Alexej Lochmatow

Alexej Lochmatow is a researcher at the University of Erfurt (College of Philosophy, Historical Seminar) specializing in the history of science, intellectual history, and Cold War-era knowledge production. He serves as a spokesperson for the PECEE Research Center while conducting research on the conceptual evolution of intelligence and its socio-political implications.

• Current research: The Bodies of Intelligence and Their Environments (working title)
• Key publications: Public Knowledge in Cold War Poland (2023 monograph)

Research focus spans:

• History of knowledge in Central/Eastern Europe
• Intersections between scientific discourses and political ideology
• Virtues as analytical framework for authoritarian regimes
• Polish intellectual debates (1945–1956)
• Transnational knowledge networks
• Disciplinary histories of sociology/philosophy

Public outreach includes:

• New Books Network interview
• Lectures on 'Public Knowledge in Cold War Poland'
• Contributions to History of Knowledge blog