Andreas Kranebitter becomes the new head of the documentation archive of the Austrian resistance (DÖW). The qualified sociologist and political scientist succeeds Gerhard Baumgartner in this position, who is retiring.
Baumgartner has led the DÖW since 2014 and will step down on April 1, 2023. Kranebitter, who is currently conducting research in the US, won against 18 competitors in an international tender.
“The Documentary Archive of the Austrian Resistance is a unique institution in Austria that links the historical debate on National Socialism with social science research and documentation of current right-wing extremist and anti-Semitic tendencies. I look forward to handing over the leadership of this traditional institution and will devote myself to this task with all my strength and patience,” he said on Wednesday.
Gained a lot of experience
Kranebitter was born in Vienna in 1982. His theses were awarded the Herbert Steiner Prize and the Irma Rosenberg Prize. As head of the research center at Mauthausen concentration camp, he was responsible for large parts of the new exhibition at the memorial site. Most recently he was head of the archive for the history of sociology at the University of Graz. In the past, he has repeatedly worked with the DÖW.
Source: Krone
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