International Association of South-East European Studies, better known by its
French language abbreviation AIESEE (from french: Association internationale d'études du Sud-Est européen) is an international scholarly, non-political and non-profit professional association focusing on
Balkan studies Balkan studies or Balkanology is the studies of the Balkans.
Institutions specializing in Balkan studies
;Academic
* International Association of South-East European Studies (AIESEE)
* East European and Balkan Institute, Hankuk University of Foreig ...
and related fields of studies. The Association was established in
Bucharest
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, capital of
Romanian People's Republic
The Socialist Republic of Romania ( ro, Republica Socialistă România, RSR) was a Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989. From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian Peopl ...
, on 23 April 1963 and as of 2019 it brings together 25 member organizations in the field.
The organization was established during the first meeting of what was then 6 Balkan countries' National
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
Commissions (
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
,
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
,
Greece
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,
Romania
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,
Turkey
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and
Yugoslavia
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) pushing for regional cooperation despite the
Cold War divisions in the region.
The founding members ambition was to promote international solidarity, commonalities between Balkan and
Third World
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historical experiences, regional hybridity in links with
Mediterranean
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,
Near East and
Slavic world, as well as
critique
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of
hegemonic
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representations of the region by scholars from the
core countries
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.
Congresses
* 1st Congress (
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...
, 1966
)
* 3rd Congress (
Athens
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, 1970
)
* 3rd Congress (Bucharest, 1974
)
* 4th Congress (
Ankara
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, 1979
)
* 5th Congress (
Belgrade, 1984
)
* 6th Congress (Sofia, 1989
)
* 7th Congress (
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...
, 1994
)
* 8th Congress (Bucharest, 1999
)
* 9th Congress (
Tirana
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, 2004
)
* 10th Congress (
Paris
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, 2009
)
* 11th Congress (Sofia, 2015
)
* 12th Congress (Bucharest, 2019
)
* ''13th Congress (
Skopje
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The territory of Sk ...
, 2024
)''
See also
*
Imagining the Balkans
''Imagining the Balkans'' is a book by the Bulgarian academic Maria Todorova. The book was published by Oxford University Press in United States on May 22, 1997 (), with the second and enlarged edition being published in 2009. It was described as a ...
*
Balkan Universities Network
The Balkan Universities Network or Balkan Universities Association (BAUNAS) is an association of universities in Southeast Europe. In its present form the body was created after the breakup of the SFR Yugoslavia and the end of the Yugoslav Wars. A ...
*
National Commissions for UNESCO National Commissions for UNESCO are national organizations that were established by Member States of UNESCO and which are the only such bodies in the whole UN system. T
The national commissions were established under Article VII of the Constitution ...
References
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External links
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Balkan studies
Slavic studies
Byzantine studies
Ottoman studies
Organizations established in 1963
Learned societies
International relations in Southeastern Europe
Balkan culture
1963 establishments in Romania
International educational organizations
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