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

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.

Career

European Stability Initiative

In 1999, Knaus co-founded the European Stability Initiative, a think tank, in Sarajevo. Today, the ESI has offices in Berlin, Brussels, and Vienna.

Policy

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.

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

Other activities

References

  1. "Zur Person: Gerald Knaus". Die Welt. 16 March 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "Welche Grenzen brauchen wir?". www.piper.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. Advisory Board Centre for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM).
  5. Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
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