Herfried Münkler

Herfried Münkler

Münkler at the Leipzig Book Fair 2009
Born August 15, 1951 (1951-08-15) (age 60)
Friedberg, Hesse, Germany
Occupation Political scientist
Nationality German
Notable award(s) Leipzig Book Fair Prize
2009

Herfried Münkler (born in Friedberg, Hesse, 15 August 1951) is Professor of Political Theory at Humboldt University in Berlin. Münkler is a regular commentator on global affairs in the German media and author of numerous books on the history of political ideas, on state building and on the theory of war, such as "Machiavelli" (1982), "Gewalt und Ordnung" (1992), "The New Wars" (orig. 2002) and "Empires: The Logic of World Domination from Ancient Rome to the United States" (orig. 2005). In 2009 Münkler was awarded the Leipzig Book Fair Prize in the category "Non-fiction" for Die Deutschen und ihre Mythen.

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Political views

In July 2011, Münkler published an essay in Spiegel calling for less democracy in the European Union and more centralisation of power.[1]

Selected works

in English:

in German:

Film and TV appearances

Further reading

References

  1. ^ [1]. Retrieved 12 July 2011.

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