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Chris Aldousمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Modern Japanese History
• Post-War Occupations
• Public Health
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Chris Aldous is a Professor in the School of Humanities at the University of Winchester, specializing in Modern Japanese History. He holds a 1st Class BA in Modern History from the University of Sheffield and a PhD from the LSE (Resisting Reform: Police and Society in Occupation Japan, 1945-52). He has been Head of History at Winchester (2014–2018) and previously taught at the University of Derby. His research focuses on post-war occupations of Japan and Okinawa, emphasizing public health, environmental history, and US-Japanese relations. Key areas of research include environmental policies during the Allied Occupation, post-war food security, and Okinawan political movements. He has authored/co-authored books such as Reforming Public Health in Occupied Japan, 1945-52 and The Police in Occupation Japan . His work has been supported by grants from the Wellcome Trust and Japan Foundation Endowment Committee. Awards include a Higher Education Academy Fellowship (FHEA) and extensive research funding. He supervises doctoral students in postwar Japanese history, environmental history, and US-Japanese relations. Aldous has also contributed to BBC Radio 4’s Tiger Tales , discussing post-war Okinawa. He serves on the International Editorial Board of Japan Forum and has held roles including Reviews Editor for Japan Forum (2008–2011). His teaching projects include source-based methodology in History education, funded by LTSN Subject Centre for History, Classics, and Archaeology.

• Modern European History
• Political Culture
• Consumer Capitalism
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Sheryl Kroen is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Florida specializing in Modern European cultural and intellectual history. She holds a BA from Princeton University (1984), MA (1987), and PhD (1992) from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on political culture, consumer capitalism, and post-WWII European reinvention. She authored Politics and Theater: The Crisis of Legitimacy in Restoration France (2000) and is completing a book on postwar European recovery campaigns. Kroen has held fellowships from Fulbright, NEH, and the Humboldt Foundation, among others. Education: PhD in Modern European History, UC Berkeley, 1992 MA in Modern European History, UC Berkeley, 1987 BA in History, Princeton University, 1984 Her current research explores how post-WWII governments used media campaigns to reframe Europe as the vanguard of Western Civilization. She has lectured extensively, including as a Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer in Italy (2010). Kroen teaches courses on consumer culture, capitalism, and women's history. She has held residencies at Columbia Society for Fellows in Paris and the National Humanities Center. Awards: Fulbright Fellowship Chateaubriand Fellowship (French Government) NEH Fellowship Humboldt Foundation Fellowship German Marshall Fund Grant ACLS Burkhardt Fellowship Her work bridges intellectual history with material culture, analyzing how postwar policies reshaped Europe's political identity. Current projects include a book manuscript and courses on writing women’s lives in modern Europe.

Justin Cammyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Yiddish Studies
• Modern Jewish Literatures
• Jewish Political and Cultural History
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Justin Cammy is a Professor of Jewish Studies and Comparative Literature at Smith College , where he also serves as Associate Dean of the Faculty and Dean for Academic Development. His scholarship bridges Yiddish literary history, Holocaust studies, and Jewish cultural identity, with a focus on diasporic and multilingual dimensions of Jewish literature. Key roles and affiliations: Co-editor of The Cambridge History of Yiddish Literature (2027, in progress) Visiting professor at Harvard, UCLA, Oberlin, and Hebrew University Recipient of fellowships from the Lithuanian Research Council (2024-27), Frankel Institute, Yiddish Book Center, and Yad Vashem His research explores Yiddish modernism, interwar Jewish cultural movements, and translation as a tool for historical recovery. Recent publications analyze Holocaust testimony, Yiddish poetry in Vilna, and transnational Jewish literary borders. Scientific awards include: 2021/2022 MLA Leviant Prize in Yiddish Studies 2023 Smith College Honored Professor Award Sherrerd Prize for Distinguished Teaching

• Economic Growth
• Macroeconomics
• Economic Theory
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Lee E. Ohanian is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Senior Fellow (adjunct) at the Hoover Institution. He also directs the Ettinger Family Program in Macroeconomic Research at UCLA and serves as associate director of the Center for the Advanced Study in Economic Efficiency at Arizona State University. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), where he co-directs the Macroeconomics across Time and Space initiative, and a fellow in the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory. His research interests include Economic Growth, Macroeconomics, Economic Theory, and Public Policy , with a particular focus on economic crises and the impact of public policy on the economy. His work often analyzes US labor markets, budget and spending, monetary policy, regulation, and state and local economic issues, especially in California. The recent publications and research output of Lee Ohanian span macroeconomic theory, historical economic analysis, and contemporary policy issues. His work shows a strong trend toward analyzing the economic impact of regulation, housing policy, fiscal responsibility, and infrastructure projects, particularly as they relate to California's economic challenges. He frequently applies macroeconomic models to real-world policy failures and inefficiencies. Numerous teaching awards at UCLA Numerous teaching awards at the University of Rochester Ohanian advises the Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis and St. Louis and has previously advised other Federal Reserve banks, foreign central banks, and the National Science Foundation. He has testified before legislative committees and serves on the editorial boards of Econometrica and Macroeconomic Dynamics . He is a frequent media commentator, writing for outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Investor’s Business Daily . He has held faculty positions at the Universities of Minnesota and Pennsylvania and earned his PhD from the University of Rochester and his undergraduate degree from UC Santa Barbara. Ohanian is a key participant in the Hoover Institution's Socialism and Free Market Capitalism: The Human Prosperity Project and is actively involved in public policy discourse through media appearances, podcasts, and policy briefings.

Silviya Nitsovaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Political Economy
• Corruption
• Oligarchic Influence
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Silviya Nitsova is a British Academy International Fellow in the Department of Politics at The University of Manchester, holding a PhD in Political Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research examines political economy, corruption, and oligarchic influence in weakly institutionalized states with primary focus on Ukraine and post-communist contexts. Her educational background includes: PhD in Political Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master’s in Global Studies, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master’s in Political Science, Leiden University Bachelor’s in European Studies, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” Dr. Nitsova investigates how extremely wealthy businesspeople interact with political institutions through social network analysis, surveys, and qualitative methods. Her work explores oligarchic networks’ impact on policy outcomes and public attitudes during crises like the Russo-Ukrainian war, contributing to Sustainable Development Goals related to governance and inequality. Her recent publications analyze regional variations in post-revolutionary Ukraine, revealing how historical legacies and oligarchic structures shape reform implementation across Donbas, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. This research demonstrates consistent methodological rigor across field studies and demonstrates growing citation impact in post-Soviet political studies. Scientific recognition includes: British Academy International Fellowship for "Divide and Rule: Oligarchic Political Networks and Patronalism in Ukraine" Her research receives substantial funding from The British Academy, The Rotary Foundation, The Institute for Humane Studies, and The Smith Richardson Foundation. Current projects examine wartime transformations in oligarchic networks and public perceptions of superrich influence, with implications for Ukraine’s postwar recovery and democratic development.

• Communication Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Asian Studies
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Hasan TOPAÇOĞLU is an Assistant Professor at Uskudar University's Department of Media and Communication, with expertise in Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, and Memory Studies. His research focuses on media events, social memory, and cross-cultural analysis between Turkey and Japan. PhD in Media and Cultural Studies, Kyoto University (2018) MSc in Media and Cultural Studies, Kyoto University (2014) BSc in Japanese Language Teaching, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (2010) His research explores intersections of media, historical consciousness, and national identity through comparative studies of centennial events in Japan and Turkey. Recent publications analyze the Meiji Centennial (1968), Turkish Republic Centennial (2023), and Japan's diplomatic responses during the Cyprus Conflict (1974). Scientific contributions include peer-reviewed articles in journals like Global Perspectives on Japan and Kyoto University Research Studies in Education, alongside book chapters on Turkish-Japanese relations and media transformation. He supervises student theses and contributes to academic conferences on digital inequality and crisis communication. MEXT Research Scholarship, Ministry of National Education of Japan (2011) Administrative roles include Erasmus Coordinator, Student Adviser, and committee memberships in evaluation and translation commissions.

• Modern Jewish History
• Holocaust and Postwar Displacement
• Refugee Studies
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Chiara Renzo is a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where she conducts research and contributes to academic programs. She also teaches Migration and Media at the University of Florence, reflecting her interdisciplinary reach across institutions. Her research centers on modern Jewish history, with a focus on displacement, migration, and identity reconstruction in the aftermath of the Holocaust. She investigates the experiences of Jewish displaced persons (DPs) in postwar Italy, child welfare policies in Jewish communities, and decolonization-related migrations, particularly from Libya. Her scholarly work combines archival rigor with humanistic insight into trauma, memory, and community resilience. The most recent publications demonstrate a strong thematic coherence in modern Italian and Jewish history, refugee studies, and postwar social policies. Her work frequently engages with primary sources, oral histories, and editorial scholarship, contributing to both academic discourse and public memory. Scientific Contributions: Jewish Displaced Persons in Italy 1943–1951: Politics, Rehabilitation, Identity (Routledge, 2023) – a major monograph analyzing refugee camp life and identity formation. Editorial and analytical work on Holocaust diaries and postwar Jewish migration narratives. Articles on Libyan Jewish decolonization and child welfare in postwar Italian Jewish communities. Dr. Renzo advises on historical interpretation and memory studies, though no formal students are listed. Her work is supported by academic affiliations and publication in peer-reviewed venues. She is involved in reconstructing understudied aspects of Jewish life in 20th-century Italy and North Africa. She is associated with research groups or initiatives focused on migration history and Holocaust memory, though specific lab or team names are not mentioned in the provided texts. Her editorial and monograph projects suggest collaborative and archival-based research workflows.

• Housing Design
• Residential Architecture
• Design Governance
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Dr. Kirsty Volz is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture & Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology. She holds a PhD from the University of Queensland and Master's degrees from QUT. Her research focuses on housing futures, prefabrication, and design governance, with emphasis on architectural solutions for Australia's housing crisis. Research interests span: Design-led policy for sustainable housing systems Historical procurement models and modern construction innovations Climate-responsive residential architecture Her publications demonstrate strong interdisciplinary trends, connecting architectural history with contemporary challenges in urban resilience. Recent works analyze postwar infrastructure, community adaptation to floods, and aging-in-place solutions. Key grants include ARC projects on bushfire-resistant building systems and warm-climate design guidelines. She collaborates with councils, industry partners, and international researchers while maintaining architectural practice in Queensland.

Earl Conteh-Morganمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• International Relations
• Conflict Analysis
• Peacebuilding
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Earl Conteh-Morgan is a Professor of International Studies in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies (SIGS) at the University of South Florida. He holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and has served as Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Nobel Institute. His research focuses on international relations, conflict analysis, Sino-American rivalry in Africa, and human security. He has authored/co-authored multiple books, including Democratization in Africa and The Sino-African Partnership , and edited volumes like Peacekeeping in Africa . Education: Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1984 (Dissertation on U.S. Foreign Aid) M.A., Northwestern University, 1980 M.A., Ohio University, 1979 B.A., Fourah Bay College, 1973 Research Interests: U.S. and Chinese foreign policy in Africa Conflict dynamics, peacebuilding, and state failure Globalization’s impact on state cohesion Ethno-nationalist violence and democratization challenges Recent Articles Highlight: His work analyzes strategic competition between China and the U.S. in Africa, Sino-African economic partnerships, and the role of arms sales in regional conflicts. He critiques traditional peacekeeping frameworks and emphasizes human security as a constructivist concern. Awards: Senior Research Fellowship, Norwegian Nobel Institute (1995–96) EXCEL Leadership Fellowship (1998–99) National Scholarship to University of Sierra Leone (1969–73) Advising & Grants: Directed doctoral dissertations on Sino-African relations and conflict analysis Recipient of University of South Florida Research Foundation grants Member of Conflict and Human Security Project (Japan Foundation-funded, 2004–06) Labs/Teams: Engaged in editorial roles for Insight Turkey and co-edits the Politics and Human Security in Africa book series with Peter Lang Publishing.

Caitriona Beaumontمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Gender Equality
• Social Movements
• Women's History
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Professor Caitriona Beaumont is a Professor of Social History at London South Bank University's School of Law and Social Sciences (since 2020) and a Visiting Full Professor at University College Dublin (2023-2028). She joined LSBU in 1998 as a Lecturer and has served as Director of Research (2015-2022). Her academic credentials include a PhD in Social History from the University of Warwick, an MA in Modern Irish History, and a BA (Hons.) in History and Politics from University College Dublin. Her research specializes in gender equality, social movements, and women's activism across 19th-20th century Britain and Ireland. Current projects include: Beyond Women's Liberation (intergenerational activism) Everyday Welfare in Modern British History (collaborative expertise studies) AHRC-funded network 'Agency and Advocacy' (grassroots activism) Afterlives (activist biographies post-revolution) Recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on welfare systems, female expertise, and intergenerational activism, particularly analyzing how housewives' associations and suffrage networks shaped social policy. Her work frequently employs transnational comparisons across Ireland, Britain, and Europe. She supervises eight doctoral/postdoctoral students and has led major grants including an Arts and Humanities Research Council network (2023-2025). External roles include trusteeship at the Royal Historical Society and editorial positions for Modern British History and Contemporary British History journals.

Neil Maherمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Environmental History
• U.S. Political History
• Urban Environmental History
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Neil Maher is a Professor of History in the Federated History Department at NJIT, specializing in U.S. environmental and political history. His research bridges environmental justice, space history, and the New Deal era. He earned his Ph.D. in History from NYU in 2001 and has authored seminal works like Nature’s New Deal (Oxford, 2007) and Apollo in the Age of Aquarius (Harvard, 2017), which won multiple awards. Maher has served as a historical consultant for PBS and the History Channel, and co-writes a textbook on visual images in historical research. His education includes a B.A. from Dartmouth College (1986), M.A. (1997), and Ph.D. (2001) in U.S. History from NYU. Maher’s teaching spans environmental justice, climate change, and postwar American history. He actively engages with public audiences through op-eds in New York Times and Washington Post , emphasizing the intersection of environmental policy and social movements. His awards include the Eugene M. Emme Best Book Award and Bloomberg View Must-Read recognition. Maher’s research often explores the societal and ecological impacts of major historical projects like the Civilian Conservation Corps and NASA’s Apollo program. His recent work examines transnational environmental history and the legacy of 20th-century environmental policies.

Susan Carruthersمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• International History
• US Foreign Relations
• War and Society
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Professor Susan Carruthers is a leading historian of 20th-century US and international history, currently serving as Professor of US/International History at the University of Warwick's Department of History (Faculty of Arts). Her research focuses on war, postwar societies, and the intersection of media with conflict. She has held fellowships at institutions including Princeton's Davis Center, Harvard's Charles Warren Center, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Her academic journey includes roles at Rutgers University-Newark (2002–2017) and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (1993–2002). She teaches modules on postwar history, gender in wartime America, and the US military's sociocultural dimensions. Notable works include Making Do (2025), analyzing postwar Britain through clothing and material culture, and The Good Occupation (2016), shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize. Research Interests: Foreign relations of the US/UK, war and societal impact, media in conflict, postwar reconstruction, colonial counter-insurgency. Publications: Over 7 major books and numerous journal articles in American Quarterly , Diplomatic History , and Journal of American History . Awards: PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize nomination for The Good Occupation . Her advising and grants include contributions to undergraduate and graduate research programs at Warwick. She collaborates with global institutions like Cologne University’s Centre for International History & Law (2025 Konrad Adenauer Senior Fellowship). Office hours are currently held virtually via Teams.

Anna Hájkováمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Holocaust Studies
• Queer History
• Jewish History
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Dr. Anna Hájková is a Professor of Modern Continental European History at the University of Warwick, specializing in Holocaust studies with a focus on sexuality, gender, and everyday life in extreme situations. She holds academic roles including Co-Director of the Warwick Centre for Global Jewish Studies and serves as Queering University contact for History. Her career spans from 2007 PhD studies at the University of Toronto to becoming a Full Professor by 2023. Education: PhD (2013) in Modern European History from University of Toronto, MA (2006) in Modern History from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Key Research: Queer Holocaust History, Theresienstadt Ghetto dynamics, Jewish functionaries, and postwar socialist intellectuals Notable Works: The Last Ghetto (OUP 2020), Menschen ohne Geschichte sind Staub (2021), and plays like The Amazing Life of Margot Heuman Research Interests: Intersectionality of sexuality and violence in Holocaust contexts, marginalized voices, and transnational histories. She has pioneered Queer Holocaust History, recovering LGBTQ+ narratives erased from canonical accounts. Awards: Orpheus Iris Prize (2020), Catharine Stimpson Prize (2013), and contributions to memorializing lesbian victims at Ravensbrück. Current projects include a biography of concentration camp guard Anneliese Kohlmann and a study of mid-20th-century socialist intellectuals in Central Europe. Teaching: Leads modules on Holocaust reinterpretations, Jewish cultural history, and gender/sexuality historiography at undergraduate and graduate levels. Supervises PhD students on Holocaust, Nazi Germany, and gender studies topics requiring language proficiency and engagement with her scholarship. Public Engagement: Playwriting, media commentary in German, Israeli, and Czech outlets, and advocacy for inclusive historical narratives through projects like the Queering University initiative.

Don Jonesمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• European history
• French Revolution
• Napoleon
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Don Jones is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Arkansas. His expertise spans European history since 1939, with a focus on the French Revolution, Napoleon, Modern France (since 1914), and twentieth-century Europe. Dr. Jones’s research delves into the development of the European unity movement during the 1950s, the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe in France, Germany, and Britain, and the historical dynamics of the Vichy regime in relation to the United States. Education: Doctorate from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. His scholarly work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to European political and social history, particularly the interplay between postwar recovery and transatlantic relations.

• Cultural Restitution
• German-Jewish Heritage
• Postwar Europe
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Anna Holzer-Kawalko is a research associate at the Leo Baeck Institute in Jerusalem and an affiliated researcher at the Dubnow Institute's project »The Material and Intellectual Legacy of the Higher Institute for Jewish Studies in Berlin«. She earned her PhD in Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2022. Education: PhD in Jewish History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2022) Her research focuses on cultural restitution , German-Jewish heritage , and postwar Europe , particularly the transfer and preservation of Jewish cultural property after WWII. Her publications analyze German-Jewish libraries in Czechoslovakia, the Centralverein Library in Prague, and the Saraval Collection in Wrocław. Recent work explores provenance research , postwar cultural dynamics , and intellectual exile through case studies like Hermann Cohen's legacy in Jerusalem and Ernst Grumach's experiences. She collaborates with institutions including the Dubnow Institute and Hebrew University. Her projects, such as mapping the revival of the Jewish National and University Library's collections, highlight interdisciplinary approaches combining archival studies, intellectual history, and Holocaust research.