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Austrian sociologist
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Male
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Birth:
1971
The details
Biography
Introduction
Gerald Knaus (born 1970) is an Austrian social scientist. He is a co-founder of the think tank European Stability Initiative (ESI).
Early life and education
Knaus was born in Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria in 1970. He studied in Brussels and Bologna.
Career
In 1999, Knaus co-founded the European Stability Initiative, a liberalist think tank, in Sarajevo. He received funding from organizations linked to American billionaire George Soros.
Since 2015, Knaus has been an outspoken supporter of the migration policies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In 2019, he was appointed by Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Müller to serve on a commission in charge of drafting recommendations on how to address the causes of displacement and migration.
Other activities
- Centre for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Member of the Advisory Board
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member