emer. o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hannelore Eva KREISKY (†)
(ÖGPW honorary member since 2018)
Eva Kreisky was very involved in the ÖGPW from the very beginning and was head of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Vienna for many years. She played a central role in establishing political science in Austria - especially in the fields of state and institutional theory, political theory and the history of ideas and the politics of gender relations.
emer. o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr.hc. Manfried WELAN (†)
(ÖGPW honorary member since 2018)
For decades, Manfried Welan was committed to promoting political education in all areas of society. Manfried Welan was an important pioneer of political science research in Austria, particularly in the fields of state and institutional studies, legal policy and politics and administration.
Prof. Dr. Heinrich NEISSER (†)
(ÖGPW honorary member since 2010)
Heinrich Neisser is a former ÖVP parliamentary group chairman, federal minister and second president of the National Council. He has been an honorary professor of political science at the University of Vienna since 1989 and held the Jean Monnet Chair at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Innsbruck from 1999-2007.
Prof. Dr. Anton PELINKA (†)
(ÖGPW honorary member since 2010)
Anton Pelinka is a founding member of the ÖGPW and served as its chairman in 1970/71 and 1984/85. He was Professor of Political Science at the University of Innsbruck (1975-2006) and has been Professor of Political Science and Nationalism Studies at the Central European University in Budapest since 2006.
em. Prof. Dr. Heinrich SCHNEIDER (†)
(ÖGPW honorary member since 2005)
Heinrich Schneider was co-founder and long-standing director of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Vienna. Schneider's teaching and research focused on international politics, European integration, security policy, political education and the history and theory of political thought.
em. Prof. Dr. Gerhard LEHMBRUCH (†)
(ÖGPW honorary member since 2003)
Gerhard Lehmbruch held the Chair of Material State Theory at the Department of Political and Administrative Science at the University of Konstanz from 1978 to 1996. From 1991 to 1994, he was chairman of the German Political Science Association. In addition to the ÖGPW, Lehmbruch is also an honorary member of the Swiss Political Science Association.