Events

Bisserka Gaydarska (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Diaspora Scholars, Jan – Mar ‘25) will present her research on: Miniature People with Lots to Say: Balkan Prehistoric Figurines in Context on 19 June 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by Miglena Stamberova. Abstract: In this presentation, I summarise what archaeologists do, the different paradigms within which they have...

С десетото издание на семинара "България след Чернобил" ще закрием този пролетен семестър. Датата е 24 юни от 16:30 часа (вторник) в Център за академични изследвания (ул. Стефан Караджа 7, вх. В, ет. 2, зад НАТФИЗ). Атанас Кръстанов ще говори по темата: Медийно отразяване на ядрено и радиационно замърсяване. Комуникация с масмедиите и гражданите Атанас...

Ahmed Nuri (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘24 – Jul ‘25) will present his progress on: The Majority of the Minority: Turkish Literature in Bulgaria’s Communist Semiosphere, 1944-1969 26 June 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30 Moderated by Oleksiy Polunin. Abstract: In my second and final seminar, I will present a historical and contextual overview...

We would like to invite you to an exhibition with works by Matheline Marmy and Nejda, fellows of the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia as part of our Landis & Gyr Artistic fellowship programme.

Oleksiy Polunin (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship, Mar – Jul ‘25) will give a talk on his research: Living through an Apocalypse: The Role of Self, Time, and Emotions on 19 July 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30 Moderated by Igor Serdiuk.

The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia hosts the annual conference of the Centre for Governance and Culture in Europe (GCE), University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, on 15 and 16 September 2025.

Zozan Tarhan (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will make her first presentation on her research topic: Delegitimising Foreign Rulers: Neo-Assyrian Propaganda in Action 16 October 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by: Strahil Panayotov

Note: This event is in Bulgarian! The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia introduces a new discussion series, titled "Politics and leadership in an era of crisis: post-democracy, illiberalism, authoritarianism. Alternatives and activism", moderated by Prof. Anna Krasteva. The first lecture in this series of debates will be presented by Dr Evgeni Kanev, on the topic...

Note: This event is in Bulgarian! We would like to invite you to the upcoming lecture, part of the seminar “Economic and Social History of Bulgaria: The Future through the Past Culture”. The discussions series continues with a lecture by Assoc. Prof. Kaloyan Ganev, Assoc. Prof. Ralitza Simeonova-Ganeva, Prof. Martin Ivanov on the "Food and...

Please note: This event is in Bulgarian! The Centre for Advanced Study hosts a discussion series under the theme: Why Byzantium? We will convene for a lecture on the following topic: The Everyday Life of Jews in the Balkans (4th–8th Centuries AD) Lecturer: Dr Alexander Panayotov 22 October 2025 (Wednesday) at 16:30

Tabea Steiner (L&G Artistic Fellowship Aug - Oct ‘25) will introduce to the Fellows group her recent work on: Fragmentary Narrative 23 October 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by: Aleksandra Tobiasz

Radoslava Kuneva (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will give her first talk on: Wild nature in Post-Socialist Cities – Imaginations and Social Constructions of the Wild Nature in the Context of Climate Change and Environmental Crises in Southeastern Europe. The case of Boyana marsh in Sofia and Văcărești park...

Please note: This event is in Bulgarian! The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia introduces a new discussion series, titled “Politics and leadership in an era of crisis: post-democracy, illiberalism, authoritarianism. Alternatives and activism”, moderated by Prof. Anna Krasteva. The second lecture in this series of debates will be presented by Dr Ivaylo Dinev on the...

Note: This event is in Bulgarian! We would like to invite you to the upcoming lecture, part of the seminar “Economic and Social History of Bulgaria: The Future through the Past Culture”. The discussions series continues with a lecture by Prof. Svetla Atanasova on the “Entrepreneurs in the Balkans: The Kermechiev Family of the Bulgarian Revival...

Radostina Shivatcheva (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Academic Diaspora, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will give a talk on: Innovation Beyond the State: Gender and Entrepreneurship in Grassroots Contributions to Bulgaria’s Knowledge Economy 13 November 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by: Radoslava Kuneva Abstract: This study explores gendered entrepreneurship in Bulgaria’s knowledge economy, with a focus...