P ax ▁Publishing ▁( 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 7 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁University ▁Press ▁( 1 9 8 6 – 1 9 8 9 ). ▁He ▁has ▁held ▁ten ured ▁professor ships ▁both ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Os lo , ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Institute ▁for ▁Social ▁Research ▁and ▁Os lo ▁University ▁College ▁and ▁head ed ▁The ▁Research ▁Council ▁of ▁Norway ▁Program ▁on ▁Govern ance ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁(" L OS ") ▁( 1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁He ▁initi ated ▁and ▁co - ed ited ▁the ▁en cyc lopedia ▁P ax L eks ikon ▁( with ▁i . a . ▁Hans ▁Fred rik ▁D ahl ▁and ▁Jon ▁El