Dominique Moïsi
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Dominique Moïsi is a French Political Scientist
and writer.
He was a co-founder and is a senior advisor of the Paris
-based Institut Français des Relations Internationales
(IFRI), Pierre Keller Visiting Professor at Harvard University
, and the chairholder for Geopolitics
at the College of Europe
in Natolin
. Moïsi regularly contributes op-ed
articles and essays to the Financial Times
, Foreign Affairs
, the Project Syndicate
as well as Die Welt
and Der Standard
.
Moïsi is married to the historian and writer Diana Pinto
. The couple has two sons.
survivor. Dominique Moïsi studied Political science
at the Sorbonne
and at Harvard University. He taught at the École nationale d'administration
(ENA), the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
, and the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and the chairholder for Geopolitics
at the oldest and most superior educational institution in European affairs College of Europe
. Moïsi was research assistant to Raymond Aron
und editor in chief
of Politique étrangère
.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall
in 1989, he aroused attention as one of the first French commentators to welcome the conceivable end of Germany's division as an opportunity for Europe. Many years later Moïsi explained his position by pointing to his father whose fate as an Auschwitz survivor had made him „fall in love with Europe“. Like Simone Veil
Jules Moïsi believed that the unification of Europe
was the best way of overcoming the „tragedy of the past“.
During the 1990s Timothy Garton Ash
, Michael Mertes
and Dominique Moïsi wrote several „trilateral“ (British-German-French) pleas in favour of a combined eastward entlargement and institutional modernisation of the EU.
Moïsi is a member of the International Advisory Council of the Moscow School of Political Studies and of the European Council on Foreign Relations
.
In 2008, he published La géopolitique de l’émotion: Comment les cultures de peur, d’humiliation et d’espoir façonnent le monde (English translation 2009).
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and writer.
He was a co-founder and is a senior advisor of the Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
-based Institut Français des Relations Internationales
Institut français des relations internationales
L'Institut français des relations internationales is the main independent research and debate institution dedicated to international affairs, based in Paris, France....
(IFRI), Pierre Keller Visiting Professor at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and the chairholder for Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Geopolitics, from Greek Γη and Πολιτική in broad terms, is a theory that describes the relation between politics and territory whether on local or international scale....
at the College of Europe
College of Europe
The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with the main campus in Bruges, Belgium...
in Natolin
Natolin
Natolin is a historic park and nature reserve on the southern edge of Warsaw, Poland. "Natolin" is also the name of a neighborhood located to the west of the park — a part of Warsaw's southernmost Ursynów district....
. Moïsi regularly contributes op-ed
Op-ed
An op-ed, abbreviated from opposite the editorial page , is a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of a named writer who is usually unaffiliated with the newspaper's editorial board...
articles and essays to the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
, the Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate is an international not-for-profit newspaper syndicate and association of newspapers. It distributes commentaries and analysis by experts, activists, Nobel laureates, statesmen, economists, political thinkers, business leaders and academics to its member publications, and...
as well as Die Welt
Die Welt
Die Welt is a German national daily newspaper published by the Axel Springer AG company.It was founded in Hamburg in 1946 by the British occupying forces, aiming to provide a "quality newspaper" modelled on The Times...
and Der Standard
Der Standard
Der Standard is an Austrian national daily newspaper which is published in Vienna . It was founded by Oscar Bronner as a financial newspaper and the first edition was published on 1988-10-19...
.
Moïsi is married to the historian and writer Diana Pinto
Diana Pinto (historian)
Diana Pinto is an intellectual historian and writer living in Paris.The daughter of Italian Jewish parents, she is married to the French political scientist Dominique Moïsi and a resident of France.- Life :...
. The couple has two sons.
Life
His father Jules Moïsi was an AuschwitzAuschwitz concentration camp
Concentration camp Auschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II...
survivor. Dominique Moïsi studied Political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
and at Harvard University. He taught at the École nationale d'administration
École nationale d'administration
The École Nationale d'Administration , one of the most prestigious of French graduate schools , was created in 1945 by Charles de Gaulle to democratise access to the senior civil service. It is now entrusted with the selection and initial training of senior French officials...
(ENA), the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
The École des hautes études en sciences sociales is a leading French institution for research and higher education, a Grand Établissement. Its mission is research and research training in the social sciences, including the relationship these latter maintain with the natural and life sciences...
, and the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and the chairholder for Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Geopolitics, from Greek Γη and Πολιτική in broad terms, is a theory that describes the relation between politics and territory whether on local or international scale....
at the oldest and most superior educational institution in European affairs College of Europe
College of Europe
The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with the main campus in Bruges, Belgium...
. Moïsi was research assistant to Raymond Aron
Raymond Aron
Raymond-Claude-Ferdinand Aron was a French philosopher, sociologist, journalist and political scientist.He is best known for his 1955 book The Opium of the Intellectuals, the title of which inverts Karl Marx's claim that religion was the opium of the people -- in contrast, Aron argued that in...
und editor in chief
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
of Politique étrangère
Politique étrangère
Politique étrangère is the quarterly of the Institut français des relations internationales . It is France's oldest international relations journal. The first edition dates back to 1936 under the aegis of the Centre d’études de politique étrangère...
.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
in 1989, he aroused attention as one of the first French commentators to welcome the conceivable end of Germany's division as an opportunity for Europe. Many years later Moïsi explained his position by pointing to his father whose fate as an Auschwitz survivor had made him „fall in love with Europe“. Like Simone Veil
Simone Veil
Simone Veil, DBE is a French lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Health under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the European Parliament and member of the Constitutional Council of France....
Jules Moïsi believed that the unification of Europe
European integration
European integration is the process of industrial, political, legal, economic integration of states wholly or partially in Europe...
was the best way of overcoming the „tragedy of the past“.
During the 1990s Timothy Garton Ash
Timothy Garton Ash
Timothy Garton Ash is a British historian, author and commentator. He is currently serving as Professor of European Studies at Oxford University. Much of his work has been concerned with the late modern and contemporary history of Central and Eastern Europe...
, Michael Mertes
Michael Mertes
Michael Mertes is a German chief officer and author. He was a political advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl from 1987 to 1998, and he served in the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia as the state’s representative to the German federal institutions and to the European Union from 2006 to 2010...
and Dominique Moïsi wrote several „trilateral“ (British-German-French) pleas in favour of a combined eastward entlargement and institutional modernisation of the EU.
Moïsi is a member of the International Advisory Council of the Moscow School of Political Studies and of the European Council on Foreign Relations
European Council on Foreign Relations
The ' is the first pan-European think tank. Launched in October 2007, its objective is to conduct research and promote informed debate across Europe on the development of coherent and effective European values based foreign policy....
.
In 2008, he published La géopolitique de l’émotion: Comment les cultures de peur, d’humiliation et d’espoir façonnent le monde (English translation 2009).
Selected bibliography
- Le nouveau continent: Plaidoyer pour une Europe renaissante (with Jacques Rupnik). Calmann-Lévy, Paris 1991, ISBN 978-2702119617
- Les cartes de la France à l’heure de la mondialisation (based on an interview with Hubert VédrineHubert VédrineHubert Védrine is a French Socialist politician.Diplomatic adviser of President Mitterrand, he served as secretary-general of the presidency from 1991 to 1995, then as Foreign Minister in the government of Lionel Jospin from 1997 to 2002.After the reelection of Jacques Chirac in May 2002, Védrine...
). Fayard, Paris 2000, ISBN 978-2213604220 - The Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World. Anchor BooksRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
, New York 2010. ISBN 978-0307387370 - Un Juif improbable. Flammarion, Paris 2011. ISBN 978-2-0812-3674-5