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Alexander Görlach

Alexander Görlach is a German theologican, author and academic. He adjunct professor to NYU Gallatin School where he teaches democratic theory.[1][2] Görlach is member of German FDP.

Alexander Görlach
Görlach, on stage at TEDx Berlin in 2012
Görlach, on stage at TEDx Berlin in 2012
Born (1976-12-28) 28 December 1976 (age 47)
Ludwigshafen, West Germany
(now Germany)
Occupationprofessor Columnist, book author, speaker
NationalityGerman
Genregeo-politics, academia, journalism, entrepreneurship
SubjectPolitics, democratic theory, religion, geo-politics, China, Taiwan
Website
alexandergoerlach.com

Personal life edit

Görlach was born as the child of a Turkish mother and a German father in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Shortly afterwards, he was adopted and raised by a German family.[3]

Studies edit

After graduating from High School in 1996, Görlach received a scholarship from the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and subsequently studied Catholic theology and philosophy at University of Mainz, Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome as well as Al-Azhar University in Cairo and the Faculty of Theology in Ankara.[4] He also studied German studies, Political Science and Musicology at the University of Mainz. He received his ThD in comparative religion from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 2006 and in linguistics, in the field of language and politics, from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in 2009.[5]

Political affiliation edit

Alexander Görlach is a member of the German Liberal Party (FDP), joining in September 2016 after having been a member of the German Christian Democratic Party (CDU) for ten years.[6]

Professional life edit

Görlach has been working and publishing for several German media outlets, such as ZDF, German Television. He has been and is published in several German media outlets such as Die Welt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung,[7] Die Zeit and Focus magazine. From 2007 to 2009 he was executive editor of the online part of Cicero magazine.[8] Today he is focused on international publications: He is an op-ed contributor to the New York Times,[9] the South China Morning Post,[10] the Taipei Times,[11] the Korea Times,[12] and to The World Post.[13]

He had various positions as visiting scholar and as fellow at Harvard University[14] in the United States, and Cambridge University[15] and Oxford University[16] in the United Kingdom. He is a senior fellow to the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs[17][18] in New York and a senior advisor to the Berggruen Institute[19] in Los Angeles. Alexander holds a ThD in comparative religion and a PhD in linguistics. His academic interests include democratic theory, politics and religion, and theories of secularism, pluralism and cosmopolitanism.[20] In the academic year 2017-18 he was a visiting scholar at National Taiwan University[21] and City University Hongkong.[22] Since then he focuses on the rise of China and what it means for the democracies in East Asia.[23] Alexander Görlach is an honorary professor of ethics and theology[24] at Leuphana University in Lüneburg, Germany. Alexander Görlach is the founder of the debate-magazine The European, that he also ran as its editor in chief from 2009 to 2015.[25] Today he serves as an op-ed contributor to the New York Times,[26] Neue Zürcher Zeitung,[27][28] and the South China Morning Post.[29] He is a columnist to the business magazine Wirtschaftswoche,[30] Deutsche Welle[31] and Focus Online.[32] He is a frequent commentator on German News Channel WeLT TV.[33][34]

References edit

  1. ^ Gallatin, N. Y. U. "Alexander Görlach > Faculty > People > NYU Gallatin". gallatin.nyu.edu. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ "G20-GIPFEL AUF BALI: "Es steht und fällt alles hier mit China" - Alexander Görlach I WELT Interview". Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  3. ^ Görlach, Alexander (20 May 2014). "I, Firat Kaya". The European. Berlin. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ^ "10.05.2005, Vortrag: Frankreich, der Islam und Europa". Politisches Bildungsforum Hamburg. 9 May 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ^ Personal Homepage: http://www.a-goerlach.com/
  6. ^ "Deswegen war der Wechsel zur FDP überfällig".
  7. ^ Zeitung, Süddeutsche (8 August 2022). "Taiwan: Woher rührt der Konflikt mit China?". Süddeutsche.de. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Dr. Alexander Görlach". Kress. Berlin. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  9. ^ Görlach, Alexander (28 September 2016). "Germany's Retrograde Record on Gay Rights". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "What Russia – and China – should learn about the limits of ideology". South China Morning Post. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Taiwan, China: the European view - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Putin and Xi: brethren of the same spirit". koreatimes. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. ^ Gorlach, Alex (26 May 2016). "Austria Is Just the Beginning of a More Polarized World". HuffPost.
  14. ^ "Alexander Görlach". Harvard University. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Alexander Görlach - CRASSH". CRASSH - CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN THE ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  16. ^ https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/dr-alexander-gorlach/ Oxford University
  17. ^ "Alexander Görlach". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Liberal Democracy, Empathy, & AI, with Alexander Görlach". Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  19. ^ "Alexander Görlach - People - Berggruen Institute". www.berggruen.org. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  20. ^ "About". Alexander Görlach. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Lecturing at the College of Social Sciences at National Taiwan University". Alexander Görlach. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Lecture at City University of Hong Kong on November 14th". Alexander Görlach. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  23. ^ "Görlach Global: A new world order in the Asia-Pacific region – DW – 01/24/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  24. ^ "Alexander Görlach". Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Alexander Görlach – The European". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  26. ^ Görlach, Alexander (3 July 2018). "Opinion | The Political Earthquake About to Hit Germany". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  27. ^ Görlach, Alexander (18 December 2017). "Eine liberale Demokratie fällt nicht vom Himmel | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  28. ^ Görlach, Alexander (10 January 2023). "Weder ehrlich noch empathisch – Chinas Umgang mit Covid-19". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  29. ^ "Alexander Görlach". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  30. ^ "Alexander Görlach | Aktuelle Beiträge | WiWo". www.wiwo.de (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  31. ^ "Opinion: Facing China, Manila cozies up to US – DW – 03/18/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  32. ^ "Der China versteher". FOCUS online (in German). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  33. ^ "XI BESUCHT PUTIN: "Das ist leider die tragische Wahrheit!" Gnadenlose Analyse eines China-Fachmanns". Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  34. ^ "PELOSIS TAIWAN-BESUCH: Prof. Alexander Görlach - "China hat niemals über Taiwan geherrscht"". Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via www.youtube.com.

Publications edit

Homo Empathicus: On Scapegoats, Populists & Saving Democracy (Brookings Press, 2021)

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