-German asylum policies: Using archival data and in-depth interviews, I am evaluating and comparing the development of refugee aid policies in the cities of Berlin and Munich, examining changes in federal policies for people who have been granted asylum, and exploring how collective memories of WWII are used in refugee policymaking in Germany.

-German national identity and commemoration: On May 8, 2005, three competing commemorations of the 60th anniversity of VE Day, the End of World War II in Europe, were held in Berlin. I analyze how each group used their commemoration to present competing definitions of contemporary German identity.

-Commemoration and culture: I am gathering data about how different cities and institutions use the Berlin Wall as a commemorative object, and what they use it to symbolize.

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