Markus Nesselrodt

Dr. Markus Nesselrodt is a Researcher (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at the Faculty of Cultural Studies, European University Viadrina since April 2017, where he is completing his habilitation project on Warsaw's governance as a multi-ethnic city between 1788 and 1830. His work focuses on Central and Eastern European historical dynamics through interdisciplinary lenses.

His academic training includes:

• Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies and Master of Arts in Culture and History of Central and Eastern Europe (2004-2011) completed across Frankfurt (Oder), Wrocław, and Warsaw.
• Doctorate in Jewish Studies (2012-2016) at the Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Jewish Studies, with a dissertation examining Polish Jewish survival strategies in the Soviet Union during 1939–1946.

Nesselrodt's research synthesizes urban studies with ethno-cultural analysis, particularly investigating how multi-ethnic societies navigated imperial rule in Central Europe. His habilitation project on Warsaw pioneers methodological approaches to urban governance under Russian administration, while his doctoral work established foundational insights into Jewish refugee experiences during WWII. This scholarship forms a cohesive trajectory examining migration, cultural resilience, and power structures in contested regions.

Based at the Collegium Polonicum in Słubice—a German-Polish academic cooperation hub—he actively contributes to the Faculty of Cultural Studies' research ecosystem through seminars and collaborative projects, though specific advisees aren't documented in available materials.