Profile
Abstract
Dr. Alexander Leistner (born 1979) is a research associate at the Institute for the Study of Culture at the University of Leipzig. There, he is responsible for the two projects of the BMBF research network "Das umstrittene Erbe von 1989" (www.erbe89.de).
Previously, he worked as a research assistant at the German Youth Institute and in the Saxon state parliament. For his dissertation "On the Emergence and Stabilization of Social Movements. A Historical Sociology of the Independent Peace Movement in the GDR," he received the "Max Weber Award" in 2016.
Professional career
- 01/2005 - 12/2009
- 01/2008 - 07/2012
- 10/2011 - 07/2012
- 07/2012 - 11/2018
- since 12/2018
- since 11/2020
Education
- 10/1999 - 04/2004
- 01/2007 - 09/2011
- show detailsThe Contested Heritage of 1989. Appropiations between Politisation, Popularisation, and historical-political Teaching of HistoryWohlrab-Sahr, MonikaDuration: 12/2018 – 03/2023Funded by: BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und ForschungInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Kultursoziologie
- show detailsLeistner, A.; Erhard, F.; Mennicke, A.„Soldiers for freedom, nation and blood“Der Wandel von Anerkennungsordnungen kollektiver Gewaltausübung durch Fußballhooligans im Zuge der _GIDA-BewegungenFußball und Gesellschaft . 2019. 1 (1). pp. 46–68.
- show detailsLeistner, A.; Hartmann, G. F.Zur Aktualität von 1989 als WiderstandserzählungAus Politik und Zeitgeschichte . 2019. pp. 18–24.
- show detailsSchmidt-Lux, T.; Wohlrab-Sahr, M.; Leistner, A.Kultursoziologie – eine problemorientierte EinführungWeinheim: Beltz/Juventa. 2016.ISBN: 978-3-7799-2616-0
- show detailsLeistner, A.; Wohlrab-Sahr, M. (Eds.)Das umstrittene Erbe von 1989. Zur Gegenwart eines GesellschaftszusammenbruchsWien/Köln: Böhlau. 2022.ISBN: 978-3-412-52383-1
Research fields
History, Society
Specializations
- Fußball & Gewalt
- Rechtsextremismus
- Protestforschung
- DDR-Forschung
Contact for media inquiries
Phone: +49 341 97-35677