Josef Weidenholzer is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.
13 Facts About Josef Weidenholzer
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Josef Weidenholzer commenced his professional career in 1973 when he worked as a research assistant for the Institute for Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Linz, and as a university assistant at the Institute for Social and Development Studies in 1975.
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Josef Weidenholzer lectured in academic institutions around the world: in Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, the United States, and in Graz and Klagenfurt in Austria.
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In 1984, Josef Weidenholzer was awarded the Advancement Award by the Victor Adler National Award for the history of social movements.
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Josef Weidenholzer's professional focus is on Social Policy, theories of the welfare state, international comparison between welfare- state systems, political theory and international comparative studies on political cultures.
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Josef Weidenholzer focuses on the theory and history of social movements, in particular the workers movements and the development of theory and practice.
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Josef Weidenholzer is considered to be a convinced European and committed professor.
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Josef Weidenholzer politically commits himself to improving the situation of the socially disadvantaged- an issue which is of special concern to him.
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Josef Weidenholzer stood as a candidate for the Social Democratic Party of Austria during the European elections in 2009.
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In 2008, Josef Weidenholzer was a founding member of the Momentum congress and is since, its academic director.
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Josef Weidenholzer is member of the advisory board of the 2012 founded open access- scientific journal Momentum Quarterly.
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Josef Weidenholzer was a Member of the European Parliament from 2011 until 2019.
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Josef Weidenholzer was a deputy member of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection and a member of the Delegation for relations with Iran.