Prof. Dr Bernhard Schär

Research focus

Bernhard’s research interests span a range of topics including empire and science, colonial armies, imperial masculinities, racism, and the 19th-century Protestant mission movement. Initially grounded in the interconnected realms of the Dutch South-East Asian empire, the Netherlands, and its European hinterland, his research has recently shifted focus. He now employs Switzerland’s historical integration into various imperial formations during the 19th century as a framework for exploring new transimperial histories of Europe.