Newspaper Article
Äthiopiens Kulturerbe ist in Gefahr
For the German broadsheet "Der Tagesspiegel" I wrote about cultural heritage and the conflict in Northern Ethiopia.
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Global History of State Enterprises
In November 2020, I hosted a digital workshop which brought together international scholars working on the history of state enterprises in developing countires.
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The International Podcast
Obinnaya Chukwu of York University interviewed me for episodes 8 & 9 of his podcast project on pivotal historical events that are important for understanding African International Affairs today.
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[Anno...]
I was interviewed about my research on Ethiopian heritage and tourism with the German history podcast AnnoPunktPunktPunkt.
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State enterprises in Africa: a postcolonial history
Together with Alexander Keese, I co-edited a special issue for the Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte, our introduction is open access. Four papers look into agrarian, transport, financial and energy-related state enterprises after 1950.
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I am an expert for cultural and economic politics in developing countries. With my historical research, writing and research consulting I contribute to a better understanding of globalisation and inequality.
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UN Tourism Development in the 1960s
This paper, published in the "Journal of Contemporary History" explores the relationship between UN development programs and the built-up of tourism sectors in the developing countries during the 1960's.
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Aviation in Africa after 1950
DFG-funded research project on aviation and airlines in postcolonial Africa, case studies of the multinational airline Air Afrique and Ethiopian Airlines.
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Patrimónios Contestados
For this project, I contributed a lecture on UNESCO World Heritage in Ethiopia; two of my texts were translated into Portuguese to appear in an edited volume and the Sunday edition of Público newspaper.
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Die Politisierungs-maschine
For the Zurich-based blog "Geschichte der Gegenwart", I wrote about international cultural politics and the civil war in Ethiopia.
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Developing Heritage - Developing Countries
In my first book, I write about Ethiopia’s cultural heritage, and the politics of history and development that unfolded as they became UNESCO World Heritage sites in the 1970’s.
Research Project
German Enterprises and Developing Countries
DFG-funded research project on foreign trade securitisation and economic security beyond the nation state. I joined the project in its 3rd funding period, taking into focus German economic relations with developing countries during the postcolonial period and the emerging international economic networks.
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A platform I co-founded, to share individual perspectives and biographies of researchers in the humanities and social sciences who went above and beyond the traditional academic career paths.
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State-owned success in the air
Ethiopian Airlines and the multinational Air Afrique in the 1960s and 1970s
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Fractured Skies
Together with Waqar Zaidi, I organised a digital workshop on the history of aviation in the Global South. In June 2022, we are hosting an exciting, interdisciplinary range of scholars from across the world.
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