![]() Amartya Sen is awarded the Johan Skytte Prize for his multifaceted achievement that “combines insights into human vulnerability with knowledge about the potential of democratic political power to redress and relieve this deprivation.” For when a famine occurs, it always hits the poorest people hardest. Only when political power is dependent upon the entire population and not exclusively on the affluent elites – when a democratic government is established – does deprivation come up on the political agenda and become the target of systematic political reforms to reduce it.Īmartya Sen thus sheds light on the critical importance of democracy and the human cost of inequality. In his book Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation (1981) Amartya Sen, recipient of this year’s Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, illustrates the connection between starvation and lack of democracy. While the text is usually featured in Swedish, we now offer you an English translation. ![]() ![]() ![]() By Li Bennich-Björkman, Johan Skytte Professor in Eloquence and Political Science at Uppsala University and Chair of the Skytte Prize Committee.Īs per custom, the winner of the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science is announced on the pages of a Swedish daily newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet, penned by the sitting Johan Skytte Professor in Political Science. ![]()
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