{"id":1481,"date":"2022-01-27T13:06:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T12:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/hiswes\/?page_id=1481"},"modified":"2025-01-23T15:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T14:41:07","slug":"messingschlager","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/nng\/en\/team-3\/messingschlager","title":{"rendered":"Stefan Messingschlager, M.A."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stefan Messingschlager is a research associate at the Chair of Modern History at Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg. His research centers on the history of Sino-German relations in the 20th century and the history of the People\u2019s Republic of China since the 1970s. He regularly publishes articles in academic journals in German, English, and Mandarin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After studying History and Political Science at the University of Konstanz<\/a> and Peking University<\/a>, he began his doctoral studies on the political and intellectual history of Sino-German relations in the 20th century. His dissertation examines China Expertise in the Federal Republic of Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, focusing on discursive mediation and (political) consultancy provided by journalists, scholars, business professionals, and diplomats regarding the \u201cBlack Box China\u201d. Through numerous case studies, he demonstrates that these actors formed an epistemic community whose advisory and mediatory practices, along with the internal and external attribution of China expertise, form a crucial foundation for understanding  Sino-German relations after 1949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2024, as part of his research, Stefan Messingschlager co-organized an interdisciplinary conference<\/a> with two colleagues, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation and the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg. The conference explored the heuristic value of expertise using case studies from the 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his academic work, Messingschlager actively engages in the public discourse on Sino-German relations through interviews and commentaries (including appearances on Tagesschau, NDR, and WDR) and has advised German federal institutions on China policy since 2022. He is a member of various professional associations, a recipient of multiple scholarships, and has extensive international experience. Since 2020, he has also served as a volunteer on selection committees of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation, including for the China Scholarship Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Curriculum Vitae<\/h2>\n

Since February 2019
<\/em>Research Associate at the Chair of Modern History, Helmut Schmidt University<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>: B.A. and M.A. in History and Political Science at the University of Konstanz and Peking University (\u5317\u4eac\u5927\u5b66)<\/p>\n

Research Focus<\/strong>: History of Sino-Western relations in the 20th century, of China Expertise in the Federal Republic of Germany, History of China’s rise since the 1960s, methodological discourses in the history of ideas and knowledge<\/p>\n

Research Project: <\/strong>History of China Expertise in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960s to 1980s)<\/p>\n

Complete Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/p>\n

Selected Publications<\/h2>\n

List of Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

academia.edu<\/a>-Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Peer Review-) Articles and other Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Von Besuchsdiplomatie, Sozialistischem Realismus und Eigenwilligkeit: China-Perzeption und China-Deutung des K\u00fcnstlers Gustav Seitz in der jungen DDR (1950-1953), in: Berliner China-Hefte – Chinese History and Society 56 (2024), pp. 133-156.
[written in German; title in English: On Diplomatic Visits, Socialist Realism, and Individuality: The Perception and Interpretation of China by the Artist Gustav Seitz in the Early GDR (1950-1953)]<\/p>\n

– Zur neueren Milit\u00e4rgeschichte Chinas als Forschungsgebiet: Bestandsaufnahme und Perspektiven, in: Milit\u00e4rgeschichtliche Zeitschrift 83\/1 (2024), pp. 133-148.
[written in German; title in English: Modern Chinese Military History as a Field of Research: State of the Field and Perspectives]<\/p>\n

– China Competence and China Expertise: Some Conceptual and Analytical Reflections, in: Zeitgeschichte-online, May 2024, URL: https:\/\/zeitgeschichte-online.de\/themen\/china-competence-and-china-expertise<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– \u6c49\u5b66\u5bb6\u5085\u543e\u5eb7\uff1a\u7814\u7a76\u8005\u4e0e\u4e2d\u897f\u6587\u5316\u6865\u6881\uff0c\u8f7d\u4e8e\uff1a\u67cf\u6797\u56fd\u5bb6\u56fe\u4e66\u9986\uff0c2024\u5e748\u6708\uff0c\u53ef\u8bbf\u95ee\uff1ahttps:\/\/themen.crossasia.org\/franke\/?lang=zh-hans\uff0cDOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48796\/20240822-000\u3002[written in Mandarin]<\/p>\n

– The Sinologist Wolfgang Franke as Researcher and Cultural Broker, in: CrossAsia Thematic Portals of the Berlin State Library (2024), available online: https:\/\/themen.crossasia.org\/franke\/?lang=en<\/a>, DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48796\/20240806-000<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– Gustav Seitz\u2019 \u201eStudienbl\u00e4tter aus China\u201c (1953). Eine China-Reise und die DDR-Zensur, in: Arbeit \u2013 Bewegung \u2013 Geschichte. Zeitschrift f\u00fcr historische Studien 2024\/II, pp. 105-111. [written in German; titel in English: Gustav Seitz’s \u201cStudienbl\u00e4tter aus China\u201d (1953): A Journey to China and GDR Censorship]<\/p>\n

– German Strategy on China \u2013 A Critical Appraisal\/ \u5fb7\u56fd\u5bf9\u4e2d\u56fd\u6218\u7565\u7684\u6279\u5224\u6027\u8bc4\u4f30, in: ASIEN. The German Journal on Contemporary Asia 166\/ 167 (Januar\/ April 2023), pp. 140-151.<\/p>\n

– David Armitages Genealogie des B\u00fcrgerkriegs: Eine kritische W\u00fcrdigung, in: Die Friedens-Warte. Journal of International Peace and Organization 96\/1-4 (2023), pp. 238-246.
[written in German; title in English: David Armitage\u2019s Genealogy of Civil War: A Critical Appraisal]<\/p>\n

Book Reviews and Review Articles for several journals<\/strong><\/p>\n

among others for: Arbeit \u2013 Bewegung \u2013 Geschichte. Zeitschrift f\u00fcr historische Studien, Archiv f\u00fcr Kulturgeschichte, Archiv f\u00fcr Sozialgeschichte, ASIEN. The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Berliner China-Hefte \u2013 Chinese History and Society, Comparativ. Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Globalgeschichte und vergleichende Gesellschaftsforschung, European History Quarterly, European Review of History: Revue europ\u00e9enne d’histoire, Global Intellectual History, Historisch-Politisches Buch, International Studies Review, International Quarterly for Asian Studies, Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies, Milit\u00e4rgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, Neue Politische Literatur. Berichte aus Geschichts- und Politikwissenschaft, Politische Vierteljahrsschrift, SIRIUS \u2013 Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Strategische Analysen, The Economic History Review, Totalitarismus und Demokratie. Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Internationale Diktatur- und Freiheitsforschung, Vierteljahrschrift f\u00fcr Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Geschichtswissenschaft<\/p>\n

Public Outreach<\/strong><\/p>\n

– \u201ePekingologie und wissenschaftliche China-Expertise in Deutschland nach 1949: Zur Scharnierfunktion des Sinologen Wolfgang Franke (1912\u20132007)\u201c \u2013 Lecture at the Berlin State Library as part of the CrossAsia Talk series (November 2024).<\/p>\n

– \u201cChina und die Neuordnung der Welt. Eine Buchbesprechung\u201c \u2013 Book Discussion with Sinologist Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik on China as a great power in the 20th and 21st centuries, WebTalk ChinaPlus by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (September 4, 2024).<\/p>\n

– \u201eZur Rolle Europas im geopolitischen Konflikt zwischen den USA und China\u201c \u2013 Guest appearance on WDR 5 Politikum \u2013 Der Meinungspodcast on November 15, 2023. Available at: https:\/\/www.ardaudiothek.de\/sendung\/wdr-5-politikum\/46798088\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– \u201eDie deutsche China-Strategie \u2013 Spotlight Asia Live\u201c \u2013 Guest appearance at the Polis 180 think tank on August 9, 2023. Available at: https:\/\/polis180.org\/events\/9-aug-die-deutsche-china-strategie-spotlight-asia-live\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– \u201eDeutscher China-Kurs \u2013 wie viel Wandel ist n\u00f6tig?\u201c \u2013 Guest appearance on Redezeit by NDR Info on April 18, 2023. Available at: https:\/\/www.ndr.de\/nachrichten\/info\/epg\/Deutscher-China-Kurs-wie-viel-Wandel-ist-noetig,sendung1341970.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– \u201eDeutsche Chinapolitik: Was ist die richtige Balance?\u201c \u2013 Interview with tagesschau.de<\/em>. Available at: https:\/\/www.tagesschau.de\/inland\/regional\/schleswigholstein\/ndr-deutsche-chinapolitik-was-ist-die-richtige-balance-100.html<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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