Yvonne Kleinmann

Professor Dr. Yvonne Kleinmann holds the chair of East European History at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg since 2014. She directs the Aleksander Brückner Center for Polish Studies, a joint initiative with Friedrich Schiller University Jena, focusing on Polish statehood, society, language, and culture. Her research spans three main areas: Polish-Lithuanian State Union (urban, religious, and legal history), Russian Empire history (migration, knowledge transfer), and Jewish lifeworlds in Eastern Europe.

Key projects include:

• "Paths of Legal Discovery in Ethnically and Religiously Mixed Societies" (Emmy Noether Group, 2008-2013)
• "Constitutions in Dialogue" (transnational Polish constitutional history)
• "Separated Together" (current research on religious heterogeneity)

She contributes to the Leibniz ScienceCampus EEGA as co-responsible for "Cultures of Internationalism" research area. Her scientific awards include:

• Yad Hanadiv Fellowship (Hebrew University/Jewish History Center, 2006-2007)
• ARW Post-Doc Fellowship (2024/25)

Publications and editorial work focus on:

• Comparative empire analysis
• Legal anthropology
• Religious conflict resolution
• Migration studies
• Historiographical methodology

Her academic career demonstrates continuous engagement with interdisciplinary research through positions at:

• Simon Dubnow Institute for Jewish History
• Humanities Center for East Central Europe (GWZO)
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• University of Leipzig
• University of Mainz