Oliver Jens Schmitt, Überlegungen zur ausserregionalen historischen Südosteuropaforschung

Oliver Jens Schmitt - Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte, Wien
TOME LIII 2015
p. 5-13
Online publication date: 
02/05/2024
Keywords: 
history of science, historiography, balcanology, research strategies
Abstract: 

The article discusses current tendencies in extra-regional (mostly West and Central European) Southeast European Studies. It argues that the present focus on contemporary history of the Western part of the Balkan peninsula has led to a narrow conception of Southeast European history. The article advocates a stronger emphasis on non-Slavic aspects and on Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern history which are traditionally investigated by intra-regional scholars.

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