Holger Nehring

Professor Holger Nehring is the Chair in Contemporary European History at the University of Stirling's Department of History within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. He specializes in post-1945 Western European history, focusing on social movements, Cold War dynamics, and military infrastructure. His interdisciplinary work integrates social science theories from sociology and International Relations.

Current roles include Associate Dean for Graduate Studies (2023) and leadership in research initiatives such as the Research Programme in Human Security, Conflict and Co-Operation and the Centre for Policy, Conflict and Co-Operation Research. He co-edits the Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements and Studies in Civil Society series.

Research highlights include the AHRC-funded 'Materialising the Cold War' project analyzing museum collections and the British Academy-funded study on sub-national diplomacy. Notable outputs include a Cold War Scotland book and an edited collection on Cold War Museology.

Awards include a Rhodes Scholarship for his DPhil at Oxford and Fellowships from the Higher Education Academy and Royal Historical Society. His career includes visiting fellowships at institutions like Stanford's CISAC-TEC and the University of Michigan.