Dr. Harald Binder

Dr. Harald Binder

founder and president of the Foundation Board


Born in Basel, raised in Germany and Japan. PhD in history and economics from Bern university (1997). Lives in Vienna and London.

Main research interests and publications: History of East Central Europe in the 19th/20th century; Galicia under Habsburg rule; Cities, Media and the Public Sphere in the transition to modernity.

As a cultural entrepreneur founder of: Center for Urban History of East Central Europe (2004); Harald Binder Cultural Enterprises (2015); Jam Factory Art Center (2017).