Thomas Meyer (political scientist)
Encyclopedia
Thomas Meyer is professor of political science
at the Dortmund University of Technology.
, political science and German literature
at the University of Frankfurt. He received a doctoral degree at Frankfurt for a dissertation about the role of the proletarian in Karl Marx
' theory of liberation in 1973. He received the Habilitation
from the Free University of Berlin
in 1977. In later years, Meyer has studied the role of the media in modern politics, and has become a noted critic of the way the media influences the style and content of political debates. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
, and is the vice-chairman of the party's committee on fundamental principles. He has also written several books on the history and theory of social democracy
.
(NGFH) (New Society/Frankfurt Issues).
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at the Dortmund University of Technology.
Life
Thomas Meyer studied philosophyPhilosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, political science and German literature
German literature
German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German part of Switzerland, and to a lesser extent works of the German diaspora. German literature of the modern period is mostly in Standard German, but there...
at the University of Frankfurt. He received a doctoral degree at Frankfurt for a dissertation about the role of the proletarian in Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
' theory of liberation in 1973. He received the Habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
from the Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
in 1977. In later years, Meyer has studied the role of the media in modern politics, and has become a noted critic of the way the media influences the style and content of political debates. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
, and is the vice-chairman of the party's committee on fundamental principles. He has also written several books on the history and theory of social democracy
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
.
Neue Gesellschaft/Frankfurter Hefte (NGFH)
Meyer is editor of the journal Neue Gesellschaft/Frankfurter HefteNeue Gesellschaft/Frankfurter Hefte
Neue Gesellschaft/Frankfurter Hefte is a German monthly political magazine . As its name implies it resulted from the merger in 1985 of two magazines Neue Gesellschaft and Frankfurter Hefte....
(NGFH) (New Society/Frankfurt Issues).
EU work
Meyer was a member of the European Commission's Social Sciences and Humanities Advisory Group and is an individual expert in the EU-NESCA Project.Recent publications
- The Theory of Social Democracy (with Lewis Hinchman) - Cambridge 2007 - ISBN 0-745-64113-X
- Was ist Politik? - Wiesbaden, 2006 - ISBN 3-8100-3545-9
- Theorie der sozialen Demokratie (with Lew Hinchman and Nicole Breyer) - Wiesbaden, 2005 - ISBN 3-531-14612-2
- Die Identität Europas. Der EU eine Seele? - Frankfurt am Main, 2004 - ISBN 3-518-12355-6
- Identitätspolitik. Vom Missbrauch kultureller Unterschiede - Frankfurt am Main, 2002 - ISBN 3-518-12272-X
- Mediokratie: die Kolonisierung der Politik durch die Medien - Frankfurt am Main, 2001 - ISBN 3-518-12204-5
- Die Inszenierung des Politischen: zur Theatralität von Mediendiskursen (with Rüdiger Ontrup and Christian Schicha) - Opladen, 2000 - ISBN 3-531-13433-7
- Politik als Theater : die neue Macht der Darstellungskunst (with Martina Kampmann) - Berlin, 1998 - ISBN 3-351-02477-0