Otmar Höll

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“Die USA, Europa und Russland” (German)
“A world free of Nuclear Weapons”

Personal Info

Otmar Höll born February 21, 1948 in Linz/Austria. Since 1996 Austrian Institute for International Affairs – OIIP:
Responsible Director for the only Austrian Research Institute in International Relations, managing the academic program and research projects, also responsible for conferences and international cooperation with universities and academic institutions in Austria and abroad. Liaison with various ministries of the Austrian government, inter alia the Chancellery, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior, and the Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, the Ministry for Agriculture and the Environment, and the Defense Ministry.

Expert’s report area:

• Austrian Security and Defence Policy
• Austrian Foreign Policy
• Neutralität und Bündnisfreiheit
• CSCE/OSCE

• International Security
• Global Governance
• European Integration
• Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union (CFSP – EU)
• Enlargement of the EU
• Theories of International Relations
• Comprehensive Security

Focus on region:

• European Union
• India, China, Korea

• Central Europe
• East Africa
• Southeast Asia

Work experience:

• Since 2006 University, Krems: Visiting Professor
• since 1996 Austrian Institute for International Affairs – OIIP, Vienna: Director
• since 1999 University of Innsbruck: Guest-Professor at the Institute for Political Science (in the winter term)
• 1994 – 1995 Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich: Professor at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institut for International Relations
• 1991 – 1995 University of Vienna: Guest-Professor at the Institute for Political Science
• since 1990 Political and administrative consultant
• since 1980 Universities of Vienna, Linz (1994 – 1999), Tampere (2003), and Innsbruck (inter alia): Associate Professor and Lecturer
• 1983 – 1991 Psychotherapeutical activity under supervision
• 1979 – 1991 Austrian Institute for International Affairs – OIIP: Research Fellow
• 1976 – 1978 Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna: Research Fellow at the Department of Political Science/International Relations

Teaching:

• 1983 – 1991 Austrian Association for Group-Therapy and Group-Dynamics, Vienna: Training in group therapy and group dynamics
• 1974 – 1976 Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna (Department of Political Science/International Relations): post-graduate studies in Political Science/International Relations
• 1972 – 1976 University of Vienna: Studies in economics
• 1968 – 1973 University of Vienna: Studies in law (LLD 1973)

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