International Conference “Identity and Territory: Regionalism, Nationalism and Modernity in Central and South-Eastern Europe”, Iaşi, September 10-12, 2025

Following the conference Old Cities, Former Capitals and Nation-State Building in Europe (18th-20th Centuries): Regional and National Identities (Iași, November 19-21, 2024), which provided an opportunity for interdisciplinary debate on the forms of regional and national identities in the cultural Read More

Call for Submissions for the “Serban Papacostea Dissertation Prize” (2025)

The Balkan History Association (BHA) is delighted to announce the second edition of the competition for the “Serban Papacostea Dissertation Prize” in any discipline related to Balkan Studies. The prize will be awarded in honor of Professor Serban Papacostea (1928-2018), Read More

BHA at the International Conference “Between East and West: Table, Ceremony, and Prestige at Court and in the Lives of Elites in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times” (Toruń, 17-19 June 2025)

The Balkan History Association was represented by its president, Mihai Dragnea, at the international conference “Between East and West: Table, Ceremony, and Prestige at Court and in the Lives of Elites in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times“, which Read More

BHA Webinar “Echoes of War: Muslims and the Balkans between Ukraine and Palestine”

BHA Webinar Series (Zoom)“Echoes of War: Muslims and the Balkans between Ukraine and Palestine”Francesco Trupia, PhD (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland)Date & Hour: June 24th (Tuesday), 14:30 CET timeModerator: Timothy French (BHA)Contact: timothymfrench@yahoo.com This webinar explores the history and memories Read More

BHA at the international conference “Voices and Silences: 50 Years of the Society for Romanian Studies”, Cluj-Napoca (May 29–31, 2025)

Our member, Ioana Apostol, PhD, researcher at the “G. Oprescu” Institute of Art History in Bucharest (Romanian Academy), participated in the international conference “Voices and Silences: 50 Years of the Society for Romanian Studies“, held in Cluj-Napoca on May 29–31, Read More

CfP: Imperial Interfaces: Central Asia in Trans-Eurasian Exchange (ca. 500–1500 CE)

This volume investigates how Central Asia functioned as a zone of contact, exchange, and transformation between major imperial powers across Eurasia between roughly 500 and 1500 CE. Long portrayed as either a periphery or a conduit, Central Asia is increasingly Read More

Visit at the Odesa National University

The president of the Balkan History Association, Mihai Dragnea, and vice-president, Dorina Dragnea, met with representatives of the Department of History of Ukraine within the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Odesa I. I. Mechnykov National University, a partner of the Read More

International Conference “The Second Bulgarian Tsardom and Its Role in the Historical Development of Medieval South Eastern Europe”, Veliko Tarnovo, Oct. 24th–26th, 2025

The Faculty of History of “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo and its Centre for Medieval Studies, in collaboration with the University of Bucharest and the Balkan History Association, are delighted to invite you to an anniversary Read More

New Cooperation Agreement (American University of Central Asia, Bishkek)

The Balkan History Association has signed a working agreement with the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, an institution dedicated to politics, history, public relations, marketing, and data journalism in Central Asia and the Kyrgyz Republic. The agreement aims Read More

Visit at the American University of Central Asia, Bishkek

The president of the Balkan History Association, Mihai Dragnea, and vice-president, Dorina Dragnea, met with representatives of the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. Discussions for future collaboration took place with the director of International Student Office Read More