معرفی
Dr. Lennart Bolliger is an Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations at Utrecht University and a Research Fellow at the University of the Free State’s Department of History. His work focuses on soldiering, anti-colonial struggles, and militarization in African contexts, particularly examining Black soldiers in apartheid South Africa’s security forces during the Cold War. He holds a PhD in International Development from the University of Oxford.
Education:
- PhD in International Development, University of Oxford
- Postdoctoral Fellow at Humboldt University of Berlin (Institute for Asian and African Studies)
- Visiting Researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand (History Workshop)
Research Interests:
His research explores colonial and post-colonial military dynamics, including the roles of Black soldiers in apartheid-era South Africa, transnational military networks, and the legacies of anti-colonial resistance. He emphasizes themes like violence, civil-military relations, and inequality, particularly in African contexts. His first book, Apartheid’s Black Soldiers, analyzes Namibian and Angolan soldiers in apartheid forces, while his articles engage with refugee crises, military humanitarianism, and counterinsurgency tactics.
Teaching & Engagement:
- Involved in MA Conflict Studies and Human Rights courses at Utrecht University
- Advocates for academic pay transparency, publicly listing his salary scales since 2021
Research Themes:
- Contesting Governance (IOS)
- Inequality Studies (IOS)
