Personal Information of Wolfgang Palaver
Resumé
- born in 1958 in Zell am Ziller (Austria)
- Study of Catholic Theology, Germanics und Political Science at the University of Innsbruck
- 1984 Master's Degree in Catholic Theology (Mag. theol.) at the University of Innsbruck
- 1984 - 1987 Part-Time Assistant at the "Institut für Fundamentaltheologie" at the University of Innsbruck
- 1987 - 1991 Full-Time Assistant at the "Institut für Moraltheologie und Gesellschaftslehre" at the University of Innsbruck
- 1990 Doctor's Degree in Catholic Theology (Dr. theol.) at the University of Innsbruck
- 1991-1992 Erwin Schrödinger Stipendium (Fellowship); Visiting Fellow at the Center for International Security and Arms Control (Stanford University, USA);
Research Project: "Collective Security in Europe and Austrian Neutrality: An Ethical Reflection from the Point of View of Catholic social Teaching" - 1997 Postdoctoral Lecturin Qualification ("Habilitation") in "social Ethics" at the University of Innsbruck
- 2002: Professor of Catholic social Teaching at the University of Innsbruck
- Retired since October 2023
Functions
- at the University of Innsbruck:
- from 2013 to 2017 Dean of the Faculty of Theology
- from 2004 to 2013 Chair of the Institute of Systematic Theology of the University of Innsbruck
- from 2007 to 2010 Chair of the interdisciplinary research platform "World Order - Religion - Violence" at the University of Innsbruck
- since 2010 Member of the Research Committee of the interdisciplinary research platform "Politics - Religion - Art"
- from 2013 to 2017 Dean of the Faculty of Theology
- outside the University of Innsbruck:
- Fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, South Africa (2021 first semester)
- since 2005 Chair of the working group "Politics - Religion - Violence" of the Austrian Research Association
- President of the Colloquium on Violence & Religion
- Member of the Board of Advisors of des Board of Advisors of "Imitatio: Integrating the Human Sciences"
- Member of the Research Committee of "Imitatio: Integrating the Human Sciences"
- Member of the Ethics Committee of the Hauck & Aufhäuser (Schweiz) AG
- Fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, South Africa (2021 first semester)
- Editorial Activities:
- 1991-1998: Founding Editor of the Bulletin of the Colloquium on Violence & Religion
- Member of the Editorial Board of "Contagion: Journal of Violence, Mimesis, and Culture"
- Editor of the book series "Beiträge zur Mimetischen Theorie"
- Editor-in-Chief of "Edition Weltordnung - Religion - Gewalt"