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Current Programmes
Advanced Academia Programme
2009-2016
Through this independent fellowship programme CAS ensures possibilities for conducting independent research in an international, interdisciplinary environment, without restrictions in the selected areas of study - an approach intended to stimulate excellent scholarship at the highest international level.
Negotiating Modernity: History of Modern Political Thought in East-Central Europe
2008-2013
The Negotiating Modernity Project maps the history of East-Central European political thought from the late eighteenth to the early twenty-first century. Paying attention to both the intra- and extra-regional interferences, and breaking the duality of Western “core” and Eastern “periphery”, it is meant to contribute to the emergence of a truly European perspective of intellectual history. The researchers answer questions about the key components of European political thought, formulated on the basis of a regional and trans-regional comparative analysis.
European Regions and Boundaries: A Conceptual History
2012-2013
A key objective of the project is to go beyond the usual discussions on the heuristics of historical regions and expand the toolkit of conceptual history by not just following a conceptual itinerary per se, but contextualizing this itinerary in terms of the changing political, cultural and especially disciplinary contexts. On the whole, this would help us "temporalize" our spatial terminology, and in turn, analyze the ways historical change is encapsulated by spatial categories.
Current Fellows
For the academic 2012 - 2013 year CAS is hosting 30 research fellows from 21 countries in the framework of 3 long-term projects.
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CAS Thanks Its Individual Supporters
Next to its institutional donors CAS appreciates the support received from individuals.CAS Discussion Series: “Existential Socialism”
The fifth seminar of the CAS Discussion Series “Love under Socialism” will take place on 17 May 2013 (Friday) at 14:00h at CAS Conference Room.Fellow Seminar
Dr. Maria Ivanova will present her research proposal on the topic: "Art of Dissimulation in Early Modern Eastern European Thought" на 13 June 2013 (Thursday) at 16:30h at CAS Conference Room.CAS Discussion Series: “Existential Socialism”
The sixth seminar of the CAS Discussion Series “Love under Socialism” will take place on 14 June 2013 (Friday) at 14:00h at CAS Conference Room.Fellow Seminar
Dr. Raluca Grosescu will present her research proposal on the topic: "Transitional Criminal Justice in Post-Communist Societies. Romania and Bulgaria in Comparative Perspective" на 20 June 2013 (Thursday) at 16:30h at CAS Conference Room.Fellow Seminar
Dr. Ekaterina Nikova will present her research proposal on the topic: "The Withering Away of the Balkan Village" на 30 May 2013 (Thursday) at 16:30h at CAS Conference Room.Call for Applications: Advanced Academia Fellowships for International Scholars
The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS Sofia) announces a Call for Applications for its 2014/2015 In-Residence Advanced Academia Fellowships for International Scholars in the fields of the humanities and the social sciences.Call for Applications: Advanced Academia Fellowship Programme for Bulgarian Scholars
The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS Sofia) announces a Call for Applications for its 2014/2015 Advanced Academia Fellowships for Bulgarian scholars in the field of the humanities and social sciences.