Events

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...

Andrii Portnov (Gerda Henkel Fellowship, Oct ‘25 - Feb ‘26) Ukrainian Studies in the Cold War Era: Dialogue Above the Iron Curtain, the KGB Special Operations, and Soviet Ukrainian Patriotism 20 November 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by: Jelena Erdeljan Abstract: In my talk, I would like to present one aspect of my larger project...

The regular discussion series on the topic “Bulgaria after Chernobyl” started in January 2025. The idea of this seminar is to publicise the latest discoveries made by our team of researchers, whose goal it is to shed light on the “(mis)management” and consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in Bulgaria. The seminar is co-organised by the Centre...

Tuba Eldem (Gerda Henkel Fellowship, Oct ‘25 - Feb ‘26) will present her research on: Patrimonial Power, Populist Securitization and Post-Truth Politics: Unraveling the Populist Governance in Turkey 27 November 2025 (Thursday), at 17:30. Moderated by: Ivelina Masheva Abstract: This study explains authoritarian populist resilience by examining the long-term survival of Turkey’s AKP government over...

The regular discussion series on the topic “Bulgaria after Chernobyl” started in January 2025. The idea of this seminar is to publicise the latest discoveries made by our team of researchers, whose goal it is to shed light on the “(mis)management” and consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in Bulgaria. The seminar is co-organised by the Centre...

Jelena Erdeljan (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship, Oct ‘25 - Feb ‘26) will talk on her research topic: Jewish Art and Visual Culture in the Balkans in the Pre-Modern Era: From Antiquity to the Age of Sabbatai Sevi 4 December 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by: Zozan Tarhan Abstract: Both art history and anthropology are...

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 Dr Teodora Georgieva on the “The Image of the Merchant in Medieval Bulgarian Society”. The...

We would like to invite you to the upcoming lecture, part of the discussion series "Why Byzantium?" The seminar continues with a lecture by Dr Jelena Erdeljan on the "Politics and (visual) identity. Three Serbian royal mausolea of the 14th century revisited (Banjska, Dečani, Holy Archangels by Prizren)". The event will take place at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, at 16:00.

Maksym Bryukhanov (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Oct ‘25 - Feb ‘26) will present his research on: Social Mobility of Ukrainian Ancestors in the 19th-21st centuries 11 December 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by: Andrii Portnov Abstract: Do surnames reveal anything about social inequality? Evidence from popular academic publications suggests that those with noble surnames maintain high...

CAS Sofia will host a lecture by Prof. Markham J. Geller on the topic of "Ancient Babylonian Medicine versus Magic: the Covid Dilemma" on 19 December 2025, at 15:00.