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Dr. Mark Jakob is a Researcher at Philipps-Universität Marburg, affiliated with the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 138 'Dynamics of Security' (Subproject C06). His academic journey includes postdoctoral and research roles at institutions like Goethe University Frankfurt, Georg August University of Göttingen, and the Society for Business History. He holds a PhD from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University (2009) and has conducted extensive research on topics such as youth and family policy, business history, social history of middle classes, and regional socio-economic dynamics.
His teaching encompasses courses on economic and social history, migration, criminality, globalization, and the Weimar Republic era at both Philipps-Universität Marburg and the University of Göttingen. Notable publications include Security and Insecurity in Business History (2021), Familienbilder (2018), and studies on postcolonial trade conflicts and interwar export credit insurance. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary socio-economic challenges, particularly in security frameworks and transnational trade dynamics. He has co-edited volumes on experience/expectation paradigms in economic history and contributed to interdisciplinary debates on methodological approaches.
Dr. Jakob’s cooperative projects include collaborations within the DFG Priority Program 1859 and global academic networks. His research emphasizes historical case studies to inform modern policy debates on security, migration, and economic resilience. Despite no explicitly stated awards, his prolific publication record underscores his scholarly impact in economic and social history disciplines.