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Directorate

Under the leadership of its two directors, Prof. Dr. Frank Bösch and Prof. Dr. Gabriele Metzler, the ZZF develops interdisciplinary research priorities, major projects, and numerous individual studies, each of which is integrated into the ZZF’s departments. 

The scientific research conducted by the directors also includes projects in Public history, the Leibniz Research Alliance “Value of the Past” and the Leibniz-Lab “Upheavals and Transformations”.

Directorate

Frank Bösch

Frank Bösch

Director

Portraitfoto von Gabriele Metzler, Direktorin des ZZF Potsdam

Gabriele Metzler

Director

Brigitte Merz

Head of Administration

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Hanno Hochmuth

Research Officer / Project Manager at the Leibniz-Lab »Upheavals and Transformations«

Projects

Direktorin Gabriele Metzler

Projekte der Direktorin Gabriele Metzler

The Radical Decree in West Berlin: Origins – Impact – Consequences  
This project implements a resolution passed by the Berlin House of Representatives.

Frank Bösch redend am Pult bei einem Vortrag 2025 in der Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung

Research projects of the director Frank Bösch

The Radical Right in Germany · Transformation in the World of Work · Media heritage of the GDR · Crafting Entanglements · East German villa districts · East German universities

Hanno Hochmuth

Projects Hanno Hochmuth

Leibniz-Lab »Upheavals and Transformations« · Multi-media Documentation of the History of the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1990 · Unlocked! Basketball before and after 1989 (Exhibition project)

Publications

  • Buchcover Lebenswelten der radikalen Rechten in der Bonner Republik
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