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Dr. Jean-Michel Johnston is a Lecturer in Modern European History and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on modern Europe, with specializations in communication networks, statehood, and diaspora studies. He holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford and previously conducted postdoctoral research on the ERC-funded 'Diseases of Modern Life' project. He has been a visiting lecturer at Justus Liebig University Giessen and joined Cambridge in 2019.
His major projects include histories of small European states, the 'communications revolution' in Western Europe, and the Armenian diaspora in Europe. He teaches European history modules (1715-1890 and 1890-present) and contributes to the Historical Argument and Practice paper. His publications span telegraphy’s impact on German modernity, diaspora politics, and transnational networks. He is a Co-Investigator on the AHRC-funded 'Imperial Afterlives' project examining post-WWI Germany.
Johnston’s work bridges cultural, social, and technological histories, emphasizing how communication infrastructures shaped modern identities and state-society relations. His interdisciplinary approach includes book reviews, podcast contributions ('Diseases in Dialogue'), and public engagement like The Conversation articles on time perception.
