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Dr. Christoph Ramm

Christoph Ramm works at the Institute for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies of the University of Bern (Switzerland), where he teaches Turkish language, history and politics. He studied in Bonn, Istanbul and Bochum. In 2009 he completed his doctoral dissertation on nationalism and identity formation among Turkish Cypriots and Turkish immigrants in Cyprus. Between 2010 and 2012 he was Co-Coordinator of the TurkeyEuropeCentre at the University of Hamburg. His research focus is on Modern Turkish History, nationalism and identity construction, postcolonialism, migration and Islam in Europe, Turkey and the European Union. Currently he is working on a research project about the history of pluralism in Turkish society.

Selected articles:

Ramm, Christoph (2017): “The Muslim-Makers: How Germany ‘Islamizes’ Turkish Immigrants“, in: Jasmin Mahadevan and Claude-Hélène Mayer (eds): Muslim Minorities, Workplace Diversity and Reflexive HRM, London/New York: Routledge, 47-58.

Ramm, Christoph (2016): “Beyond ‘Black Turks’ and ‘White Turks’ – The Turkish Elites’ Ongoing Mission to Civilize a Colourful Society”, in: Asiatische Studien - Études Asiatiques 70, no. 4, 1355–1385.