Mag. Martin Gumiela

Martin Gumiela studied History and German Philology at the University of Vienna (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation Programme).

He is a PhD Candidate at the Research Center for the History of Transformations (RECET), Scientific Coordinator of the Research platform "Transformations and Easern Europe" at the University of Vienna and a Research Associate in the research project „A Breach in the System: The "Polonia Firms" 1976-1994“ (Austrian Science Fund/National Science Center Poland-NCN). 

In his dissertation Martin Gumiela explores Austrian Polonia firms in late state socialist Poland as small and medium sized private enterprises in People's Poland that were officially founded and led by members of the Polish diaspora from Austria. His main research interests are the Contemporary History of Central and Eastern Europe, History of State Socialism and Transformation as well as History of Emotions.