Education and Work Experience
- University of Innsbruck, studies in History, German language and literature; Mag. Phil. 1983, Dr. phil. 1991, Lecturer and Associate Professor 2001
- Assistant Professor (Universitätsassistent) at the Institute for Contemporary History, University of Innsbruck 1984-1993, Assistant Professor 1993-2001
- Visiting assistant professor at the University of New Orleans Summer School 1992 und 1995
- Lecturer at the MCI - Management Center Innsbruck (2007 und 2008)
Fields of Research and Teaching
Diplomatic history, Austria in the 20th Century, Spanish and Latin American History,
Professional Services
- Member of the Faculty Council / Faculty of the Arts and Humanities 1986-2001
- Speaker of the Teaching and Research Staff (except full professors) of the Faculty 1996-2001
- Member of the Senate 2006-2008
- Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and History 2008-2018
Honors, Awards & Fellowships
- 1994 Award of the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Stiftung zu Basel
- 1997 Preis des Theodor-Körner-Fonds zur Förderung von Wissenschaft und Kunst
Selected Publications
- with Günter Bischof, Transatlantic Relations. Austria and Latin America in the 19th and 20th Centuries, (Transatlantica 1), Innsbruck-Wien-Bozen 2006
- La présence française en Autriche (1945-1946), Rouen 1998 (vol. I) und 2005 (vol. II)
- Tirol zwischen Diktatur und Demokratie (1930-1950). Beiträge für Rolf Steininger zum 60. Geburtstag, Innsbruck-Wien 2002
- with Thomas Albrich/Michael Gehler/Rolf Steininger, Österreich in den Fünfzigern, (Innsbrucker Forschungen zur Zeitgeschichte 11), Innsbruck-Wien 1995, 400 Seiten.
- with Rolf Steininger, Die Option. Südtirol zwischen Faschismus und Nationalsozialismus, (Innsbrucker Forschungen zur Zeitgeschichte 5), Innsbruck 1989.
Detailed list of publications
Current Research Projects
Research Performance Documentation database (FLD)