Biography

Born: in Eger March 6, 1939

Education:
Attended High School Bayreuth and Hannover
Studies in Journalism, Philosophy, German Literature, and Sociology in Munich and Vienna
Master of Arts, University of Munich
Ph.D. in Philosophy (Dr. phil.), University of Munich

Employment:
1960 - 1962
Assistant Sales Representative for Allgemeine Haft- und Kraftfahrzeugschäden
1964 - 1970
Research Assistant at the Institute for Journalism of the University of Munich
1970 - 1972
Manager of the Society for Communications Research, Munich
1987
First Seat of a C 4 List, Culture and Media Management, Liberal University of Berlin aequo et unico loco
1991
Allis-Chalmers Distinguished Chair in International Affairs, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1993
Appointed Professor for Media Ecology and Communication Culture at Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich
Nov 1996 - 1999
Director of the University of Erfurt, Germany, and Professor for Communication Sciences
Jan 2000
Appointed to Professor for Media and Society at the mcm institute for Media and Communications Management of the University of St. Gallen

Political Career:

1970-72
Member of the Bavarian Landtag

1972 - 1977 and 1983 - 1996
Member of the German Bundestag

1974 - 1977
Parliamentarian Secretary of the Federal Minister of Education and Research

1977 - 1981
Senator for Science and Research, Berlin (West)

1981 - 1987
Federal Manager of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)

1995
Educational and Research Political Speaker of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)

1996
Retirement of all political offices

Recent books by Prof. Dr. Peter Glotz:

Klaus Beck, Peter Glotz, Gregor Vogelsang
Die Zukunft des Internet: Internationale Delphi-Befragung zur Entwicklung der Online-Kommunikation
UVK Medien, 2000

Peter Glotz
Die beschleunigte Gesellschaft: Kulturkämpfe im digitalen Kapitalismus
Kindler, 1999

Peter Glotz
Ferenczy: die Erfindung des Medienmanagements
Bertelsmann, 1998

Peter Glotz
Die Benachrichtigung der Deutschen: aktuelle Fernsehberichterstattung zwischen Quoten- und Zeitzwang
IMK, 1998

Peter Glotz
Von Analog nach Digital: Unsere Gesellschaft auf dem Weg zur digitalen Kultur
Huber 2000

Peter Glotz
Ron Sommer: Der Weg der Telekom
Hoffmann und Campe 2001 (Okt.)

Contact details

peter.glotz@unisg.ch