en Gerald Knaus

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 think tank, in Sarajevo. Today, the ESI has offices in Berlin, Brussels, and Vienna.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

In 2020 he published the book "Welche Grenzen brauchen wir?" ("What Borders Do We Need?") on the future of asylum and migration policy.^[3]

Other activities

Centre for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Member of the Advisory Board^[4]
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member^[5]

References

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

[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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