Edition of the Collected Works of Otto Kirchheimer

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Hubertus Buchstein
• Subject Area: Political Science
• Term: from 2015 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 274034390

The goal of this research project is to prepare the publication of the collected works of the German-Jewish political scientist Otto Kirchheimer (1905-1965) that meets professional research and editorial standards. The project combines biographical research into Otto Kirchheimer's political and academic work with practical editorial work. The project commences with the compilation of a complete bibliography of all of Kirchheimer's publications. In the next phase, the project turns to archival research in a number of institutions in Germany and the US in order to find and collect unpublished manuscripts by Kirchheimer. This edition will make Kirchheimer's writings available for the first time in one single collection that is editorially consistent and contains detailed information about the texts and their contexts. The publication will be available in print as well as in electronic formats. The colledted works will span 2,100 to 2,300 pages and will be divided into five separate volumes: The Politics and Constitution of the Weimar Republik; Writings on Criminal Justice and German National Socialism; Political Analyses for the OSS and the Department of State; Political Justice; Political Systems in Europe after World War II.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: Canada
• Cooperation Partners: Professor Dr. Alfons Söllner; Professorin Dr. Christiane Wilke