Ben Diehl joined the MA program in Fall 2018. His research interests include: German history, federalism, ethnic and national identity, political community.
Ben graduated in February 2020 and is currently a PhD student in History at CUNY Graduate Center (New York, NY).
MA Thesis
The SPD and the Personalization of Politics in Leipzig, 1903-1913
Advisor: Volker Berghahn
Education
- MA in European History, Politics, and Society - Columbia University, 2020
- BA in International Relations, minor in German - SUNY College Geneseo
Awards & Fellowships
- 2019 - Master's SynThesis Competition, Finalist
- 2019 - Thesis Fieldwork Grant, European Institute
- 2019 - Thesis Research Award, Columbia GSAS
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