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Martin Klimke

Research Fellow
German Historical Institute
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Biographical Summary
Martin Klimke is a Research Fellow at the GHI. His research focuses on the intersection of political and cultural history, as well as transnational history. Trained at the University of Göttingen, Amherst College and the University of Heidelberg, he is the author of The Other Alliance: Student Protest in West Germany & the United States in the Global Sixties (Princeton University Press, 2010). He is also co-editor of the publication series Protest, Culture and Society (Berghahn Books), as well as editor of 1968 in Europe: A History of Protest and Activism, 1956-77 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) and 1968. Ein Handbuch zur Kultur- und Mediengeschichte (Metzler, 2007). He has taught at Amherst College, Rutgers University, and the University of Heidelberg. His latest book is a co-authored history of the experience of African-American soldiers in Germany in the 20th century entitled A Breath of Freedom: The Civil Rights Struggle, African-American GIs, and Germany (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010). He is currently writing a biography of Petra Kelly, co-founder of the German Green Party and international peace activist.


Main Areas of Interest

  • 19/20th-Century European & American History
  • U.S. Foreign Affairs
  • Protest Movements
  • Transnational History
  • Cultural History
  • Oral History
  • Political Communication


GHI Research Projects

  • The Civil Rights Struggle, African American GIs, and Germany more ...
  • The Nuclear Crisis: Transatlantic Peace Politics, Rearmament, and the Second Cold War more...


Professional Positions

since 2009 Research Fellow, German Historical Institute Washington DC
2008 - 2010 Coordinator, Project Innovation Fond FRONTIER
2007 - 2009
Visiting Fellowship, German Historical Institute Washington DC
2006 - 2010
Coordinator & Scientist-in-Charge, EU Marie Curie Project
2006 Adjunct Lecturer, History Department, Rutgers University, NJ
since 2004 Research Fellow, Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA), University of Heidelberg
2002 - 2005 VW Research Fellow, History Department, University of Heidelberg
2000 - 2001 Research Assistant, Language Center, University of Goettingen
2000 Research Assistant, German Department., Amherst College, Amherst (Spring)