Felix Gräfenberg
Participation in the Collaborative Research Centre/ SFB 1150
- Research assistant of project B06 The Differentiation of Policy Fields: Economic-Political Decision-Making in German Territories and States in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- Member of the Research Platform I Decision-making in theories of modernization and III Decision-making in individualistic action and social theories
- Representation of the doctoral Students in the general meeting of the SFB
- Member of the study group Experten und Entscheiden
- Member of the study group Politisches Entscheiden
Research interests
- Pre- and proto-industrial trade and industry policies
- history of modernization and political change
- Prussian politics and administration in 18th and 19th century; history of infrastructure
- policy analysis of historic policy-making and decision-making processes
- formation of epistemic cultures
CV
| 2016-2019 | Research assistant at the SFB 1150 |
| July-December 2015 | Graduate assistant at the SFB 1150, project B06 |
| 2012-2015 | M.A. in history at the University of Münster Thesis: Chaussee Construction in Prussia between Private Finance and State Regulation, c. 1815-1848: Case Studies on Westphalia and the Preußische Seehandlung |
| 2009-2012 | B.A. in mathematics and history at the University of Münster |
Publications
- (with Constanze Sieger) `Information als Ressource des Entscheidens in der Moderne (1780-1930). Entwicklungen und Konstellationen in preußischen Zentralbehörden und westfälischen Lokalverwaltungen', in: Ulrich Pfister (ed.), Kulturen des Entscheidens. Institutionen, Ressourcen, Praktiken, Reflexionen, Göttingen 2019, pp. 333-355.
- (with Ulf Christian Ewert and Stephanie Klages) `The Industrious Revolution in Germany: Constraints to Labour Supply and Working Motives around 1800', in: Roberto Leggero (ed.), Lavoro e impresa nelle societa preindustriali - Labour and business in pre-industrial societies, Mendrisio 2017, pp. 229-254.
- `Eine Zeche, drei Gesichter - zwischen Gewinnmaximierung, schnellen Autos und Ruderalvegetation', in: Alexander Kraus/Daniel Schmidt (ed.), Stadt auf Kohle. Ein Lesebuch zur Geschichte der Zechen in Gelsenkirchen, Essen 2014, pp. 109-119.
- `Windmühlenbecher', in: Alexander Kraus (ed.), Eine Geschichte Münsters in 30 Objekten, Münster 2014, pp. 88-94.