Wolfgang Kessler (journalist)
Wolfgang Kessler (born September 24, 1953 in Ravensburg ) is a German journalist .
Life
Kessler studied economics in Konstanz , Bristol and at the London School of Economics and Political Science . During his studies he also got involved with Amnesty International . After receiving his doctorate in 1982, he worked for the International Monetary Fund until 1983 .
Then he worked as a journalist. In 1991 he started as head of the “Politics and Society” department at the Christian magazine Publik-Forum . From 1999 to 2019 he was editor-in-chief there. He also writes for other newspapers such as the Frankfurter Rundschau , the Badische Zeitung , the daily newspaper , the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (CH), the Aufbruch (CH) or the newspapers for German and international politics .
In addition, he gives lectures, e.g. B. at the Kirchentag in Cologne in 2007, for which he was honored with the Bremen Peace Prize in the same year .
In 2020 he will receive the Walter and Marianne Dirks Prize for his many years of professional work .
family
Wolfgang Kessler is married and has one son.
Works (selection)
- Worldquake. Ways out of the globalization trap. Published in 2002, in 2004 in an expanded version, in 2007 in the seventh edition; ISBN 978-3-88095-125-9
- Social future: a guide to more justice . 2004, ISBN 978-3-88095-137-2
- Geld und Gewissen , 2004 (2nd edition), edited by Antje Schneeweiß and Wolfgang Kessler. ISBN 978-3-88095-139-6
- Against the prevailing emptiness: New perspectives for politics and economy , 2005, Stephan Hebel , Wolfgang Kessler and Wolfgang Storz , ISBN 978-3-88095-148-8
- Do it better - change the world and enjoy life . 2007, edited by Stephan Hebel and Wolfgang Kessler, ISBN 978-3-88095-162-4
- Money makes the world go round. Who rules the money? . 2012, ISBN 978-3-88095-239-3
- Future instead of gambling. Lived alternatives to an unleashed economy. 2013, ISBN 978-3-88095-253-9
- The art of changing capitalism . 2019, ISBN 978-3-88095-331-4
Web links
- Wolfgang Kessler is an economist and Swabian, in: Publik-Forum (accessed on December 28, 2019)
Individual evidence
- ^ University thesis The International Monetary Fund and Social Democracy , d. eerie. Meeting of two opposing Combat concepts d. Economic crisis in Great Britain, Portugal a. Jamaica by Wolfgang Kessler. Hartung-Gorre, Konstanz 1982, DNB 821102354
- ↑ Frankfurter Rundschau, authors, accessed on December 28, 2019.
- ↑ a b Laudation for Wolfgang Kessler 2007 , (PDF, 101 kB), accessed on December 28, 2019.
- ↑ dieschwelle.de, Commitment to Justice, Peace and the Preservation of Creation in Germany: Wolfgang Kessler , accessed on December 28, 2019.
- ↑ dieschwelle.de, Peace Prize 2007, accessed on December 28, 2019.
- ↑ bistumlimburg.de of March 27, 2020, journalism with a critical Christian profile , accessed on March 29, 2020.
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SURNAME | Kessler, Wolfgang |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1953 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ravensburg |