Prof. Dr. Frank Bösch is currently leading six projects at the ZZF that deal with the following topics: The Radical Right in Germany, 1945-2000 - Transformation in the World of Work – Media heritage of the GDR - East German universities - East German villa districts - International Institutions in Crisis
Research projects of the director Frank Bösch
PhD project
Part of the collaborative research project “Where the Rich Live: Mapping Villa Neigh-borhoods and Cultures of Wealth in Germany’s Long 20th Century (RichMap),” conducted in partnership with the IRS in Erkner
Supervision: Prof. Dr. Frank Bösch (ZZF Potsdam), PD Dr. Eva Maria Gajek (IRS Erkner)
The research aims to trace the evolution of social inequality and cultural differentiation, contributing to wealth studies in Germany.
Cooperation project
of the ZZF and the University of Potsdam
under the direction of Prof. Dr. Frank Bösch and Prof. Dr. Dominik Geppert (University Potsdam)
The project will comprehensively investigate the transformations on the basis of three individual studies. The central question is the extent to which the founding history of Potsdam University differs from the transformation processes of other East German universities. There are two PhD projects at the ZZF.
Joint project "Drifting Apart"
Subproject at the ZZF Potsdam under the direction of Frank Bösch.
The subproject examines how international engagement with Iran has changed since the 1979 revolution. It analyzes the negotiation and enforcement of sanctions as well as the emergence of new forms of cooperation.