Awarded doctoral theses

The Bielefeld University Society (UGBi) awarded the prizes for the best doctoral theses at Bielefeld University on 29 June. Two BGHS graduates were also honored for their theses:

In his dissertation „Ein „Befreier“, der nicht mehr geht? Die alliierte Besatzung Süditaliens, 1943-1947“, Stefan Laffin examined the construct of this Allied occupation, which was marked by lines of conflict, internal contradictions between military and political functional logics, tensions in the Allied internal relationship, and interactions between occupiers and occupied. Currently, Stefan is teaching and researching at the History Department of Leibniz Universität Hannover.

Figure 1: Stefan Laffin (©Lena Wöhler/ Universität Hannover)

Vera Linke’s dissertation "Common Grounds. A Study of the Shared Foundations of Today's Separate Spheres of Insurance," shows that private and social insurance emerged from a joint specialized discourse in the 19th century, contrary to what separate research would suggest: In it, the current understanding of insurance was constituted as the sociation of risk through organization. Vera is currently working at the Institute for Controlling and Management Accounting at Helmut-Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg.

Figure 2: Dr. Vera Linke (© Vera Linke)

The BGHS congratulates both alumni on their award!