Tonio Schwertner

Tonio Schwertner is an Academic Research Assistant at the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) "Dynamics of Security" (SFB 138/TP C06, AV01) at Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg, Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies. He is affiliated with the Department of Economic and Social History with a focus on labor and education.

Dr. Schwertner's research interests include:

• Economic History
• Social History
• Labor History
• European History
• Security Research
• History of Occupational Safety

His scholarly work examines historical perspectives on European integration and development, with particular focus on ideas of Europe across different historical periods. Dr. Schwertner's research bridges economic history with broader cultural and political developments, contributing to our understanding of how historical contexts shape contemporary European identity and institutions.

Dr. Schwertner has made notable contributions to academic literature through his co-authorship of significant handbook entries on European historical perspectives. His work appears in the comprehensive Cambridge University Press publication "The European Experience: A Multi-Perspective History of Modern Europe, 1500-2000" (2022), where he contributed chapters on both modern and contemporary European history.

As a member of the CRC "Dynamics of Security" research team, Dr. Schwertner contributes to interdisciplinary investigations into historical dimensions of security concepts and practices, connecting with the department's broader research agenda on working environments and occupational safety.