Name Thomas Meyer | Role Political figure | |
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Books Media Democracy: How the Media Colonize Politics Education | ||
Thomas Meyer (born 1943) is professor of political science at the Dortmund University of Technology.
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Life
Thomas Meyer studied philosophy, political science and German literature at the University of Frankfurt. In 1973, he received a doctoral degree at Frankfurt for a dissertation about the role of the proletarian in Karl Marx' theory of liberation. 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.
Neue Gesellschaft/Frankfurter Hefte (NGFH)
Meyer is editor of the journal Neue Gesellschaft/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.