Germany

Born in 1985 in Karlsruhe, Germany
Student (German Literature, Music and Media; Humboldt University, Berlin)

"The struggle for pay and time. The change of the Labour Existence - Observations on the Labour Situation in Karlsruhe during the Weimar Republic" (2005)

Christoph Delcker focused in his research on the life of the German worker Otto Wieland. During the time of Weimar Republic Otto Wieland was employed as a worker in a factory in Karlsruhe and fought for better working conditions and fair salaries by calling out a strike. This act of civil disobedience caused massive consequences for Wieland: he was fired immediately by his employer.
By using historical documents, the author could show that the case of the worker Otto Wieland is a typical example among others of suppressed workers trying to fight for labour-related rights in Germany in the 1920s. Just like Wieland most oft the workers, who got involved in strikes risked to loose their jobs and therefore loose the financial resources of their existence.

Christopher Delcker won the second prize in the national history competition "Work makes life livable? Work in a historical context" in 2004/ 05.