Dr. Alexander Meckelburg Associate Researcher Department Sozialanthropologie und Kulturwissenschaftliche Studien (SAKS) – Fachbereich Mittlerer Osten und muslimische Gesellschaften (MOMuG) Postal Address Universität Bern Departement für Sozialanthropologie und Kulturwissenschaftliche Studien Fachbereich Mittlerer Osten und muslimische Gesellschaften Lerchenweg 36 3012 Bern Schweiz
Academic Career Since 2020: Research Associate, University College London (since 2020) Project: The Rise and Transformation of Anti-Slavery in Africa (AFRAB) Previous Positions: Postdoctoral Researcher, Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian Studies, University of Hamburg (2018–2020) Visiting Researcher, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi (2016–2018) Research Associate, University of Hamburg (2014–2016)
Publications Selected publications by Dr Alexander Meckelburg: Meckelburg, A. & Bonacci, G. (2024). Routes to Emancipation in Ethiopia. Oxford University Press. Takele Merid & Meckelburg, A. (2024). Abolitionist Decrees in Ethiopia: Anti-Slavery Legal Strategies from Menelik to Haile Selassie, 1889–1942. Law and History Review. Meckelburg, A. & Bonacci, G. (2023). Slavery and the Slave Trade in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Oxford Encyclopedia of African Slavery, Slave Trade, and the Diasporas. Oxford University Press. Meckelburg, A. (2021). The Palace of Sheikh Khojali in Addis Ababa: A Symbol of Early 20th Century Centre-Periphery Relations. Journal of Ethiopian Studies, 54, 69–92. Meckelburg, A. (2015). Slavery, Emancipation, and Memory: Exploratory Notes on Western Ethiopia. International Journal of African Historical Studies, 48(2), 345–362.
