Studienzentrum Weikersheim (Weikersheim Think Tank) is a conservative and

Christian democratic Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...

German political

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

, that was founded in 1979 by

Hans Filbinger Hans Karl Filbinger (15 September 1913 – 1 April 2007) was a conservative German politician and a leading member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union in the 1960s and 1970s, serving as the first chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg ...

, Helmut Metzner and others on

Schloss Weikersheim Weikersheim Palace (Schloss Weikersheim) is a palace in Weikersheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was a medieval seat and later a Renaissance residence of the princely House of Hohenlohe. History The castle was built in the 12th century as ...

in Germany. The Studienzentrum is bringing traditional conservative ideas with positions and people of Neue Rechte (new far-rights).

Presidents

, Professor, former Minister-President of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

(1979-1997, honorary president 1997-2007) *

Wolfgang von Stetten Wolfgang Freiherr von Stetten (born 22 January 1941 in Niederwartha) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He served as Member of Parliament (the Bundestag) from 1990 to 2002. He represented the con ...

, Professor, Member of Parliament (1997-2001) *

Klaus Hornung Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus * Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseb ...

, Professor (2001-2005) *

Bernhard Friedmann Bernhard Friedmann (8 April 1932 – 18 May 2021) was a German economist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. Friedmann was born in Ottersweier. He served as Member of Parliament (the Bundestag) from 1976 to 1990 and as ...

, Professor, former President of the Court of Auditors (2005-2008) * Bernhard von Diemer (2008-)

Literature

*Meinrad Heck: ''Studienzentrum Weikersheim. Der Club der rechten Denker.'' In: Stephan Braun, Daniel Hoersch (Hrsg.): Rechte Netzwerke - eine Gefahr. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2004, S.95-101. * Wolfram Wette (Hrsg.): ''Filbinger, eine deutsche Karriere.'' Klampen-Verlag, Springe 2006, *Ursel Sieber, Charlotte Wiedemann, Jürgen Elsässer: ''Deutsche Demokraten. Wie rechtsradikal sind CDU und CSU?'' Werkstatt GmbH 2001,

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