Andrew Beattie

Associate Professor Andrew Beattie is a renowned historian at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, specializing in German and European Studies within the School of Humanities and Languages. His work focuses on post-1945 transitions from Nazism and post-1989 transitions from communism, with particular emphasis on memory studies and transitional justice.

• PhD in History from the University of Sydney
• Research Fellowships at the European University Institute and Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam
• Recipient of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship (2019) and ARC Discovery Project Grant (DP110100300)

His research spans three key areas:

• Politics of memory in contemporary Germany, comparing Nazi and communist pasts
• Transitional justice in post-communist Eastern Europe
• Allied internment of German civilians post-Nazism

He has published extensively, including the critically acclaimed 2020 book Allied Internment Camps in Occupied Germany (Cambridge University Press), which examines postwar transitional justice mechanisms. His teaching has consistently received 100% student satisfaction.

Scientific awards and fellowships:

• 2019 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship
• 2018 Dean's Teaching Award at UNSW

As a Research Ambassador for DAAD and member of multiple academic associations, Beattie bridges German historical research with Australian and international communities. He offers supervision in modern European history, German Studies, and European Studies at UNSW.