Peter Glotz
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Peter Glotz was a German
social democratic politician
(Social Democratic Party
) and social scientist
.
Glotz was born in Eger, Sudetenland
(now Cheb
, Czech Republic
), to a German father and a Czech mother. His father, an insurance-clerk and member of the Nazi party, worked for an "aryanized"
Jewish factory in Prague. His family fled from Czechoslovakia
in September 1945 and settled in Franconia
. He studied Journalism, Philosophy, Germanistics, and Sociology at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
and the University of Vienna
, and became a doctor of philosophy in 1968.
Glotz became director of the Ludwig Maximilians University in 1969 and a member of the Landtag of Bavaria
in 1970. He was a member of the German parliament
from 1972 to 1977 and a parliamentary state secretary of the Federal Minister for Education and Research from 1974 until 1977.
From 1977 to 1981 Glotz was a senator for science and research in the state of Berlin
, and became a member of the parliament again in 1983, resigning in 1996. He was secretary general of the SPD from 1981 to 1987. Glotz then became director of the University of Erfurt
and professor for communication sciences.
From January 2000 until his death in Zürich
, Glotz was a Guest Professor for media and society at the University of St. Gallen
in Switzerland
. In 2002, he was a representative of the German Chancellor to the European Convention
. With Erika Steinbach
, he was chairman of the Centre Against Expulsions
foundation.
Germany
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social democratic politician
Politician
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(Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
) and social scientist
Social Scientist
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.
Glotz was born in Eger, Sudetenland
Sudetenland
Sudetenland is the German name used in English in the first half of the 20th century for the northern, southwest and western regions of Czechoslovakia inhabited mostly by ethnic Germans, specifically the border areas of Bohemia, Moravia, and those parts of Silesia being within Czechoslovakia.The...
(now Cheb
Cheb
Cheb is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, with about 33,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Ohře , at the foot of one of the spurs of the Smrčiny and near the border with Germany...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
), to a German father and a Czech mother. His father, an insurance-clerk and member of the Nazi party, worked for an "aryanized"
Aryanization
Aryanization is a term coined during Nazism referring to the forced expulsion of so-called "non-Aryans", mainly Jews, from business life in Nazi Germany and the territories it controlled....
Jewish factory in Prague. His family fled from Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in September 1945 and settled in Franconia
Franconia
Franconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a small part of southern Thuringia, and a region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Tauberfranken...
. He studied Journalism, Philosophy, Germanistics, and Sociology at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich , commonly known as the University of Munich or LMU, is a university in Munich, Germany...
and the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
, and became a doctor of philosophy in 1968.
Glotz became director of the Ludwig Maximilians University in 1969 and a member of the Landtag of Bavaria
Landtag of Bavaria
The Landtag of Bavaria is the unicameral legislature of the state of Bavaria in Germany. Between 1946 and 1999 there was an upper house, the Senate of Bavaria. The parliament meets in the Maximilianeum....
in 1970. He was a member of the German parliament
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
from 1972 to 1977 and a parliamentary state secretary of the Federal Minister for Education and Research from 1974 until 1977.
From 1977 to 1981 Glotz was a senator for science and research in the state of Berlin
Berlin
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, and became a member of the parliament again in 1983, resigning in 1996. He was secretary general of the SPD from 1981 to 1987. Glotz then became director of the University of Erfurt
University of Erfurt
The University of Erfurt is a public university located in Erfurt, Germany. Originally founded in 1379, the university was closed in 1816 for the next 177 years...
and professor for communication sciences.
From January 2000 until his death in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Glotz was a Guest Professor for media and society at the University of St. Gallen
University of St. Gallen
The University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
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. In 2002, he was a representative of the German Chancellor to the European Convention
European Convention
The Convention on the Future of Europe , was a body established by the European Council in December 2001 as a result of the Laeken Declaration...
. With Erika Steinbach
Erika Steinbach
' is a German conservative politician and president of the Federation of Expellees. She has been representing the Christian Democratic Union and the state of Hesse as a member of the Parliament of Germany, the Bundestag, since 1990...
, he was chairman of the Centre Against Expulsions
Centre Against Expulsions
The Centre Against Expulsions was a planned German documentation centre for expulsions and ethnic cleansing, particularly the expulsion of Germans after World War II. Since March 19, 2008 the name of the project is Sichtbares Zeichen gegen Flucht und Vertreibung...
foundation.
Selected works
- Der Weg der Sozialdemokratie - the author takes on the ardent young socialists in his constituency
- Die deutsche Rechte, Eine Streitschrift, DVA
- Der Irrweg des Nationalstaats, Europäische Reden an ein deutsches Publikum, DVA
- “Democracy? The Threatened Utopia: An Interview with Norberto Bobbio”. Telos 82 (Winter 1989-90). New York: Telos Press.
- Die Linke nach dem Sieg des Westens, DVA 1992
- Die beschleunigte Gesellschaft: Kulturkämpfe im digitalen Kapitalismus, Kindler 1999
- Von Analog nach Digital: Unsere Gesellschaft auf dem Weg zur digitalen Kultur, Huber 2000
- Ron Sommer: Der Weg der Telekom, Hoffmann und Campe 2001
- Die Vertreibung - Böhmen als Lehrstück, Ullstein 2003
External links
- http://www.mcm.unisg.ch/org/mcm/web.nsf/wwwPubMitarbeiterEng/B1174908722F6220C1256AC500460985