Barbara from Meibom

Barbara von Meibom (* 1947 , meanwhile Barbara Mettler-Meibom and Barbara Mettler-von Meibom ) is a German political scientist and communication scientist .

Life

Barbara von Meibom was born in 1947 as the daughter of the lawyer Hanspeter von Meibom and his wife Irmgard . She comes from the Lower Saxon noble family Meibom . From 1970 to 1994 she was married to the futurologist Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Mettler (1941-2020). The marriage resulted in two daughters (Nathalie Mettler 1974 and Pascale Mettler 1977).

From 1966 to 1971 she studied history, sociology and political science in Munich, Göttingen and most recently Konstanz, which she completed there in 1971 with a Magister Artium . In 1973 she was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD. After working as a research assistant at the Institute for Political Science at the University of Tübingen , she led various research projects. After her habilitation, she was a private lecturer at the University of Hamburg from 1985 .

In 1989 she was appointed to the chair for political science with a focus on communication science at the University of Essen (later University of Duisburg-Essen), but took a leave of absence in 2004 and retired in 2012. In the 90s she founded a consulting company in Essen on issues of urban, organizational and personal development. In 2008 she moved to Berlin with the Comm unio Institute for Leadership Art.

Focus

Meibom's research focus was initially on the social consequences of technical developments, especially in the area of information and communication technology . In media studies , she turned to communication ecology in particular. Later she became increasingly concerned with leadership and personality development, with a focus on spirituality , mindfulness and appreciation .

Publications

Monographs:

• Breviary on leadership. An encouragement . tao Verlag, Bielefeld 2016, ISBN 978-3-96051-015-4 (print); ISBN 978-3-96051-014-7 ; ISBN 978-3-96051-016-1 (online);
• Germany's opportunity. Reconciling with the shadow. Europa Verlag, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-944305-15-8 .
• How communication works. The unifying power of love. Via Nova, Petersberg 2012, ISBN 978-3-86616-236-5 .
• Spiritual self management. A way to reconcile power and love. Kamphausen, Bielefeld 2009, ISBN 978-3-89901-175-3 .
• Real appreciation. An attitude comes to life. Kösel, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-466-30745-6 . (3rd edition 2012)
• Appreciation. Ways to Peace with Nature within and without. Kösel, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-466-30710-4 . (2nd edition 2008)
• Look-game as a way. An initiatic art therapy. Via Nova, Petersberg 2001, ISBN 3-928632-85-X .
• The communicative power of love. Via Nova, Petersberg 2000, ISBN 3-928632-66-3 .
• Communication in the media society. sigma, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-89404-383-0 .
• Social costs in the information society. Considerations on a communication ecology. An excursus. Fischer, Frankfurt / M. 1987, ISBN 3-596-24176-6 .
• Broadband technology. About the chances of social reason in technology-political decision-making processes. Westdeutscher Verlag, Opladen 1986, ISBN 3-531-11782-3 .
• Internationalization of production and regional development. Alsace and Lorraine as examples. Campus research, Frankfurt / Main 1979, ISBN 3-593-32391-5 .
• Democratization and the Cold War. On American information and broadcasting policy in West Germany 1945–1949. Spiess, Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-920889-30-4 . (also dissertation)

Co-authorship (selection)

• with Matthias Donath: Communication Ecology: Systematic and Historical Aspects. Lit Verlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-8258-3584-7 .
• with Barbara Böttger: The private and the technology. Women to the new information and communication technologies. West German publishing house, people and technology. Materials and Reports Vol. 13, Opladen 1990, 309 pp.
• with Peter Berger , Herbert Kubicek , Michael Kühn, Gerd Voogd: Telecommunication options. Materials for a technology-political citizen dialogue. 3 volumes, ed. v. Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. People and technology program. Socially compatible technology design, Düsseldorf 1988, approx. 1100 p. (Loose-leaf collection)
• with W. Brög, G.-F. Häberle, U. Schellhaas: Number and situation of people in need of care living at home. Series of publications by the Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health, Volume 80, Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1980, 268

Editorships (selection)

• Open up to life. Festschrift for Kristina Brode, pioneers of psychosynthesis: Vol. 1, ed. on behalf of the German Psychosynthesis Society, DPG, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-030942-7 .
• Power and morals. Eight portraits. LIT, Münster 2003, ISBN 3-8258-6725-0 .
• Loneliness in the media society. LIT, Münster 1996, ISBN 3-8258-3053-5 .
• Everyday worlds. Experiences - change of perspective - reflections. LIT, Münster 1996, ISBN 3-8258-3055-1 .
• with Claus Eurich : series of publications on communication ecology. On the way to new communication cultures. LIT, Münster 1996
• with Christine Bauhardt : Near distance - strange proximity. sigma, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-89404-356-3 .
• Yearbook ecology . Co-editor together with Udo E. Simonis , Günther Altner , EU v. Weizsäcker , Beck Verlag, Munich 1992–2002

Web links

• Profile on the website of the University of Duisburg-Essen
• Comm unio Institute for Leadership Art