Hanno Sowade

Prof. Dr. Hanno Sowade is an Honorary Professor for Modern Economic History at WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management since 2007. He has been lecturing on German Federal Republic history in the Studium Generale program since 2000, aligning with WHU's integrated study concept. His research focuses on post-1945 German history, economic systems in East and West Germany, migrant labor, and mechanisms of the social market economy.

Prof. Sowade has been a research associate at the Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Bonn since 1990, contributing essays to exhibitions and advising museums nationally and internationally. His career began at the Institute for Contemporary History in Munich. Despite heavy involvement in exhibition preparations, he maintains an active publication record and delivers lectures internationally.

No academic awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text. His advisory roles extend to institutional collaborations beyond WHU, though specific lab affiliations or teams are not detailed.