I am a PhD-candidate and prae-doc researcher at the Department for Social and Economic History at the Johannes Kepler University Linz. My dissertation "A knowledge history of the soybean in Austria" is part of the FWF-funded project "Soy and Agro-Food Transitions. Austria form a Multi-Level Perspective, 1870s-2020s" (duration 2022-2025).
Before that, I was working as project emplyee at the Insitute of Rural History in St. Pölten, Lower Austria.
From 2015 until 2017, I was a Junior Fellow at the International Research Institute for Cultural Studies, staying at the University of Toronto (Culinaria Research Centre) and Free University of Brussels (Social & Cultural Food Studies) as a visiting fellow.
My main fields of research are food chains and the intersections of political economy and political ecology in 19th and 20th century food systems. Supervisors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ernst Langthaler
This paper raises the question as to whether the great depression after 1873 had a direct impact ... more This paper raises the question as to whether the great depression after 1873 had a direct impact on meat supply and consumption in Vienna. Based on newspaper articles, official statistics, municipal records, and consumption figures, this article will analyse the mechanisms of the market and supply system, and the influence of political regulation pre- and post-1873. In so doing, this paper will present a food-centred approach to topics regarding economic history, and it will further shed light on the immediate effects of crises on urban ways of living and supply mechanisms at the end of the nineteenth century.
This thesis will answer the question of to what extent the European East India Companies had an i... more This thesis will answer the question of to what extent the European East India Companies had an impact on the commercial activities of the different merchant communities on the Indian Coromandel Coast. The 17th century was chosen as the period of investigation, because of fundamental changes in the structure and organisation of overseas trade associated with the growing European competition during this period. Based on the analysis of contemporary shipping lists and the study of the different merchant communities along the Coromandel Coast, it can be justified that the direct impact of the Europeans on indigenous trade was relatively small. The indigenous overseas trade from Coromandel even experienced a time of considerable growth up until the end of the 17th century. The thesis provides arguments for the assumption that a gradual decline in the value of Asian overseas trade from Coromandel cannot be detected until the last quarter of the 17th century. Reasons for that decline can ...
This paper raises the question as to whether the great depression after 1873 had a direct impact ... more This paper raises the question as to whether the great depression after 1873 had a direct impact on meat supply and consumption in Vienna. Based on newspaper articles, official statistics, municipal records, and consumption figures, this article will analyse the mechanisms of the market and supply system, and the influence of political regulation pre- and post-1873. In so doing, this paper will present a food-centred approach to topics regarding economic history, and it will further shed light on the immediate effects of crises on urban ways of living and supply mechanisms at the end of the nineteenth century.This paper raises the question as to whether the great depression after 1873 had a direct impact on meat supply and consumption in Vienna. Based on newspaper articles, official statistics, municipal records, and consumption figures, this article will analyse the mechanisms of the market and supply system, and the influence of political regulation pre- and post-1873. In so doing...
In his treatise “The City”, Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (agrarian ci... more In his treatise “The City”, Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (agrarian city), a type of city whose economic system is primarily rooted in agricultural production. Since then, Weber’s concept has been frequently applied to historical studies on urban economies, especially in the Middle Ages and early modern history. However, by taking a closer look at the socioeconomic fabric of small towns in the prelude to industrialization, many characteristics of Weber’s Ackerbürgerstadt still seem to be applicable. The paper investigates the development of the economic system of the rural small town of Zwettl, situated in the northwestern part of Lower Austria. Zwettl and its surrounding region were left mostly untouched by economic progress. The city had one of the lowest growth rates in Lower Austria and was excluded from the infrastructural expansions of the industrial period. However, Zwettl did not dwindle into a remnant of pre-industrial times. Changes in the social...
In his treatise “The City”, Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (agrarian ci... more In his treatise “The City”, Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (agrarian city), a type of city whose economic system is primarily rooted in agricultural production. Since then, Weber’s concept has been frequently applied to historical studies on urban economies, especially in the Middle Ages and early modern history. However, by taking a closer look at the socioeconomic fabric of small towns in the prelude to industrialization, many characteristics of Weber’s Ackerbürgerstadt still seem to be applicable. The paper investigates the development of the economic system of the rural small town of Zwettl, situated in the northwestern part of Lower Austria. Zwettl and its surrounding region were left mostly untouched by economic progress. The city had one of the lowest growth rates in Lower Austria and was excluded from the infrastructural expansions of the industrial period. However, Zwettl did not dwindle into a remnant of pre-industrial times. Changes in the social...
In his treatise "The City", Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (a... more In his treatise "The City", Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (agrarian city), a type of city whose economic system is primarily rooted in agricultural production. Since then, Weber's concept has been frequently applied to historical studies on urban economies, especially in the Middle Ages and early modern history. However, by taking a closer look at the socioeconomic fabric of small towns in the prelude to industrialization, many characteristics of Weber's Ackerbürgerstadt still seem to be applicable. The paper investigates the development of the economic system of the rural small town of Zwettl, situated in the northwestern part of Lower Austria. Zwettl and its surrounding region were left mostly untouched by economic progress. The city had one of the lowest growth rates in Lower Austria and was excluded from the infrastructural expansions of the industrial period. However, Zwettl did not dwindle into a remnant of pre-industrial times. Cha...
Unequal Siblings. Vienna and the Cities of Lower Austria. This chapter discusses the development ... more Unequal Siblings. Vienna and the Cities of Lower Austria. This chapter discusses the development of Lower Austrian cities in the 19th century. Based on typological distinctions and case studies, it investigates the intertwinement of urbanization and industrialization. These processes brought about the transformation of urban living and the formation of new hierarchies within and between cities. The dominance of the metropolis of Vienna impeded the emergence of a multipolar urban landscape and led to the deepening of structural and regional inequalities in the long run. In the shadow of the metropolis, small and medium-sized towns established specific forms of “modernity” and “urbanity”, which had a tangible influence on infrastructural expansion and urban redevelopment.
This paper raises the question as to whether the great depression after 1873 had a direct impact ... more This paper raises the question as to whether the great depression after 1873 had a direct impact on meat supply and consumption in Vienna. Based on newspaper articles, official statistics, municipal records, and consumption figures, this article will analyse the mechanisms of the market and supply system, and the influence of political regulation pre- and post-1873. In so doing, this paper will present a food-centred approach to topics regarding economic history, and it will further shed light on the immediate effects of crises on urban ways of living and supply mechanisms at the end of the nineteenth century.
This thesis will answer the question of to what extent the European East India Companies had an i... more This thesis will answer the question of to what extent the European East India Companies had an impact on the commercial activities of the different merchant communities on the Indian Coromandel Coast. The 17th century was chosen as the period of investigation, because of fundamental changes in the structure and organisation of overseas trade associated with the growing European competition during this period. Based on the analysis of contemporary shipping lists and the study of the different merchant communities along the Coromandel Coast, it can be justified that the direct impact of the Europeans on indigenous trade was relatively small. The indigenous overseas trade from Coromandel even experienced a time of considerable growth up until the end of the 17th century. The thesis provides arguments for the assumption that a gradual decline in the value of Asian overseas trade from Coromandel cannot be detected until the last quarter of the 17th century. Reasons for that decline can ...
This paper raises the question as to whether the great depression after 1873 had a direct impact ... more This paper raises the question as to whether the great depression after 1873 had a direct impact on meat supply and consumption in Vienna. Based on newspaper articles, official statistics, municipal records, and consumption figures, this article will analyse the mechanisms of the market and supply system, and the influence of political regulation pre- and post-1873. In so doing, this paper will present a food-centred approach to topics regarding economic history, and it will further shed light on the immediate effects of crises on urban ways of living and supply mechanisms at the end of the nineteenth century.This paper raises the question as to whether the great depression after 1873 had a direct impact on meat supply and consumption in Vienna. Based on newspaper articles, official statistics, municipal records, and consumption figures, this article will analyse the mechanisms of the market and supply system, and the influence of political regulation pre- and post-1873. In so doing...
In his treatise “The City”, Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (agrarian ci... more In his treatise “The City”, Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (agrarian city), a type of city whose economic system is primarily rooted in agricultural production. Since then, Weber’s concept has been frequently applied to historical studies on urban economies, especially in the Middle Ages and early modern history. However, by taking a closer look at the socioeconomic fabric of small towns in the prelude to industrialization, many characteristics of Weber’s Ackerbürgerstadt still seem to be applicable. The paper investigates the development of the economic system of the rural small town of Zwettl, situated in the northwestern part of Lower Austria. Zwettl and its surrounding region were left mostly untouched by economic progress. The city had one of the lowest growth rates in Lower Austria and was excluded from the infrastructural expansions of the industrial period. However, Zwettl did not dwindle into a remnant of pre-industrial times. Changes in the social...
In his treatise “The City”, Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (agrarian ci... more In his treatise “The City”, Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (agrarian city), a type of city whose economic system is primarily rooted in agricultural production. Since then, Weber’s concept has been frequently applied to historical studies on urban economies, especially in the Middle Ages and early modern history. However, by taking a closer look at the socioeconomic fabric of small towns in the prelude to industrialization, many characteristics of Weber’s Ackerbürgerstadt still seem to be applicable. The paper investigates the development of the economic system of the rural small town of Zwettl, situated in the northwestern part of Lower Austria. Zwettl and its surrounding region were left mostly untouched by economic progress. The city had one of the lowest growth rates in Lower Austria and was excluded from the infrastructural expansions of the industrial period. However, Zwettl did not dwindle into a remnant of pre-industrial times. Changes in the social...
In his treatise "The City", Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (a... more In his treatise "The City", Max Weber introduced the concept of the Ackerbürgerstadt (agrarian city), a type of city whose economic system is primarily rooted in agricultural production. Since then, Weber's concept has been frequently applied to historical studies on urban economies, especially in the Middle Ages and early modern history. However, by taking a closer look at the socioeconomic fabric of small towns in the prelude to industrialization, many characteristics of Weber's Ackerbürgerstadt still seem to be applicable. The paper investigates the development of the economic system of the rural small town of Zwettl, situated in the northwestern part of Lower Austria. Zwettl and its surrounding region were left mostly untouched by economic progress. The city had one of the lowest growth rates in Lower Austria and was excluded from the infrastructural expansions of the industrial period. However, Zwettl did not dwindle into a remnant of pre-industrial times. Cha...
Unequal Siblings. Vienna and the Cities of Lower Austria. This chapter discusses the development ... more Unequal Siblings. Vienna and the Cities of Lower Austria. This chapter discusses the development of Lower Austrian cities in the 19th century. Based on typological distinctions and case studies, it investigates the intertwinement of urbanization and industrialization. These processes brought about the transformation of urban living and the formation of new hierarchies within and between cities. The dominance of the metropolis of Vienna impeded the emergence of a multipolar urban landscape and led to the deepening of structural and regional inequalities in the long run. In the shadow of the metropolis, small and medium-sized towns established specific forms of “modernity” and “urbanity”, which had a tangible influence on infrastructural expansion and urban redevelopment.
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