Curriculum Vitae
Education
MA University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1968
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975
Research Interests
Christopher Browning’s research focuses on the Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. He has written extensively about three issues: first, Nazi decision- and policy-making in regard to the origins of the Final Solution; second, the behavior and motives of various middle- and lower-echelon personnel involved in implementing Nazi Jewish policy; and thirdly, the use of survivor testimony to explore Jewish responses and survival strategies.
Some Notable Publications
- Remembering Survival: Inside a Nazi Slave Labor Camp (W.W. Norton & Co., 2010)
- The Origins of the Final Solution: The Evolution of Nazi Jewish Policy, September 1939–March 1942 (University of Nebraska Press, 2004)
- Nazi Policy, Jewish Workers, German Killers (Cambridge University Press, 2000)
- Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland (HarperCollins, 1992)
The Final Solution and the German Foreign Office (Holmes & Meier, 1978)