Events

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 Conquest of Sofia in Ottoman Narratives: More Questions Than Answers Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr Rositza Gradeva (Institute for Balkan Studies, BAS) 21 February 2025 (Friday) at 16:00

A regular discussion series on the topic "Bulgaria after Chernobyl" is set to start in Janury 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 "management" and consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in Bulgaria. The seminar is...

Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship (SUS) Workshop at CAS Sofia & via Zoom on Friday, 7 March 2025 9.30 - 9:45: Welcome Remarks Diana Mishkova, Director, Centre for Advanced Study Sofia Katharina Biegger, Strategic Advisor, Center for Governance and Culture, University of Sankt Gallen 9.45 - 10:30: Introduction of Participants 10.30 - 10.45: Break 10.45 - 12.15:...

Ivo Danchev (Landis & Gyr Artistic Fellowship, Oct ’24 – Feb ‘25) will present his work on: Between Two Worlds 13 March 2025 (Thursday) at 16:30 Moderated by Konstantin Georgiev. Abstract: Bulgaria’s masked performers may vary by personas and names but are widely known as kukeri. Pillars of tradition, yet masters of disguise, the kukeri...

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 discussions series continues with a lecture by Assoc. Prof. Hristo Hristozov on the “Colonization and Ecological Changes in the Southeastern Balkans...

Prof. Dr Wolfgang Höpken (University of Leipzig) will present a seminar on the topic "Belated Westernization" or "Religious Revival": Secularity and Religion in the orthodox Balkans" on Wednesday, 19 March 2025, at 17:30. Prof. Dr Wolfgang Höpken has studied History, Slavic Languages and Political Sciences at the University of Hamburg. Following his Ph.D. at the University of...

Malte Fuhrmann (Relevance of the Humanities Fellow, Mar – Jul ‘25) will present his work on: Roads to Happiness, Roads to Despair. Transport Infrastructure, Emotions, and Politics in Southeast Europe, 1839-1956 20 February 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30 Moderated by Stefan Peychev. Abstract: With the ongoing protests in Serbia and Greece, transport infrastructure politics have become...

Please note that this seminar is in Bulgarian. A regular discussion series on the topic “Bulgaria after Chernobyl” is set to start in Janury 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 “management” and consequences of...

Konstantin Georgiev (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘24 – Jul ‘25) is giving his second talk talk on: Excess and Hermeneutics: Clashing Definitions of Police Violence in Contemporary Bulgaria on 27 March 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by Ahmed Nuri Abstract: In this presentation, I will discuss multiple definitions of police violence—explicit and...

Oleg Rusakovskiy (Gerda Henkel Fellow, Oct ‘24 – Jul ‘25) will present his research on: History Mercenaries in the Tsar’s Service: Muscovy and European Military Entrepreneurship, 1630 – 1634 on 03 April 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by: Lubomira Popova Abstract: The project aims to investigate the interaction between the state of Muscovy and the...

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 discussions series continues with a lecture by Assoc. Prof. Strahil Panayotov on the “The Social History of an Epistaxis in the...

Lubomira Popova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘24 – Jul ‘25) is making her second presentation on: Is the “New” EU Enlargement Methodology Already Obsolete? An Empirical Reconstruction of the EU’s New Enlargement Methodology on 10 April 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by: Malte Fuhrmann Abstract: The need to reform the EU’s enlargement...

Please note that this seminar is in Bulgarian. 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 “management” and consequences of the Chernobyl disaster...

Please note: this event is in Bulgarian! The CAS Public Lecture Series will be held between 23 April an 4 June at the American Corner of the Sofia City Library at 4A Slaveykov Square. You are cordially invited to attend the lectures of the junior and senior Bulgarian Fellows of the 2023-2024 academic year under...

Ekaterina Yahyaoui (Gerda Henkel Fellow, Mar – Jul ‘25) will be giving a talk on her research: Equality and Human Rights: Between Identity and Difference on 24 April 2025 (Thursday), at 16:30. Moderated by Yuliya Krylova-Grek. Abstract: The principle of equality is a founding principle of the organization of the United Nations and a core...