John G. Diefenbaker Prize

The John G. Diefenbaker Award (John G. Diefenbaker Award) is a Canadian - German science award .

The research prize is awarded annually to an outstanding German humanities scholar and is linked to an invitation to do research in Canada, which can also include short periods in the USA. The award is also linked to the invitation to participate in research, teaching and scientific life at the host university and in Canada and to visit other research institutions . The prize money is 95,000 Canadian dollars (as of 2015).

The award is named after the Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker . Nominations are made by Canadian academics to the Canada Council for the Arts .

Award winners

• 1992 Alfred Pletsch , Professor of Geography at the Philipps University in Marburg , cooperated with the Universities of Laval, Windsor and Wilfred Laurier University
• 1993 Jürgen Erfurt , Professor of Linguistics at the University of Leipzig , cooperated with the OISE - University of Toronto
• 1994 Wilfried von Bredow , Professor of Political Science at the Philipps University of Marburg , cooperated with the University of Saskatchewan
• 1995 Ralf Schwarzer , Professor of Psychology at the Free University of Berlin , cooperated with York University
• 1996 Dirk Hoerder , Professor of History at the University of Bremen , cooperated with the University of Toronto
• 1997 Jens Brockmeier , psychologist at Free University Berlin and University of Innsbruck , cooperated with the University of Toronto
• 1998 Klaus R. Zimmerman , Ludwig Maximilians University Munich , cooperated with Simon Fraser University
• 1999 Albrecht Riethmüller , Free University of Berlin , cooperated with York University
• 2000 Hans-Joachim Fiebach , Institute for Theater Studies / Cultural Communication at the Humboldt University in Berlin , cooperated with the University of Toronto
• 2001 Hans-Jürgen Luesebrink , Chair for Romance Cultural Studies and Intercultural Communication at Saarbrücken University , cooperated with the Université de Montréal
• 2002 Gunther Teubner , Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main , cooperated with York University
• 2003 Hartmut Lutz , Ernst Moritz Arndt University Greifswald , cooperated with the University of Ottawa
• 2004 Christiane Harzig , University of Erfurt , cooperated with the University of Winnipeg
• 2005 Ingeborg Tömmel , Professor of Political Science at the University of Osnabrück , cooperated with the University of Victoria
• 2006 Heiner Ganssmann , Professor of Sociology at the Free University of Berlin , cooperated with the University of British Columbia
• 2007 Arthur Benz , Institute for Political Science I: State and Government, FernUniversität in Hagen , cooperated with Carleton University
• 2008 Hans-Dieter Klingemann , Professor of Political Science at the Science Center Berlin and the Free University Berlin , cooperated with the Simon Fraser University
• 2009 Silke Horstkotte , private lecturer for German literature at the University of Leipzig, cooperated with the Memorial University of Newfoundland
• 2010 Mamadou Diawara , Professor of Anthropology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main , cooperated with the Université Laval
• 2011 Günter Zöller , Professor of Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , cooperated with McGill University
• 2012 Alexander von Plato , professor emeritus for history at the Fernuniversität Hagen , cooperation with the University of Winnipeg
• 2014 Helga E. Bories-Sawala , Professor of Social and Cultural History / Political Studies of France and Francophone Countries at the University of Bremen , research project at the Université du Québec en Outaouais
• 2015 Reinhard Pekrun , psychologist at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , nominated by the University of Manitoba
• 2016 Martin Carrier , philosopher at Bielefeld University , nominated by the University of Toronto
• 2017 Werner Nell , literary scholar at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , nominated by Queen's University
• 2019 Christoph Brunner , cultural scientist at Leuphana University Lüneburg , nominated by McGill University

Web links

• John G. Diefenbaker Award and Winner (PDF, 70 kB) at the Canada Council for the Arts (canadacouncil.ca)

Individual evidence

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3. ↑ Helga Bories-Sawala honored: Canada Council honors Bremerin , weser-kurier.de , June 22, 2014.