Professor Dr. Thomas Großbölting
Current affiliations
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- religious change in post-war germany
- development of DDR-retrospection in reunited germany
Academic Education | |
| 2004 | Habilitation and venia legendi for modern and recent history |
| 1989 - 1995 | Graduate and undergraduate studies in history, RC theology and german language at Universities Köln/Bonn and Münster |
| 1991 - 1992 | Study visit at state university La Sapienza and Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome) |
Work Experience | |
| since 2009 | Principal Investigator, Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics", WWU Münster |
| since 05/2009 | Professor of modern and recent history, WWU Münster |
| since 2008 | Member of the curatorship, dept. of comparative urban history, WWU |
| 08/2008 - 04/2009 | German chair, University Toronto, and distinguished visiting professor, Munk Centre for International Studies |
| 10/2007 - 04/2009 | Professor of modern history, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg |
| 09/2005 - 09/2007 | Department chief, dept. education and research, at Bundesbeauftragter für die Stasi-Unterlagen (Berlin) |
| 04/2005 - 08/2005 | Interim professor of recent and contemporary history, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 06/2015 | Member of the advisory council of Zentrum Zeithistorische Forschungen (ZZF), Potsdam |
| since 06/2014 | Officer of the Centre Religion and Politics in Pre-Modern and Modern Cultures, Cluster of Excellence, University Münster |
| since 02/2014 | Vorstand im Zentrum für Hochschullehre der Universität Münster |
| since 03/2013 | Mitglied der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission für Zeitgeschichte, Bonn / Dt. Bischofskonferenz |
| since 03/2013 | Mitglied in der Historischen Kommission für Westfalen, Münster |
| since 10/2012 | Mitglied im Expertenkreis des Religionsmonitors der Bertelsmannstiftung, Gütersloh |
| since 06/2012 | Mitglied im Beirat der Villa ten Hompel, Gedenk- und Bildungsstätte der Stadt Münster |
| since 02/2012 | Mitglied im Centrum für Politik und Religion in der Moderne, Exzellenzcluster der Universität Münster |
| since 03/2010 | Vorsitzender des Beirats wie auch Mitglied im Kuratorium des Instituts für vergleichende Städtegeschichte, Münster |
| since 2009 | Trust lecturer of Bischöfliches Cusanuswerk, Member of the scholarship approval committee |
| since 06/2009 | Mitglied im Beirat der sehepunkte.de |
| since 01/2009 | Mitglied im Beirat der Zeitschrift Diskurs. Politikwissenschaftliche und geschichtsphilosophische Interventionen |
| since 2008 | Mitglied der Historischen Kommission für Sachsen-Anhalt |
| since 2008 | Trust lecturer, Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, Bonn |
| since 2007 | Member of the scientific advisory council, memorials foundation, Saxony-Anhalt |
| since 2005 | Member, scientific advisory council, Stiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur |
| 2005 - 2010 | Member of the Young Academy of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities & German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina |
| 2008 | Beratung der Staatskanzlei Sachsen-Anhalt zur Vorbereitung des Gedenkjahres 2009 |
Appointments | |
| 2009 | Offer to a Professorship for Modern and recent history, University of Münster (accepted) |
| 2009 | Offer to a Professorship for Modern history, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg |
| 12/2006 | Offer to a Professorship for Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, University of Duisburg-Essen (rejected) |
Publications
Großbölting Thomas (2018) In: Gerster Daniel, Willems Ulrich (eds.), Religionspolitik heute. Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze im interna-tionalen Vergleich. Frankfurt: (no publisher available). Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
di Cavazza Stefano, Großbölting Thomas, Jansen Christian (2018) In: di Cavazza Stefano, Großbölting Thomas, Jansen Christian (eds.), Von der Honoratiorenpartei zur Volkspartei? Faschisten, Kommunisten, Sozial- und Christdemokraten in Deutschland und Italien. Stuttgart: (no publisher available). Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Großbölting Thomas (2018) In: di Cavazza Stefano, Großbölting Thomas, Jansen Christian (eds.), Von der Honoratiorenpartei zur Volkspartei? Faschisten, Kommunisten, Sozial- und Christdemokraten in Deutschland und Italien. Stuttgart: (no publisher available). Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
di Cavazza Stefano, Großbölting Thomas, Jansen Christian (eds.) (2018) Stuttgart: (no publisher available). Type of Publication: Book (edited collection) | |
Großbölting Thomas (2018) Münster: Ardey-Verlag. Type of Publication: Book (monograph) |
Projects
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 30/08/2020 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Policies of expropriation: Political Power and Property in the Sovjet Zone of Occupation (1945-1952) Duration: 01/04/2018 - 31/03/2020 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/10/2017 - 31/12/2020 Funded by: Federal Office of Administration Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/07/2016 - 31/12/2020 | 1st Funding period Funded by: MKW - Forschungskolleg Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/07/2015 - 30/06/2019 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster |
Prizes
| Nachwuchspreis der Georg-Agricola-Gesellschaft 2004 Awarded by: Georg-Agricola-Gesellschaft für Naturwissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte e.V. Award given to: Großbölting, Thomas Date of awarding: 01/01/2004 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Dissertationspreis der Universität Münster Awarded by: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Award given to: Großbölting, Thomas Announced at: 01/01/1999 | Date of awarding: 01/01/1999 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Feindbilderziehung in den beiden deutschen Armeen –
eine Chance für einen modernen Geschichtsunterricht? Candidate: Schulze, Marko | Supervisors: Großbölting, Thomas Period of time: ??? Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Konstanz, Erosion und (Neu)Formierung des Protestantismus und Katholizismus in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Ein Vergleich kirchlicher Sozialisation von den… Candidate: Koch, Rhiana | Supervisors: Großbölting, Thomas Period of time: ??? Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Zwischen Randständigkeit und Selbstbewusstsein. Eine kirchliche Minderheit im Spiegel der Statistik Candidate: Meik, Oliver | Supervisors: Großbölting, Thomas Period of time: ??? Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Vom Blauhemd zur Bluejeans? Transformationsprozesse
im „roten“ Milieu am Beispiel der SJD-Die Falken zwischen 1959
und 1974 Candidate: Michel, Christoph | Supervisors: Großbölting, Thomas Period of time: ??? Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Christuskreuz, Eisernes Kreuz, Hakenkreuz. Eine Kulturgeschichte
der Katholischen Militärseelsorge im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Candidate: Röw, Martin | Supervisors: Großbölting, Thomas Period of time: ??? Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |