KÅKÅ kverulantkatedralen

KÅKÅ kverulantkatedralen (often shortened to KÅKÅ) is an independent debate and literature house based in Stavanger, Norway. It was founded in 2014 by Kristoffer and Signe Anne Stensrud and opened on 11 September 2014. The organisation is structured as a foundation (stiftelse) and is led by literature house director and daily manager Jan Inge Reilstad. Its stated purpose is to provide a physical meeting place for debate, conversation and a community of disagreement, under mottos such as «Den gode kverulanten styrker uenighetsfellesskapet!» (The good contrarian strengthens the community of disagreement) and «Ingen by er bedre enn sin egen offentlighet!» (No city is better than its own public sphere). KÅKÅ organises roughly 150 to 200 events each year in the Stavanger region, including debates, conversations and themed weeks on literature, politics and society, often focusing on sociocultural dilemmas. From 2014 to 2020 its main stage was in the basement of Café Sting (Sting Nere); from spring 2020 it has been based at Musikstuen Påfyll in Kirkegata 36. It also arranges debates and talks throughout Rogaland county, especially under the Tour de KÅKÅnomics series held ahead of the KÅKÅnomics festival each autumn. In 2017 the foundation launched KÅKÅnomics, an annual economics festival held in Stavanger in late October. The festival has grown into what the organisation describes as the largest, best and most entertaining economics festival in the Nordic countries, with its tenth edition scheduled for 2026. The programme includes talks, debates and podcast events featuring economists, academics, authors and public figures. KÅKÅ previously awarded the «Årets kverulant» (Contrarian of the Year) prize to a person or group who had challenged power perspectives, conveyed joy of life and been irritatingly good. From 2020 this was replaced by the «Kverulantkatedralens økonomipris» (also called the KÅKÅnomics prize), awarded during the KÅKÅnomics festival. The board chair is Snorre Haukali, who took over from Hallgeir Langeland in 2019.

KÅKÅ kverulantkatedralen was founded in 2014 by Kristoffer and Signe Anne Stensrud and opened on 11 September 2014. It was established as a foundation with the purpose of creating a physical meeting place for debate, conversation and a community of disagreement. Its mottos, «Den gode kverulanten styrker uenighetsfellesskapet!» and «Ingen by er bedre enn sin egen offentlighet!», reflect its mission to strengthen public discourse and contrarian thinking. From 2014 to 2020, KÅKÅ's main stage was in the basement of Café Sting (Sting Nere) in Stavanger. In spring 2020, it moved to Musikstuen Påfyll at Kirkegata 36. The organisation also arranges events throughout Rogaland county, particularly under the Tour de KÅKÅnomics banner, which takes place ahead of the KÅKÅnomics festival each autumn. In 2017, the foundation launched KÅKÅnomics, an annual economics festival held in Stavanger in late October. The festival has grown significantly and is described by KÅKÅ as the largest, best and most entertaining economics festival in the Nordic countries. Its tenth edition is planned for 2026. The festival features talks, debates and podcast recordings with economists, academics, authors and public figures. KÅKÅ previously awarded the «Årets kverulant» prize to a person or group who had challenged power perspectives, conveyed joy of life and been irritatingly good. Winners included Piraya film (2014), Kvinnegruppa Ottar and Osman Uzun (2015), De skamløse jentene and Faten Mahdi Al-Hussaini (2016), Olaug Nilssen (2017), and Øystein Stene (2019); the prize was not awarded in 2018. From 2020, it was replaced by the «Kverulantkatedralens økonomipris» (also called the «KÅKÅnomics prize»), awarded during the KÅKÅnomics festival. Leadership has included Jan Inge Reilstad as literature house director and daily manager. The board chair was Hallgeir Langeland until 2019, when Snorre Haukali took over. The organisation continues to host around 150 to 200 events annually, maintaining its role as a central hub for debate and literature in the Stavanger region.

• 2026

  Tenth edition of KÅKÅnomics scheduled.

• 2020

  Main stage moves to Musikstuen Påfyll in Kirkegata 36; «Årets kverulant» replaced by «Kverulantkatedralens økonomipris».

• 2019

  «Årets kverulant» awarded to Øystein Stene; Snorre Haukali becomes board chair, succeeding Hallgeir Langeland.

• 2018

  «Årets kverulant» prize not awarded.

• 2017

  KÅKÅnomics economics festival launched; «Årets kverulant» awarded to Olaug Nilssen.

• 2016

  «Årets kverulant» awarded to De skamløse jentene and Faten Mahdi Al-Hussaini.

• 2015

  «Årets kverulant» awarded to Kvinnegruppa Ottar and Osman Uzun.

• 2014

  KÅKÅ kverulantkatedralen founded by Kristoffer and Signe Anne Stensrud; opens on 11 September.

• 2014

  First «Årets kverulant» prize awarded to Piraya film.

Independent debate and literature house fostering a community of disagreement and public discourse in Stavanger and Rogaland.

Product categories. Debates · Conversations · Literature events · Themed weeks · Podcast events · Economics festival

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