Professor Dr. Eleanor Hancock

Biography

Eleanor Hancock is an Associate Professor at UNSW Canberra in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences. She graduated from the Australian National University and Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Hancock has a rich academic history, serving as a diplomat for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs before transitioning to academia. She began her career as a tutor in history at the University College of New South Wales and has held positions as a lecturer and senior lecturer at Monash University specializing in European and German history. Her primary research interests include the Axis campaigns in Greece during 1940-41, organizational behavior, political authority, National Socialism, and imperialism, particularly in relation to Nazi Germany from 1939-1949. Furthermore, she supervises research on modern European and German history, with a particular focus on Nazism and British history. Hancock has made significant contributions to historical scholarship, including her editorial work for the journal 'War & Society' and her publications, including works on Ernst Röhm and Nazi leadership.

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