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Congress Topics

The Congress will be able to cover all sub-disciplines of the social sciences focused on the Balkans region. Some of the topics to be addressed at the congress may appear as but are not limited to the following:

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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  • Balkan Politics
  • Secularization and Religion-State Relations in the Balkans
  • The European Union and the Balkans
  • Global Powers and the Balkans: China, Russia, EU, & USA
  • Current Issues in International Relations and the Balkans
  • Turkey and the Balkans

HISTORY

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  • Balkan History in the Classical Era
  • Balkan History in the Modern Era
  • European History and the Balkans
  • Ottoman History and the Balkans
  • Historiography in the Balkans

ECONOMY

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  • Economic History and Thought in the Balkans
  • Economic Theory and Politics
  • The Economy of the European Union and the Balkans
  • The Balkan Economy
  • The Economy of Balkan Countries
  • International Economic Policies and the Balkans

ISLAMIC SCIENCES

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  • The History of Religions and Sects
  • Hadiths
  • Islamic Law
  • Kalam
  • Mysticism
  • Tafsir
  • Islamic Scholars in the Balkans

SOCIOLOGY

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  • Social Theory
  • Social Structure and Change
  • Civil Societies and Social Movements in the Balkans
  • Religious Formations and Structures in the Balkans
  • Balkan Sociology
  • Identities in the Balkans
  • New Social Movements in the Balkans

LITERATURE

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  • Contemporary Balkan Literature
  • Literature and Language Theory
  • Comparative Literature

MEDIA-COMMUNICATION STUDIES

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  • Media Studies in the Balkans
  • Digital Media in the Balkans
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Political Culture and Media
  • The New Media and Digital Culture
  • Global Communication and Social Change
  • Communication and Ethics

LAW

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  • Philosophy and Methodology of Law
  • History of Law
  • Public Law
  • Private Law
  • EU Law
  • Current Legal Issues in Balkan Countries
  • Human Rights