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Gerald Knaus (born 1970[1]) is an Austrian social scientist. He is a co-founder of the think tank European Stability Initiative (ESI).[citation needed]

Early life and education

Knaus was born in Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria in 1970. He studied philosophy, political science and economics in Oxford, Brussels and Bologna.[citation needed]

Career

European Stability Initiative

In 1999, Knaus co-founded the European Stability Initiative, a liberalist think tank, in Sarajevo. The organization has received funding from organizations linked to American billionaire George Soros.[2]

Today, the ESI has offices in Berlin, Brussels, and Vienna.[citation needed]

Policy

Since 2015, Knaus has been an outspoken supporter of the migration policies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.[3] In 2019, he was appointed by Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Müller to serve on a commission in charge of drafting recommendations on how to address the causes of displacement and migration.[4]

In 2020 he published the book "Welche Grenzen brauchen wir?" ("What Borders Do We Need?") on the future of asylum and migration policy.[5]

Other activities

References

  1. ^ "Zur Person: Gerald Knaus". Die Welt. 16 March 2017.
  2. ^ "European Stability Initiative | ESI | ESI".
  3. ^ Dernbach, Andrea (3 August 2018). "Gerald Knaus hätte die Lösung". Der Tagesspiegel Online.
  4. ^ Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die Kleine Anfrage der Abgeordneten Katharina Willkomm, Olaf in der Beek, Stephan Thomae, weiterer Angeordneter und der Fraktion der FDP – Drucksache 19/10966 – Der externe Sachverstand im Geschäftsbereich des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung Deutscher Bundestag, July 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Welche Grenzen brauchen wir?". www.piper.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  6. ^ Advisory Board Centre for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM).
  7. ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
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