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evelin lindner in 2001 hameln , germany physician , dr. med . -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , 13 may 1954 evelin lindner.jpg evelin lindner
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evelin lindner

evelin gerda lindner -lrb- born may 13 , 1954 , in hameln , germany -rrb- is a transdisciplinary scholar in social sciences and humanities .
she holds two doctorates , one in medicine , and the other in psychology .
her research focuses on human dignity , and she believes that the humiliation of honor and dignity may be among the strongest obstacles on the way to a decent world community .
she is the founding president of human dignity and humiliation studies -lrb- humandhs -rrb- , a global transdisciplinary fellowship of concerned academics and practitioners who wish to promote dignity and transcend humiliation .
her parents were displaced from silesia in 1946 , and she therefore grew up in west germany .
she has since confirmed that her family 's traumatic experiences have formed the background of her work .
in 1994 , she obtained her first doctorate , in medicine -lrb- dr. med . -rrb-
, from the university of hamburg , germany , and in 2001 , her second doctorate , in psychology -lrb- dr. psychol . -rrb-
, from the university of oslo , norway .
she graduated in psychology in 1978 , and in medicine in 1984 , both from the university of hamburg and heidelberg university .
she has also studied law and sinology at the goethe-universität frankfurt am main , philosophy at the university of hamburg , and has participated in the norwegian research council 's ethics programme under philosopher dagfinn føllesdal .
since 1977 , lindner often spends time in norway , following her marriage to a norwegian .
from 1984 to 1991 , she also lived and worked in cairo , egypt , where she was a clinical psychologist and psychological counselor at the american university in cairo for 3 years , and had her own practice for 4 years .
she also lived , studied , and did research in asia -lrb- japan 3 years , china , thailand , australia , new zealand -rrb- , in africa -lrb- west africa , somalia , kenya , rwanda , burundi -rrb- , in the middle east , usa , and in europe -lrb- mostly in france , belgium and switzerland -rrb- .
in 1993 , she founded the ngo better global understanding and organized an important peace festival in hamburg , and in 1994 , she was a candidate in the european parliament election , 1994 .
she speaks english , french , german , norwegian and egyptian arabic fluently and is familiar with a number of other languages , among others , swedish , danish , dutch , portuguese , russian , chinese , japanese , indonesian , and modern hebrew .
since 1997 , she is affiliated with the university of oslo , where she wrote her doctoral dissertation from 1997 to 2001 .
since 2001 , she is also affiliated with columbia university 's advanced consortium on cooperation , conflict , and complexity -lrb- ac4 -rrb- in new york .
since 2003 , she is , furthermore , affiliated with the maison des sciences de l'homme in paris .
her first book `` making enemies : humiliation and international conflict '' has been honored as `` outstanding academic title '' by the journal `` choice '' for 2007 in the usa .
she published her second book in 2009 on `` emotion and conflict . ''
also her third book on `` gender , humiliation , and global security '' that was published in 2010 with a foreword by desmond tutu , is being highly recommended by `` choice . ''
she has also written numerous articles and book chapters , for example , for bernt hagtvet 's anthology `` genocide 's black book '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- .
she has received several awards , among them the `` prisoner 's testament '' peace award in 2009 .
lindner advocates equality in dignity , locally and globally .
she has chosen norway as a main base because she believes that norway is in a unique historical position .
the ideal of equality in dignity -lrb- `` likeverd '' in norwegian -rrb- is at the core of the human rights message .
it is at the same time deeply rooted in norwegian culture and an important part of norwegian heritage , while it is new to cultures with more hierarchical traditions that stand for social inequality .
research points at the importance of equality for health and stability , both at the individual and the community level .
equality in dignity is important for a sustainable future locally and globally .
lindner believes that norway has a responsibility to make the norwegian cultural heritage more accessible globally .
norway enjoys very high reputation in the world , which means that the message of equality in dignity , when it comes from norway , has a greater impact .
