Events

Pauli Heikkilä (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship, Jan - Feb ‘26) will present his research on: Uniting the Divided Continent from Afar. Eastern European Emigrant Attempts Towards European Unification during the Cold War 29 January 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Abstract: The project deals with proposals and ideas about European unification presented by Eastern European emigrant...

Zornitsa Petrova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will introduce her research on: Constructing Otherness: New Religious Movements and the Challenge of Pluralism in Post-Secular Bulgaria 05 February 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Tuba Eldem Abstract: This study explores the structure of the religious field in Bulgaria, with particular...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian!
Dr Yuliy Emilov will present his topic “From Monopoly to War: Towards the History of Byzantium in the Last Decades of the 3rd Century BC”on 17 February 2025, at 17:00.

Magdalena Slavkova (Pforzheimer Fellowship for Bulgarian Senior Scholars, Oct ‘25 - Mar ‘26) Gendered Charisma and Roma Female Evangelists (20th-21st century) 19 February 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Zornitsa Petrova Abstract: This presentation explores gendered charisma within Roma evangelical communities in Bulgaria, examining how women exercise spiritual power and negotiate authority in male-dominated religious...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian!
Maria Cheresheva will present her topic "Media and Post-Democracy. Power, AI, Polarization: Is There a Place for Journalism in the Post-Truth Era?" on 25 February 2026 at 17:00. Debaters: Prof. Antoniy Todorov and Assoc. Prof. Vesislava Antonova.

CAS Sofia is hosting a peer-led seminar, organised by a few of our current CAS Fellows which will hopefully be of interest to you! The seminar will be moderated by Dr Radostina Schivatcheva. Thursday, 26 February, at 16:30 GMT+2 at CAS Sofia Empirical Perspectives on Research Methodology: A Peer-Led Seminar This peer-led seminar brings together CAS...

Olena Uvarova (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Feb - Jun ‘26) Life in Forced Migration: Greek Refugees in Odessa and Chișinău during the Greek Revolution of Independence (1821–1829) 05 March 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Nadezhda Alexandrova

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian!
Svetlana Muhova will present her topic “New Data on the Carpenters who Worked in Koprivshtitsa during the Bulgarian National Revival” on 10 March 2026, at 17:00.

Zozan Tarhan (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will present her research on: Delegitimising Foreign Rulers: Neo-Assyrian Propaganda in Action 12 March 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Elena Boeck

John Paul Newman (Maynooth University, Ireland) will give a talk on his recent research: Ramparts of the Nation? National armies and State-and Nation-Building in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Montenegro after 1878 19 March 2026, 16:30 h. My presentation is part of a larger project looking at the role of national armies in state- and nation-building in...

Brian Boeck (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will present his research on "Espionage Triangle or Hegelian Triad? The Hidden Logic of the Georgiev Spy Case" on 26 March 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Svitlana Pavlenko

Please 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 discusssion series continues with a lecture by Dr Veselin Goranchev on the topic of “Business Relations between the Trading Company "Hadzhi Mincho h. Tsachev and company" and the Tapchileshtov Brothers.” The event will take place at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia on Tuesday, 31 March 2026, at 17:00.

Dr Elena Boeck will present the topic "Byzantium in the Objectiff: Nikodim Kondakov, Jean-X. Raoult and their Photographic Expedition to Sinai" on 1 April 2026, Wednesday, at 16:30.

Radoslava Kuneva (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26) will present her research 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 in Bucharest" on 02 April 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Ivelina Masheva

Mykola Homanyuk (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will present his research on: Ukraine’s Ethnic Minorities during the War: Adaptation to Crisis, Belonging, Identity Preservation 16 April 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Zozan Tarhan