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Invitation: In the Shadows of Reunification: The Treuhand and the Legacy of Privatization in the Former GDR

24th October 2019 @ 6:00 pm

 

 

The American Council on Germany,

The University Alliance Ruhr, and

The Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany

 

cordially invite you to a

Discussion and Reception

 

with

 

Dr. Marcus Böick

Professor of Contemporary History at

Ruhr University Bochum

 

on

 

“In the Shadows of Reunification: The Treuhand

and the Legacy of Privatization in the Former GDR”

 

Thursday, October 24, 2019

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

 

Consulate General of Germany

871 United Nations Plaza

New York City

 

Dr. Marcus Böick teaches contemporary history at Ruhr University Bochum, where he studied history, political science, and social psychology. His main interests are German and European contemporary and economic history – with a particular focus on structural change. His recent books include Die Treuhand. Idee – Praxis – Erfahrung 1990-1994 (2018), Wahrnehmung und Bewertung der Arbeit der Treuhandanstalt (2017), and Marketization/Vermarktlichung (2015). His new research project focuses on the emergence of the private security industry in Germany and the United States.

 

RSVP
(acceptances only)

 

Venue

Consulate of Germany in New York
871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017 United States
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