Florian Wagner

Florian Wagner serves as a Researcher at the University of Erfurt's Department of History within the Faculty of Philosophy. Since 2017, he has worked as a temporary academic advisor at the university while contributing to the DFG interdisciplinary research group 'Voluntariness' on (re)migration, with specific focus on West and East Africa. His academic background includes doctoral studies at the European University Institute in Florence.

Wagner's research centers on the historical intersections of migration, colonialism, and international cooperation. His primary interests include the history of remigration, forced and voluntary repatriation programs, colonial internationalism, and transnational anti-imperial networks. His doctoral work examined cooperation among self-proclaimed colonial experts between 1830-1950, while his current postdoctoral project investigates remigration in forced and declared voluntary repatriation programs.

His publication record demonstrates significant contributions to understanding how colonial knowledge systems influenced European identity formation and educational frameworks. The articles reveal consistent thematic threads connecting colonial internationalism, German imperial history, and comparative migration studies across temporal and geographic contexts.

Wagner previously held a fellowship at the German Institute for International Relations (DHI-West) at UC Berkeley in the 'Migration and Knowledge' program during 2018-2019. His academic trajectory shows sustained engagement with transnational historical methodologies and critical examinations of European colonial legacies.