Thomas Weber

Background

Thomas Weber was born on September 26, 1950 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, into the family of Alec and Elizabeth Weber.

Education

In 1973 Thomas received Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne, and then he got a post-graduate diploma in criminology there in 1974. After that he earned Master of Arts at La Trobe University, College of Northern Victoria in 1982, and Doctor of Philosophy there in 1991.

Career

Thomas Weber started his career in 1987 as an inaugural peace research scholar of the Institute for Peace Research. Since that year he elso works as a member of governing committee at the Institute for Peace Research. Moreover, he served as a member of India Projects Committee at Community Aid Abroad and worked there until 1994. Since 1996 he is a teacher of politics and peace studies and coordinator of Interdisciplinary Studies, Peace Studies Area. Thomas is also a contributor to periodicals, including Nonviolence Today.

Achievements

• Thomas Weber is highly famous as the author of books "Police in Australia: Development, Functions, and Procedures", "Principles of Police Planning: Armed Robbery", and "Hugging the Trees: The Story of the Chipko Movement."

Works

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  • Becoming Hitler: The Making of a Nazi 2017
  • Gandhi's Peace Army: The Shanti Sena and Unarmed Peacekeeping (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution) 1996
  • Going Native: Gandhi's Relationsip with Western Women 2011
  • Gandhi as Disciple and Mentor 2011
  • Gandhi, Gandhism and the Gandhians (Asia Colour Guides) by Thomas Weber (2008-03-30) 2008
  • On the Salt March: The Historiography of Gandhi's March to Dandi 1997
  • Hugging the Trees: The Story of the Chipko Movement (India) 1990

Membership

• India Projects Committee

Interests

• birdwatching, bush-walking

Connections

Thomas is married to Marja Koskela, with whom he has a daughter Hanna Weber.

Father:

Alec Weber

Mother:

Elizabeth Weber

Spouse:

Marja Koskela

Daughter:

Hanna Weber