Events

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.

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 Kabalan Moukarzel on the “Private Initiative in the Neo-Babylonian Era. The House of E-gibi”....

Aleksandra Tobiasz (Relevance of the Humanities Fellowship, Oct ‘25 - Feb ‘26) will give a talk on: (Central) European Self in the Mirrors of the West and the East – Geopoetic, Sensory Topographies of East-Central Europe 15 January 2026 (Thursday), at 16:30 Moderated by: Andrii Portnov Abstract: The overarching aim of the research is to...

Ivelina Masheva (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘25 – Jul ‘26): Women’s Work and (Un)equal pay: The Gender Pay Gap in Bulgarian Industry, 1910s–1940s 22 January 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Nadezhda Alexandrova Abstract: The presentation investigates the gender wage gap in Bulgarian industry during the first half of the twentieth century....

Please note that this event is in Bulgarian. We will convene for a lecture on "The Liturgicon Pogod. 37, or Who is Monk Simon and Which are his Manuscripts" Lecturer: Prof. Dr Elissaveta Moussakova, 23 January 2026, Wednesday, 16:00.

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...