Alfred Klose (political scientist)

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Alfred Klose (born September 23, 1928 in Ybbs an der Donau , Lower Austria ; † February 27, 2015 in Vienna ) was an Austrian political and social scientist and author of important works on questions of Christian social teaching and social ethics .

Life

After attending the humanistic grammar school in St. Pölten and Vienna 6 and graduating from high school in 1947, he began to study law , political science and history . Since 1948 he was a member of the Catholic student union KaV Norica Vienna in the ÖCV . In 1951 he was promoted to Dr. jur. , 1955 Dr. rer. pole. and in 1958 Dr. phil. PhD . After completing his legal practice , he joined the Austrian Chamber of Commerce , where he worked in various political positions at the Vienna Chamber and the Federal Chamber of Commerce , from 1964 as head of the economic policy department. At the same time, he was a member of the advisory board for economic and social issues , as well as various ministerial advisory boards and as an assessor in the cartel court .

From 1967 he worked as a lecturer at the Universities of Innsbruck and Vienna ; In 1976 he qualified as a professor for social politics and political theory at the Faculty of Basic and Integrative Science in Vienna. In 1980 he was awarded the title of Associate University Professor .

He was a member of the board of the International Humanum Foundation in Friborg , the Jung Stilling Society in Siegen and the Institute for Social Policy and Social Reform, later named Dr. Karl Kummer Institute in Vienna, the Johannes Messner Society and on the advisory board of the Görres Society for the Care of Science in Cologne.

Alfred Klose was involved in numerous social projects in the Holy Land . In 1980 he was appointed Knight of the Knightly Order of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Maximilien Cardinal de Fürstenberg and invested in the order on September 27, 1980 by Jakob Weinbacher , Grand Prior of the Austrian Lieutenancy . He was most recently an officer of the order.

On August 14, 1957, he married Annemarie Klose, b. Messner. Their four children were born in 1958, 1960, 1961 and 1966.

Act

His thinking was primarily shaped by Johannes Messner , an uncle of his wife Annemarie. He also received important impulses from Anton Burghardt , Erich Bodzenta , Heinrich Schneider and Karl Lugmayer . He works together with Wolfgang Mantl , Valentin Zsifkovits , Rudolf Weiler , Wolfgang Schmitz , Anton Rauscher , Herbert Schambeck , Wolfgang Pesendorfer , Gerhard Merk , Erwin Bader , Arno Anzenbacher and Hans-Georg Heinrich . His students include Johannes Michael Schnarrer , Herbert Pribyl and Hans-Peter Schachner .

Klose published numerous essays, scientific papers and books. Klose's best-known works include "The Catholic Social Doctrine. Your Claim - Your Topicality" (1979), "Conscience in Politics. Ethics for the Decision-Making Crisis" (1982), "Power Structures in Austria" (1987), "Entrepreneurial Ethics. In demand today ? " (1988), "Christian Social Teaching. An Ecumenical Challenge" (1993), "Minorities and Human Dignity" (2000) and "Cultural Ethics as a Challenge" (2005).

honors and awards

Works (selection)

author

  • The continuous and controlled financial plan for companies , Vienna: Österreichischer Gewerbeverlag 1955.
  • The housing industry in Austria. Facts and Problems , Vienna: Jupiter-Verlag 1963.
  • Austria as a welfare state , Vienna: Verlag für Geschichte und Politik 1963.
  • One way to social partnership. The Austrian Social Model , Vienna: Verlag für Geschichte und Politik 1970.
  • Local politics as social politics. The community in the field of tension of economic society , Vienna: Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag 1975, ISBN 3-85212-008-1 .
  • Catholic social teaching. Your claim - your topicality , Graz: Styria 1979 (Polish: Warsaw 1985), ISBN 3-222-11225-8 .
  • Conscience in politics. Ethics for the decision-making crisis , Graz: Styria 1982, ISBN 3-222-11397-1 .
  • Christian and Politics. A Lexicon , Vienna: ADC 1982.
  • Small Lexicon of Politics , Vienna (among others): Herold 1983, ISBN 3-7008-0237-4 .
  • Community size as a political problem , Vienna: Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag 1984, ISBN 3-85212-033-0 .
  • Human dignity and society , together with Franciszek J. Mazurek, Vienna: Institute for Social Policy and Social Reform 1984.
  • Power structures in Austria , Vienna: Signum Verlag 1987, ISBN 3-85436-049-5 .
  • Finding meaning in social responsibility , Klagenfurt / Celovec: Hermagoras 1998 (Polish 1999), ISBN 3-85013-609-4 .
  • Business ethics. Asked today? , Soziale Perspektiven Vol. 3, Linz: Veritas Verl. 1988, ISBN 3-85329-638-6 .
  • The Austrian Chamber of Commerce organization. Tradition and future orientation , Vienna: Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag 1990, ISBN 3-85212-043-8 .
  • Johannes Messner. 1891 - 1984 , Paderborn (among others): Schöningh 1991, ISBN 3-506-70865-1 .
  • Basic political course. Background, organizational forms and functions of democracy , Linz: Veritas 1991, ISBN 3-85329-867-2 .
  • Johann Heinrich Jung-Stilling as a social ethicist , Siegen: Jung-Stilling-Gesellschaft 1992, ISBN 3-928984-00-4 .
  • Small Catholic Social Teaching , Klagenfurt / Celovec: Hermagoras 1992 (English, French, Spanish 1993, Polish 1995) ISBN 3-85013-277-3 .
  • Christian social teaching. An ecumenical challenge , Graz: Schnider 1993, ISBN 3-900993-31-9 .
  • Minorities and human dignity , Klagenfurt / Celovec: Hermagoras 2000, ISBN 3-85013-742-2 .
  • For a world of tomorrow. Social orientations , Limburg-Kevelaer (among others): Lahn Verlag 2001 (Polish 2002), ISBN 3-7867-8396-9 .
  • Cultural ethics as a challenge , Klagenfurt / Celovec: Hermagoras 2005 (Polish 2007), ISBN 3-7086-0183-1 .

editor

  • Catholic Social Lexicon , ed. on behalf of the Catholic Social Academy Austria, 1st edition, Innsbruck (among others): Tyrolia 1964.
  • People in the decision-making process , together with Rudolf Weiler, Vienna: Herder: 1971.
  • Order in social change. Festschrift for Johannes Messner on his 85th birthday , together with Herbert Schambeck, Alfred Klose, Valentin Zsifkovits, Duncker & Humblot 1976, ISBN 3-428-03513-5 .
  • Associations and democracy reform. A seminar on social politics , Vienna: Series of publications by the Institute for Sociology of the Faculty of Basic and Integrative Science at the University of Vienna: 1978.
  • Interest groups and democracy development. A seminar on social politics , Vienna: Series of publications by the Institute for Sociology of the Faculty of Basic and Integrative Science at the University of Vienna: 1979.
  • Community in the border region , together with Elisabeth Langer, Vienna: Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag 1980, ISBN 3-85212-024-1 .
  • Catholic social lexicon , together with Wolfgang Mantl and Valentin Zsifkovits, 2nd, completely revised. and exp. Ed., Innsbruck (among others): Tyrolia 1980, ISBN 3-222-11300-9 .
  • What remains and what is changeable in Catholic social teaching. Anton Burghardt in memory , together with Gerhard Merk, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot 1982, ISBN 3-428-05160-2 .
  • Quality policy. Your possibilities and limits in Austria , together with Friedrich Mayer, Vienna: series "Sicherheit und Demokratie" 1983.
  • Market economy and social order. Wolfgang Schmitz on his 60th birthday , together with Gerhard Merk, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot 1983, ISBN 3-428-05365-6 .
  • Business ethics. The conscience in economic policy , Vienna: Series of publications "Security and Democracy" 1984.
  • Practical quality policy in Austria. Contributions of producers, consumers, employees and entrepreneurs for a better quality climate , Vienna: Jubilee Fund of the Austrian National Bank 1984.
  • The New Natural Law. The renewal of the doctrine of natural law by Johannes Messner. Memorial book for Johannes Messner , together with Herbert Schambeck and Rudolf Weiler, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot 1985, ISBN 3-428-05905-0 .
  • Peace and social order. Festschrift for Rudolf Weiler's 60th birthday , together with Heribert Franz Köck and Herbert Schambeck, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot 1988, ISBN 3-428-06444-5 .
  • Political culture in Austria. Festschrift for Heinrich Schneider , together with Hans-Georg Heinrich and Eduard Ploier , Linz 1989.
  • Heckling. Festschrift for Eduard Ploier , together with Hubert Feichtlbauer and Willibald Girkinger , Linz 1990.
  • 100 years of Rerum Novarum. The history of the impact of social encyclicals and their contribution to solving current social problems in Austria , Vienna: Institute for Social Policy and Social Reform 1991.
  • Goods and bad goods. A friend's gift for Gerhard Merk on his 60th birthday , together with HG Fuchs and R. Kramer, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot 1991, ISBN 3-428-07089-5 .
  • With realism and passion. Ethics in the service of a humane world. Valentin Zsifkovits on his 60th birthday , together with Otto Kimminich and Leopold Neuhold , Graz (among others): Schnider 1993, ISBN 3-900993-13-0 .

additional

  • approx. 200 articles in magazines

Literature and festivities

  • Gerhard Merk, Herbert Schambeck, Wolfgang Schmitz: The social function of the market. Contributions to the regulatory learning process. Festschrift for Alfred Klose on the occasion of his 60th birthday , Berlin: Duncker & Humblot 1988, ISBN 3-428-06489-5 .
  • Elisabeth Langer: Austrian housing policy and housing subsidies in transition. Alfred Klose on his 60th birthday , in: Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter 35 (1988) 3, Vienna: 1988, pp. 429–438.
  • Erich Mertens: On the trail of Jung-Stilling. Studies on Johann Heinrich Jung-Stilling (1740-1817). Gift of friend for Alfred Klose on his 70th birthday , Siegen: Jung-Stilling-Gesellschaft 1998, ISBN 3-928984-21-7 .
  • Pisching, Josef: Social partnership in Austria. Comparative presentation of the relevant publications by Anton Pelinka and Alfred Klose , diploma thesis, submitted to the University of Innsbruck in 1991.

swell

  • Personalities of Europe: Austria , Iatas-Verlag 1975

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c "Catholic Church mourns Alfred Klose" , kathweb.at, accessed on March 2, 2015
  2. ↑ a b "OB Alfred Klose died" , Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem , accessed on March 2, 2015
  3. ↑ Cardinal Innitzer Prize: Prize Winner , Cardinal Innitzer Prize , accessed on March 2, 2015
  4. ^ Karl von Vogelsang State Prize: Prize Winner , Karl von Vogelsang Institute, accessed on March 2, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Klose, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian political and social scientist, Christian social ethicist
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Ybbs on the Danube
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 2015
Place of death Vienna