Jostein Nerbøvik (10 July 1938 – 18 March 2004) was a Norwegian historian.
The opponents at the dispute were Tore Pryser and Hans Fredrik Dahl.
[2] Nerbøvik was also instrumental in establishing the Ivar Aasen Centre.
[3] In 1973 Nerbøvik published his most well-known book; the general overview Norsk historie 1870–1905.
[4] As the title indicates, Nerbøvik stressed the activity of the Norwegian rural populace in the democratization process in the second half of the nineteenth century.