Cornelius Torp

Cornelius Torp is the Gerda Henkel Visiting Professor in the Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages. He is on leave from the University of Bremen, where he holds the Chair of Modern History. His academic career has taken him to the London School of Economics, the European University Institute in Florence, the University of Toronto, and several German universities.

Torp’s research explores modern German and European history, with particular focus on the long history of globalization, the welfare state, and the historical dimensions of gambling. His current project examines protectionism in global perspective from the seventeenth century to the present. He is the author of four monographs and the editor or co-editor of seven works, and has published widely in leading journals including Central European History, German History, and the English Historical Review.