Centre for Advanced Study Sofia

The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia is an independent Bulgaria-based platform for fostering outstanding, highly interdisciplinary and international research in the Social Sciences and the Humanities. A dynamic institution with an excellent record of international project management, since its establishment in 2000 the Centre has initiated, carried out or/and hosted 15 major international and interdisciplinary research projects, having supported the work of more than 240 researchers from over 25 countries. The quality of the academic activities and the selection of Fellows are ensured by an Academic Council comprising scholars of high international renown.

CAS has been gradually extending the scope of its comparative research from East-Central Europe and the Balkans towards the Black sea and the Near East to other European regions, such as Scandinavia, Iberia, etc. CAS research focus is to be defined by intersecting cultural-historical legacies, exploring comparative advantages deriving from the availability of regional expertise in certain fields, such as Byzantine, Jewish and Muslim studies.