em. O. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rolf Steininger
E-mail: Rolf.Steininger@uibk.ac.at
Website: www.rolfsteininger.at
Education and Work Experience
- studied English and History in Marburg, Göttingen, Munich, Lancaster and Cardiff
- Ph.D. 1971, Hannover; habilitation 1976 in modern and contemporary history inclusive of Anglo-American history, Hannover
- 1980 professor at the University of Hannover, 1983–2010 head of the Institute of Contemporary History at the University of Innsbruck and also since 2008 at the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano
- since 1995 Jean-Monnet-Professor; Senior Fellow of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies at the University of New Orleans
- guest professor at the Universities of Tel Aviv, Queensland (Australia), New Orleans
- emeritus since 1.10.2012
Fields of Research and Teaching
history of the 20th century
Honors & Awards
- 2011 Verdienstkreuz of the city of Innsbruck
- 2010 Tiroler Landespreis für Wissenschaft
- 2005 Verdienstkreuz des Landes Tirol "für Verdienste um die Universität Innsbruck"
Memberships
- advisory board member for H-German
- im Vorstand der European Community Studies Association
Selected Publications
- Akten zur Südtirol-Politik 1959-1969. 1967: Terror und "Operationskalender", Innsbruck 2012
- Die Kubakrise 1962. Dreizehn Tage am atomaren Abgrund, Munich 2011
- with Heribert Schwan, Helmut Kohl. Virtuose der Macht, Mannheim 2010,
- Austria, Germany, and the Cold War, From the Anschluss to the State Treaty 1938–1955, New York-Oxford 2008
- Autonomie oder Selbstbbestimmung? Die Südtirolfrage 1945/46 und das Gruber-De Gasperi-Abkommen, Innsbruck-Wien-Bozen 2006
- ed., Berichte aus Israel, Eine Aktenedition in 13 Bänden, München 2004
Detailed information: http://www.rolfsteininger.at
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