Norbert Leser
Norbert Leser was an Austrian Catholic jurist, political scientist and social philosopher best known for his lifelong affiliation with, and critical work on, the Social Democratic Party of Austria and Austromarxism in particular. He was born in Oberwart and died in Eisenstadt.
Leser's Habilitation thesis, Between Reformism and Bolshevism, first published in 1968, is considered a standard work on Austromarxism.
Decorations and awards
- 1967: Dr. Karl Renner Journalism Prize of the Austrian Journalists Club
- Theodor Innitzer Prize
- Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
- 1992: Corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- 1999: Preis der Stadt [Wien für Geisteswissenschaften|City of Vienna Prize for Humanities]
- Norbert Leser carries further the honour band of Catholic Austrian Landsmannschaft K.Ö.L. Maximiliana Wien