Danilo Scholz

Danilo Scholz

Born in Germany, Danilo Scholz has studied history and philosophy at the University of Cambridge and the École normale supérieure in Paris. He specializes in the history of modern political thought and European intellectual history. His Ph.D., which he completed at the École des Hautes études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), investigated concepts and critiques of the state in twentieth-century French thought. As a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence, he began work on an intellectual biography of the Hegelian philosopher and influential European bureaucrat Alexandre Kojève (1902-1968). The Fulbright-Schuman Postdoctoral Grant will allow Danilo to finish this project at Columbia University.

Country:
Germany
Objective:
Research in History at Columbia University
Research Project:
The project investigates the administrative career (1945-1968) of the philosopher Alexandre Kojève. Famous for his theory of the end of history, Kojève’s postwar trajectory as a French civil servant has so far received no scholarly attention. As new sources show, Kojève was closely involved in making strategic decisions that set the course of European integration and shaped transatlantic relations. A research cooperation with Adam Tooze (Columbia University) will enable me to place these sources in their wider historical and economic context and to analyze Kojève’s role in rallying support for the Marshall Plan as well as his contributions to the Kennedy Round of GATT trade negotiations.
Date:

March 3, 2020

Category:
The Fulbright Schuman Program, administered by the Fulbright Commission in Belgium and jointly financed by the U.S. State Department and the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission awards grants to European citizens to conduct research in the United States and to American citizens to conduct research in the European Union.