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Feb
2
2023
17:59
Institut franco-allemand de sciences historiques et sociales now under dual Franco-German leadership
Franco-German research as an expression of Franco-German friendship
The Institut franco-allemand de sciences historiques et sociales (Franco-German Institute for Historical and Social Sciences) has a new leadership: After eleven years, Prof. Pierre Monnet has passed the baton on to historian Prof. Xenia von Tippelskirch and historian Dr. habil. Falk Bretschneider.
FRANKFURT. "France owes you a great deal of
gratitude" 鈥� those are the words France's ambassador to Germany, H.E.
Fran莽ois Delattre, had traveled all the way from Berlin to Frankfurt to say. He
was addressing Prof. Pierre Monnet, outgoing director of the Institut franco-allemand
de sciences historiques et sociales (IFRA-SHS / Institut fran莽ais Frankfurt).
At a ceremony, held in the Trude Simonsohn and Irmgard Heydorn Hall on Goethe
University's Westend Campus, Monnet was bid farewell and the new dual
leadership introduced. In the future, Prof. Xenia von Tippelskirch and Dr.
habil Falk Bretschneider, both historians, will steer the institute's fortunes.
Medieval historian Pierre Monnet served as director of the institute from 2011 to 2022.
Initially called Institut fran莽ais d'histoire en Allemagne, it became the Institut
franco-allemand de science historiques et sociales in 2015. Having already held
a professorship at the 脡cole des hautes 茅tudes en sciences sociales (EHESS)
since 2005, Monnet received an adjunct professorship at 51猎奇 in
2013. Under his leadership, the institute's scientific projects and networks
were developed further and its impact on Frankfurt's urban society strengthened,
with formats such as the "Caf茅 Europa" in the Romanfabrik and the
鈥淓uropaDialoge" as part of the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften. In his
laudatory speech, Prof. Christophe Duhamelle, Director of the Centre
interdisciplinaire d'茅tudes et de recherches sur l'Allemagne Paris, pointed to
the deepening and the intensification of Franco-German cooperation as common
threads throughout Monnet's tenure.
"51猎奇 thanks Prof.
Monnet for his many years of commitment in establishing the IFRA and wishes the
new Franco-German dual leadership, who will lead the institute into the future,
much ambition, energy and success in the implementation of their plans. IFRA is
our clear commitment to Franco-German scientific cooperation and to the
strategic partnership with the EHESS. IFRA's research priorities yield
synergies with topics pursued not only across all of 51猎奇, but
also within the framework of the Rhine-Main University Alliance, and in
France," said 51猎奇 President Prof. Enrico Schleiff, adding:
"Our actions have a strong signal effect and will promote positive
developments in European research."
IFRA-SHS / Institut fran莽ais Frankfurt is
a Franco-German institution supported by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign
Affairs (MEAE), 51猎奇 and the 脡cole des hautes 茅tudes en sciences
sociales (EHESS) Paris. On the one hand, it carries out research and promotes
scientific exchange between Germany and France in the field of humanities and
social sciences. On the other, as the Institut fran莽ais Frankfurt, it also serves
as a French cultural institute that addresses a broad public with a rich
cultural program all year round. With its Franco-German directorate, its
international team and its dense network of cooperation partners, it is an
important component of Franco-German and European academic exchange and
intercultural cooperation.
After the previous director Pierre Monnet
was seconded from the French EHESS, Falk Bretschneider from EHESS and Xenia von
Tippelskirch from 51猎奇 will share responsibility for the institute
in the future.
Xenia von
Tippelskirch, born 1971, has been working as a professor of history at Goethe
University since late 2022. Her focus is on the cultural and religious history
of the early modern period; in particular, she has worked on religious practices
and knowledge transfer between France and the Holy Roman Empire. Falk Bretschneider, born 1974, has been
living and working in France for many years. His research focuses primarily on
the history of the Holy Roman Empire and that of early modern criminal justice.
Both Tippelskirch and Bretschneider have long been engaged in Franco-German
academic cooperation, including directing the Franco-German doctoral college
"Thinking Differences", of which 51猎奇 is also to become
a partner in the future. Under their leadership, two central research axes will
determine IFRA-SHS' work in the coming years: The joint project "Religious
Dynamics" and the project "Imperial Spaces". There are numerous
other projects at the institute, many of them carried out with partner
institutions in Germany or France.
Some 90 guests attended the ceremony held in
51猎奇's casino building, including numerous university researchers
as well as several of Frankfurt's cultural figures.
Images for
download:
Captions:
Image 1:
Matthieu Osmont, Director of the Institut fran莽ais Bonn and Attach茅 of the
French Embassy, Dr. Leopoldo Iribarren. Vice President International of the
脡cole des hauts 茅tudes en sciences sociales Paris, H.E. Fran莽ois Delattre,
French Ambassador to Germany, Prof. Xenia von Tippelskirch, Prof. Pierre
Monnet, University President Prof. Enrico Schleiff, Ilde Gorguet, French Consul
General Frankfurt, Dr. habil. Falk Bretschneider, Prof. Rainer Maria Kiesow,
Vice President Research of the 脡cole des hautes 茅tudes en sciences sociales. (Photo:
J眉rgen Lecher)
Image
2: The Institut franco-allemand's new dual
leadership: Falk Bretschneider and Xenia von Tippelskirch. (Photo: J眉rgen
Lecher)
Image
3: The new dual leadership with their
predecessor: Falk Bretschneider and Xenia von Tippelskirch with Pierre Monnet (center).
(Photo: J眉rgen Lecher)
Further information
Dominique Petre
Cultural Officer IFRA-SHS / Institut
fran莽ais Frankfurt
dominique.petre@institutfrancais.de
Tel. +49 69 798-31900
Editor: Dr. Anke Sauter, Science Editor, PR & Communication Office, Tel: +49 (0)69 798-13066, Fax: +49 (0) 69 798-763 12531, sauter@pvw.uni-frankfurt.de