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 and related fields of studies. The Association was established in Bucharest, capital of Romanian People's Republic, on 23 April 1963 and as of 2019 it brings together 25 member organizations in the field.[1][2][3]
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| Founded | 1963 |
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| Founder | 6 Balkan countries' National UNESCO Commissions (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey and Yugoslavia) |
| Founded at | Bucharest  Romanian People's Republic |
| Website | www.aiesee.org |
The organization was established during the first meeting of what was then 6 Balkan countries' National UNESCO Commissions (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey and Yugoslavia) pushing for regional cooperation despite the Cold War divisions in the region.[4] The founding members ambition was to promote international solidarity, commonalities between Balkan and Third World historical experiences, regional hybridity in links with Mediterranean, Near East and Slavic world, as well as critique of hegemonic representations of the region by scholars from the core countries.[4]
Congresses
edit- 1st Congress (Sofia, 1966[4])
- 3rd Congress (Athens, 1970[4])
- 3rd Congress (Bucharest, 1974[4])
- 4th Congress (Ankara, 1979[4])
- 5th Congress (Belgrade, 1984[5])
- 6th Congress (Sofia, 1989[5])
- 7th Congress (Thessaloniki, 1994[5])
- 8th Congress (Bucharest, 1999[5])
- 9th Congress (Tirana, 2004[5])
- 10th Congress (Paris, 2009[6])
- 11th Congress (Sofia, 2015[7])
- 12th Congress (Bucharest, 2019[1])
- 13th Congress (Skopje, 2024[8])
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ioana Necula, Redactor (2019). "International Congress of South-East European Studies, 2-6 Sept in Bucharest". Stiripesurse. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ n.a. (n.d.). "Association internationale d'études du Sud-Est européen (AIESEE)". Union of International Associations. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ n.a. (n.d.). "Francesco Guida vicepresidente AIESEE". Roma Tre University. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Bogdan C. Iacob (2020). "Southeast by Global South: The Balkans, UNESCO, and the Cold War". In James Mark; Artemy M. Kalinovsky; Steffi Margus (eds.). Alternative Globalizations: Eastern Europe and the Postcolonial World. Indiana University Press. pp. 251–270. ISBN 978-0-253-04650-5.
- ^ a b c d e n.a. (n.d.). "HISTOIRE". Association Internationale d'Etudes du Sud-Est Europeen. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ n.a. (n.d.). "The Polish Commission of Balkan Culture and History". The Polish Commission of Balkan Culture and History. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ n.a. (15 September 2015). "The 11th Congress of South-East European Studies". Institute for Balkan Studies (Serbia). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ n.a. (n.d.). "AIESEE National Committee of the Republic of North Macedonia - XIII Congress of South-East European Studies". AIESEE National Committee of the Republic of North Macedonia. Retrieved 1 December 2022.