Simon Constantine

Dr Simon Constantine is a Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts, Business, and Social Sciences and based in the Department of History, Politics and War Studies. He has been a member of the academic staff since 2005 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2006. His work focuses on modern German history, particularly the 19th and 20th centuries.

• PhD, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

His research interests include the history of migration, World War One, the persecution of Sinti and Roma, German colonialism, rural society in Germany, and the history of forced labor. He teaches undergraduate modules such as The Great War, Migrant Stories – Migrant Journeys, From Reich to Republic (Germany 1871–1919), and From Weimar to Auschwitz (Germany 1919–1945), and serves as course leader for several of them.

His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on marginalized communities and state control mechanisms in Imperial and Weimar Germany. Themes include anti-Gypsy policies, convict labor, colonial phrasebooks, and Anglo-German reconciliation. These works span disciplines such as social history, migration studies, military history, and postcolonial studies, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to modern European history.

His scientific contributions have been recognized through citations and media attention, with publications picked up by news outlets and discussed in academic circles. He has also engaged in professional activities such as peer reviewing for European History Quarterly and serving on the Centre of Historical Research Management Committee.

Dr Constantine has supervised student research, including a project on the commemoration of the Great War in Wolverhampton. He has also consulted for the Public Broadcasting Service on historical content for the TV series Finding Your Roots. His ORCID identifier is 0000-0002-7723-1304.

He is fluent in German, enabling access to primary sources and participation in international scholarship. He is actively involved in research, teaching, and academic service, contributing significantly to the historical understanding of modern Germany.