Michael Thoß

Research Assistant/Doctoral candidates

Collaboration in the database project on the Dresden National Socialist newspaper "Der Freiheitskampf"

michael.thoss1@mailbox.tu-dresden.de

phone: +49 (0351) 463 35655

VITA

Academic career

Since 7/2018 doctoral studies in Modern and Contemporary History at TU Dresden
Disseration topic: "Zwischen Loyalität und Eigenständigkeit. Die Struktur und das Wirken der LDPD auf Ebene der Kreise und Gemeinden zwischen 1961–1989 am Beispiel der Bezirksverbände Cottbus, Frankfurt/Oder und Potsdam“
(Between loyalty and independence. The structure and impact of the LDPD on the level of districts and municipalities between 1961-1989 using the example of the district associations of Cottbus, Frankfurt/Oder and Potsdam)
1/2014–6/2018 Doctoral studies in Modern and Contemporary History at Universität Leipzig
10/2001–6/2009 Studies to become a teacher for secondary schools in the subjects of History and Geography at TU Dresden

Work experience

Since 5/2017 Research Assistant at Hannah Arendt Institute, TU Dresden
1/2014–4/2017 Researcher at Hannah Arendt Institute, TU Dresden
10/2012–1/2013 Scientific Editor at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig
9/2010–12/2013 Research Assistant at Hannah Arendt Institute for Totalitarianism Research
6/2010–8/2010 Intern at Hannah Arendt Institute, TU Dresden

Linguistic proficiency

English

Research and teaching focus

GDR History
History of the LDPD
National Socialism in Saxony

Research projects

Since 5/2017 "Data Base on the Dresden Daily Newspaper 'Der Freiheitskampf'", coordinated by Dr. Thomas Widera, funded by the Saxon State Ministry for Science and Art
1/2014-12/2016 "The socialist multi-party system in the GDR. Functioning and limitations of the block policy. Analyses with a special focus on the LDPD" headed by Prof. Günther Heydemann, financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

HAIT-RESEARCH PROJECTS

PUBLICATIONS

Articles in series

Zwischen Staats- und Parteiapparat. Zum politischen Wirken des LDPD-Funktionärs Horst Lösler

In: Thomas Lindenberger, Clemens Vollnhals (Ed.), Berichte und Studien 81 (2020) 81Die LDPD und sozialistische "Mehrparteiensystem" in der DDR, pp. 107-130
V&R Unipress, Göttingen. for description

„Rotmord“ vor Gericht. Politisch motivierte Tötungsdelikte in Sachsen im Spiegel der NS-Tageszeitung „Der Freiheitskampf“ 1931-1936

In: Berichte und Studien 78 (2019) …da schlagen wir zu. Politische Gewalt in Sachsen 1930-1935, pp. 193-230
V&R Unipress, Göttingen. for description

Articles in journals

Reaktionen auf oppositionelle Tendenzen in der Liberaldemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (LDPD) am Ende der 1980er Jahre. Der Fall des Bernauer Kreissekretärs Reimar Clausnitzer.

Thoss, Michael
In: Jahrbuch zur Liberalismusforschung (2017),

Reviews

Bertram Triebel: Die Thüringer CDU in der SBZ/DDR. Blockpartei mit Eigeninteresse

Thoß, Michael
In: Totalitarismus und Demokratie (2020) 17, pp. 134-141. for description