Dr. Markus Bayer

My work is si­tuated at the inter­section of po­litical vio­lence, collec­tive me­mory, and its socie­tal impacts. 

I am interes­ted in ques­tions con­cerning political vio­lence (or its ab­sence), collec­tive memory, and the resul­ting social and poli­tical conse­quences. As part of the pro­ject "Echoes of the Past", my current re­search focu­ses on the narra­tives surrounding Ger­many’s so-called Peace­ful Revo­lution and how these narra­tives influence con­temporary percep­tions of poli­tical self-efficacy. As an Asso­ciate Fellow at TraCe, I also in­tend to ex­plore the collec­tive and indi­vidual know­ledge within Ger­many regar­ding its co­lonial history in Nami­bia, as well as the ways in which this past has been ack­nowledged and addressed in pub­lic dis­course.

Re­search Area Inter­pretations: 3.2. Memo­ries of Vio­lence